Sign him. Everyone that you feel negatively about turns into a gem...
Corner in round one or two again in 2017?
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Sign him. Everyone that you feel negatively about turns into a gem...
This is the year that your comment could be proved incorrect. There is a large crop of defensive players coming out this year and I'll shut my mouth about the draft if we don't see one at 1/30.
The focus won't be on OLB, specifically, but DE's who can also play OLB.
Tim Williams is my first choice but there should be at least 3 viable options by our pick - and this will all change once the combine results come in...
Anzalone is not an OLB in a 34.
I don't think Howard or White are available at the positions you have here. JMO
I will agree that TE is our 2nd biggest need.
Just don't see Green coming back; either by retirement or the Steelers cutting him b/c he can't stay on the field.
I'm thinking:
1. Takk McKinley OLB
2. Evan Engram TE
3. Cameron Sutton CB/S (have to trade up to get him I believe)
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Once again we will be shoring up the D in Rd 1 & 2 ....
Pass rusher & CB in 1 & 2 (BPA available will determine order)....Wide-Out in 3....QB in 4.....
That said, if a killer wide-out is available at 2, we will snag it
Pass rusher & CB in 1 & 2 (BPA available will determine order)....Wide-Out in 3....QB in 4.....
That said, if a killer wide-out is available at 2, we will snag it
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In that case re-sign Archer, J Jones, and Ziggy Hood too!
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I suppose that sounded harsher than what it was. I view it as the media made him out to be one of the top guys in college football. I didn't quite see that type of impact player, thus why I used "special." If he fell to No. 30, I would strongly consider him for the reasons you said. The Steelers need talented players who can play out of their base nickel.
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Re-watch the Pats game and tell me we don't need a safety first. Burns looks good but Mitchell has been bad and Golden isn't anything special. Both gave up TD's to a La Crosse player and both did it by not playing fundamental football. I would go OLB, S, WR, and then CB if we drafted by needs. Obviously, a lot depends on value at the position when you pick but if all things were the same that is how I draft. Unless Ben flat out retires or Bell is not tagged that is my need board.
The real problem is, we probably aren't getting a starter at CB or safety in the draft, it could happen, look at this season, but odds are it won't. We need to go out and sign a damn CB if we want to compete with NE, we don't have time to wait on another young guy to come around. I'm not against a CB or safety in round 1, or a pass rusher, but don't have years to wait on guys.
According to some here we have tons of cap room, enough to sign both AB and Bell.
We do thats why the owner said we can do both
We'll see, saying something and actually doing it are two different things, when is the last time the best RB or best WR in football won a super bowl? Not saying not to sign either of those guys, but the defense needs fixed and we don't have time to wait on young guys to learn.
The salary cap is still going up again and should keep rising
Here’s how much the NFL salary cap is expected to rise in 2017

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Cameron DaSilvaDec 14, 2016 at 8:38a ET
Teams are expected to have a bit more money to spend in the upcoming offseason thanks to a jump in the salary cap.*According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the salary cap will reportedly climb about $10 million. It’s expected to be somewhere between $163 million to $165 million, which is up from the current $155.27 million.
Of course, this isn’t a final amount, but it’s the projected number as it stands right now. NFL owners will meet in Dallas this week at which point the first amount will be presented by the management council.
The final amount will be declared before the new league year begins in March. Since 2013, the salary cap has risen by more than $32 million. That year, it was $123 million before jumping to $133 million in 2014 and $143.28 million last season.
That's is where the cap room is coming from
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Here’s how much the NFL salary cap is expected to rise in 2017

Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Cameron DaSilvaDec 14, 2016 at 8:38a ET
Teams are expected to have a bit more money to spend in the upcoming offseason thanks to a jump in the salary cap.*According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the salary cap will reportedly climb about $10 million. It’s expected to be somewhere between $163 million to $165 million, which is up from the current $155.27 million.
Of course, this isn’t a final amount, but it’s the projected number as it stands right now. NFL owners will meet in Dallas this week at which point the first amount will be presented by the management council.
The final amount will be declared before the new league year begins in March. Since 2013, the salary cap has risen by more than $32 million. That year, it was $123 million before jumping to $133 million in 2014 and $143.28 million last season.
That's is where the cap room is coming from
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Yeah last I saw we are 35 million under with 51 guys signed, I think that was it.
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wont see howard when pick... id be sweet but dont see it... williams could be there off the field stuff go steeeelerrrsssss