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Steelers select Dri Archer in Round 3

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t-man said:
Listen, I know we all come here to talk football, and I get that in the off season it's a nice thing that we have this site. The problem is the tunnel vision that happens, and I think some are more prone to it than others, I swear they act like not one person who has not done everything in college has ever come to the nfl to expand a skillset. It happens all the time, an nfl team will take a guy who was a pretty good qb, and turn him into a wr. The two things you need to return punts are speed and hands. The extra thing you need is on field awareness, that's if you want someone who isn't fair catching a bunch just to be safe (something recently our buddy AB has taken to doing, and I can't say as I mind, since he rarely muffs them).
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All good points. But ignoring a player's many red flags and assuming anyone can learn any NFL skill is awful risky. Especially when those red flags - fumbling, durability, punt experience - are all of paramount importance to the art of returning punts.

The list of blazing-fast collegians who hit the NFL and fail to ever dress for a game, let alone become a regular kick returner, is amazingly long. And some of those guys had actual experience returning punts, and didn't have big issues with fumbles and injuries. Archer may buck all of those trends, but from an outsider's perspective (someone who's not on the scouting payroll and has never met the kid), I don't love the chances. If that helps to sum up my stance.

At any rate, I too hope he does well
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Me too, my hatred of the Steelers notwithstanding.

but if he does, that's great, but the question is, will people ever truly learn that perhaps investing 2700 posts in largely ripping a guy makes a hell of a lot of crow to eat, and of course, every one of those ripping him will only feel they need to say "oh sorry, I was wrong" and then proceed right along to the next guy, and start it all up again next April, or May, or when the **** ever they hold the draft this coming year.

Joe
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Some (all?) of us couldn't give less of a **** about "crow," your reaction to it, or all of the Google Docs in the world. Not all of us are here to give/receive Hot Takes.

Though I do wonder what would happen to this board if Archer were to flame out and become nothing. Discussing him and the posters who doubted him is just about all that's keeping this board alive.
 
Idioteque said:
Discussing him and the posters who doubted him is just about all that's keeping this board alive.
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and your refreshing personality is helping it tread water.
please, don't. go.
 
now, now. settle down. don't make me break out some jizz jokes.
/Kobe
 
Superman said:
Spreadsheet spreadsheet jizz Timdong Timdong Timdong Timdong jizz on Kobe's face jizz spreadsheet jizz PLEASE ******* GOD WILL SOMEBODY TYPE LOL AND FEED ME KARMA
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Yes, little buddy. Spreadsheets and jizz.
 
Steelerfan81 said:
He obviously needs some work returning as we could see he was dancing. Also the Giants punter is one of the best in football and the long high kicks didn't leave DRI with much running room. Gotta get north and south. He's all we got besides AB as far as I'm concerned to return so hopefully he gets it quickly
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Justin Brown (WR) returned kicks at OU (not sure if he did that same at Penn St before he transfered) so hes got experience
 
All season long we're gonna see a lot of this....opposing players grasping for Archer's jersey.


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Well, maybe we can all agree that we'd rather have the Steel Flash returns punts than Bryant. What the **** are they thinking?
 
Atlanta Joe said:
Well, maybe we can all agree that we'd rather have the Steel Flash returns punts than Bryant. What the **** are they thinking?
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They're thinking this is the first pre-season game, and they want to evaluate all their options.
 
JupiterBnG said:
They're thinking this is the first pre-season game, and they want to evaluate all their options.
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Yeah, that's what preseason is for, to find out who can do what. By some of the posts here, you'd think they were experimenting during the playoffs.
 
Confluence said:
man, remember when trolls used to drift by, in abundance, for SN folks to beat on?

I blame the facebook, and consecutive 8-8 seasons.

It is only humorous for a short while to imagine folks in Lambert and Lloyd jerseys in a slap-ticklefest.

Where is MeanJoe Bradshaw?
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Where is MeanJoeBradshaw now............ camera fades to dark, slowly to light focusing closer....
Hey boys, here I am. (MJB) in a house rob at work. Just got into the office.
What you white boys been up to?
Nothin, just reading this message board
Shucks, I learned a long time ago, you want them reading your messages. Its a wayto control em.
huh? what you saying
I'm saying, the money is were the readin is at. Do I gotta slap yaz shitless?
no no joe,we here to listen
well listen you will, did I ever tell ya about the guy who took my lunch box sandwich? Mother F got ***** slapped for it
Really uncle joe, really did that happen?
Hell yes, I wanted it to be this cute girl in the work place, but turned out to be her brother and I thought he was moving in onmy girl
how did he get your lunch box
sumbich was on my puter reading some post on this steelernation message board, I laid a trap forhim got him to come to my work
howd ya doin that?
facked like I knew **** and was a dumbasss, got him fighting told him im a big black man and 'd kickis back side
did he like that at all, haha a big black mutha
hell not, igotta slap you shitless too?
no joe
well the white boy showed up here at work and was waiting for me to sho, when all along I was here watching
he took my lunch sandwich out and started eating it, all the wile making eyes at his sister, my cuttie pie
fukin blew me up. I came in and blind sided the mofo and that was that. bent my cutie pie over right there
really joe, really right there
yes sir, that chair yur sittin on
you the man joe, we wershup you all along.
well the **** nuts here arguin all the time are gunna get the same thing if it keepsup
what, the **** kicked outa them?
NO, the ******* bent over the chair, I got more en one chair ********!!!
remember i'm(MJB) am here and alive, just waiting



PS don mess with Dri either, or i'll blow you up on the ******* spot, hes the only one ableto keep up with me muther



Salute the nation
 
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Idioteque said:
He looks blazing fast. That was NOT a trumped-up BS 40 time, where a 4.48 guy trains his *** of for months to shave his time down. The catch-and-run was awesome; the Giants were backed up nicely but still had trouble pinpointing him. He certainly had a real offensive role, which surprised me. If that's an indication of how far along he is, then I'm happy. I didn't see his returns, just a fair catch he called for, so I don't know how he looked there.

His red flags are very real, and he is a dependent guy - one who needs very specific game planning to get him into space and uncovered underneath - but he had a fine debut.
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Your version of the white flag???
 
I'm just happy that we have another player (other than AB) that has a chance to score from anywhere on the field.
 
Cope said:
I'm just happy that we have another player (other than AB) that has a chance to score from anywhere on the field.
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YOU and I both are in agreeance on this matter.



Salute the nation
 
You guys may be overlooking one of the biggest positives...

Every TE or RB that Timmons/Shazier/etc. cover in the slot or flat this season will look like a slug after having to cover Archer in practice...
 
antdrewjosh said:
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Heath is a know-nothing hack who should just stick to what he does best - playing football.
oh...
 
Superman said:
Heath is a know-nothing hack who should just stick to what he does best - playing football.
oh...
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Whaaaattt Heath thinks Archer will have to be paid attention too. That his presence on the field will open up things for the other playmakers. Whaaaat?? Our Linebackers are having trouble covering him suggesting maybe teams will have to commit a DB to him. One less DB covering AB MW LM JB. Defenses forced to be in nickle vs Our bruising RBs. Well what the **** does Heath now. The man of few words.
 
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