Santonio Holmes: I would love to finish my career with Steelers

[Fiji Mariner]

Only if he can win the return specialist job, he did look decent for Bears returning last year in his limited action.

 

[deljzc]

Colbert likes 1st round WR's.

A couple in Detroit when he was there (Moore/Morton) and a couple when he was in Pittsburgh (Burris/Holmes).

My impression of Colbert is he doesn't pay attention much to positional value and drafts like a scout would (and conservatively at that). He'll pick off his board regardless of need or position and stay on the relatively conservative side of things in round 1.

Burris - Hampton - Simmons - Polamalu - Roethlisberger - Miller - Holmes - Timmons - Mendenhall - Hood - Pouncey - Heyward - DeCastro - Jones - Shazier

WR - NT - RG - SS - QB - TE - WR - ILB - RB - DE - C - DE - RG - OLB - ILB

That's pretty much all over the place.

No left tackles. No cornerbacks. Two of the more "valued" positions in free agency are not on the list.

 

[USDA#1]

I hate to say this, but I actually think WR might be a 1st round target for Tombert.

When you look at the 1st round graded talent in this draft (and there might only be a legit 20 guys on that list according to some), there are a LOT that are WR's. This is an extremely good top-heavy WR draft class. As with most years now, the talent at WR coming out of college is just plain better than the talent competing with it in the secondary (DB's). The WR's are better athletes, bigger, stronger and faster.

This year is no different. I'm scouting WR's now and while I struggled to grade many in the CB group a 1st round grade, that is NOT the case with the WR's. Pending off-field issues, White, Cooper, Parker and Strong are all likely top-20 to 25 rated prospects this year. And Green-Beckham is as tempting a project/athlete as you'll see at the position. He sometimes looks like an adult playing with toddlers high-pointing balls with guys draped all over him. And I suspect a small guy will tempt a team in the top-30 or 40 picks as well.

This is a pass rusher and WR draft and if we are sitting at pick #22 and the only 1st round grade we have on a guy is one of the WR's left, I would not put it past Tombert to just pick the highest rated guy on their board.

As stated above, we really only have 3 NFL caliber WR's on the roster and I'm not certain (is anyone?) that the team is super committed to paying Wheaton a 2nd contract. That's hush-hush right now.

So bringing a young WR in to continue the success at that position and continue to maintain the superiority of our offense would not surprise me with the way Tombert thinks.

I could see this happening, no problem....BAP and all that...

the more I look at this, there's a good chance for movement in the 20's this draft....the drop off after 15 may have teams trying to trade up to get "their guy", or trading out because they want picks later or next year.

They traded up to get Troy, but...not sure there's a Troy in this draft.

 

[fogdoctor]

Dumbass Sweed. Talk about a wasted ******* pick.

Did somebody say Limas Sweed?

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2014/11/06/where-are-they-now-texas-wr-limas-sweed

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I hate to say this, but I actually think WR might be a 1st round target for Tombert.

Wouldn't surprise me. That or another undersized LB or sub-6" CB.

There are a lot of holes on the team, some bigger than others. We may not need Santonio Holmes, but we do need a 4th and 5th WR. We don't need a QB, K, P, C, OG, T (although could be upgraded), RB (now that we've signed Williams), TE (could be upgraded, but signing Spaeth gives us time), NT, ILB.

Exactly. We HAVE three starting caliber WR's. You can afford for your 4th and 5th WR's to be jabronis and ST players. Especially when your defense mostly sucks balls and has zero depth. We have one good CB (Gay), no good Safetys, one good LB under contract (Timmons), one good LB not under contract (Harrison) which Tombert will probably **** up and not bring back, and one good DL (Heyward). We have more pressing needs than WR.