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The Pittsburgh Steelers select DT Carlos Davis with their 7th round selection

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By CJ Lester SteelerNation.com And the pick is in… The*Pittsburgh Steelers*had one final draft selection to make in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Steelers, with their 7th round pick, select DT Carlos Davis from Nebraska. Davis provides the Steelers with depth at the nose tackle position.   How would you grade the Steelers 7th round […]

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Wonder twin powers activate:

form of an athletic DT

shape of more athlete than football player.

Probably a PS player. His brother was drafted in the 6th.

I wonder if double mint is aware.
 
Overview
Davis has NFL heft on the scales, but he's short-armed and plays too straight-legged, rendering his size much less effective than it should be. He has some pop at the point of attack when he's first with his hands, but he's just not as quick off the snap as he needs to be. He has his share of wins against opponents when he's playing in a phone booth, but his batting average of effectiveness plummets when he's forced to play on the move. He's not a plus run defender and offers no value as a rusher, so finding a fit will be tough.
Strengths
Possesses NFL heft inside
Plays with some blocking scheme recognition at times
Keeps hands working inside the frame
Quick punch and lift power against plodding guards
Put favorable reps at point of attack on tape against Ohio State
Active hands to swat pass attempts when rush stalls
Weaknesses
Arm length falls well below desired NFL level
Struggles with short-area athletic movements
Lacks initial snap quickness
Below-average lateral range and too easily cross-faced
Plays way too tall and is frequently out-leveraged
Lack of knee bend hinders contact balance and anchor
Offers no NFL value on passing downs
 
Holy crap, that big man ran a 4.82 40 at the combine? Are his arms really that short?
 
Overview
Davis has NFL heft on the scales, but he's short-armed and plays too straight-legged, rendering his size much less effective than it should be. He has some pop at the point of attack when he's first with his hands, but he's just not as quick off the snap as he needs to be. He has his share of wins against opponents when he's playing in a phone booth, but his batting average of effectiveness plummets when he's forced to play on the move. He's not a plus run defender and offers no value as a rusher, so finding a fit will be tough.
Strengths
Possesses NFL heft inside
Plays with some blocking scheme recognition at times
Keeps hands working inside the frame
Quick punch and lift power against plodding guards
Put favorable reps at point of attack on tape against Ohio State
Active hands to swat pass attempts when rush stalls
Weaknesses
Arm length falls well below desired NFL level
Struggles with short-area athletic movements
Lacks initial snap quickness
Below-average lateral range and too easily cross-faced
Plays way too tall and is frequently out-leveraged
Lack of knee bend hinders contact balance and anchor
Offers no NFL value on passing downs

Still managed 4 sacks and 3 PDs so his arm length isn't killing him, and he does offer SOME value on passing downs.
 
Good lord, he sounds like a hot mess with alligator arms. Not a run defender, not a rusher, has decent hands when first to engage but too slow to ever engage first, that could be a problem, I’m really not crying or mad at the pick, I’ve never really watched him play and it’s the seventh round but he sounds awful. Welcome aboard and prove all those writers/scouts wrong kid whatever your name is who’d be lucky to make the ps!!!
 
Weaknesses
Arm length falls well below desired NFL level

What? He's got longer arms than Isaiah Buggs and the same length arms as Javon Hargrave. Jesus, these people nitpick everything.
 
That’s awesome I didn’t even read how long his arms were, scouts are definitely nit-picky as hell
 
6 foot 2 inches, 32 inch arms, 313 LBS. Hardly short armed. I've seen centers around the same size with 30 inch arms.

Late round project, we'll see if he can be coached up.
 
Good lord, he sounds like a hot mess with alligator arms. Not a run defender, not a rusher, has decent hands when first to engage but too slow to ever engage first, that could be a problem, I’m really not crying or mad at the pick, I’ve never really watched him play and it’s the seventh round but he sounds awful. Welcome aboard and prove all those writers/scouts wrong kid whatever your name is who’d be lucky to make the ps!!!

Makes you wonder why he was even playing football let alone for Nebraska.
 
I don't know many 300+ guys that can run a sub 5 40.

That's an understatement. I had to look twice and couldn't believe it when I first saw it. 4.82 40 for a 315 lb man people.
 
That's an understatement. I had to look twice and couldn't believe it when I first saw it. 4.82 40 for a 315 lb man people.

Good lord, thinking back on it, he ran faster than Jarvis. :lol:

I should have gotten my head checked when I thought JJ was a good pick (yes, I'll admit it *******).
 
What? He's got longer arms than Isaiah Buggs and the same length arms as Javon Hargrave. Jesus, these people nitpick everything.

6'1 1/4" 31 1/4 " arms

Casey Hamptom ......no wonder he sucked ......short *** ....short armed........ MTFs..... who was in charge of the details at the turn of the century.......how could we have missed this ????:tyrannosaurus:
 
How could they have missed this glaring shortness of arm display?

StockCarlosDavis1.jpg
 
Good lord, thinking back on it, he ran faster than Jarvis. :lol:

I should have gotten my head checked when I thought JJ was a good pick (yes, I'll admit it *******).

He was touted a lot higher so it was easy to get caught up in his free fall. I learned a big lesson that day.
 
Were you looking for the next Javon Hargrave in the 7th? Let's see what happens with this guy.

Watching nearly every draft pick, and this was from Steelers blog writers, I would see the Steelers pick get a “meh” reaction and every Ravens player drafted in Rounds 1-7 got the reaction “stud.”
 
Watching nearly every draft pick, and this was from Steelers blog writers, I would see the Steelers pick get a “meh” reaction and every Ravens player drafted in Rounds 1-7 got the reaction “stud.”

Well you kinda gotta admit they had what seemed like 7 picks in the first 4 rounds and they just kept banging off monster size guys. Some will have to stick.
 
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