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What Bostic and Burnett do for the Steelers.
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Bostic is great at getting to the sidelines. He was the top FA out there as was as was burnett position wise. Burnett and burns @ S! I like the idea of Bostic taking over Williams spot that’s a huge upgrade when Shazier comes back
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watch the highlights, he has range. In that video there are a lot of stretch plays where he chases laterally and finishes like a hammer, even agianst our own Martavis Bryant at the 3:20 mark
Looks decent in coverage and defends open field.
Should be a solid player in the B&G. Stay healthy
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If he can stay healthy (and I can't stress that enough; it's a huge IF), he very well may fall into the James Farrior/Ryan Clark range; free agents with some pedigree, who signed here relatively cheap, and ended up having incredibly productive careers. Now, I'm not saying he's anywhere close to being a Farrior/Clark upon his signing here, but it's clear that he has a good amount of talent, and ability to become a solid player for any team he's been on, or will play on. Injuries have simply derailed his career to the point that teams don't wanna deal with it. If he gets over that hump, this really has an opportunity to become a hugely underrated signing. Unfortunately, I'm sure the other teams he's played for have felt the same thing as well.
my god that "music" is ****
I take it you don't like rap.
Dude, Martavis runs the deepest end arounds in the league. I can run out of the upper deck and make that tackle. I do like the rest of Bostic's highlights though. He does a great job of shedding blocks and working through the wash on sweeps and screens! Something we need!
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It wasn't that Bryant rand a deep end-around...its that Bostic played that with perfect technique...PERFECT. Watch again how Bostic plays with outside leverage, does not allow the TE to get on him, keeps his shoulder free, forces the WR to go even deeper than he wants using the sideline as an extra defender...and then makes the tackle for a HUGE loss. Martavis Bryant had no choice but to run that deep...because Bostic played it perfectly...and finished it up.
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Gonna look great in a Steeler uniform...got that Steeler swagger...
Incidentally, the mute button was a fabulous idea.
Do coaches listen to that **** when watching film?
I'm not ripping on Bostic for making a great play. I'm ripping on Bryant's inability to run parallel or toward the LOS on any end around. It's never happened and he's terrible at it.
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Although once their number is called they sure as **** don't waste any time getting that pick in. I wonder what track star they have this year to make sure no one else gets the "fastest to the podium" award for their pick. THAT drives me nuts.
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Steelers set forth plan to replace the irreplaceable Ryan Shazier
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Jeremy Fowler
ESPN Staff Writer
PITTSBURGH -- Short of drafting an exceptionally fast linebacker who will become a franchise pillar, the Steelers were never going to truly replace Ryan Shazier, who will miss the 2018 season because of a severe spinal injury.
Without Shazier's rangy playmaking from sideline to sideline, the Steelers are forced to modify their identity a bit. The defense is built from the inside out, with anchor defensive ends Cam Hayward and Stephon Tuitt. Their contracts, worth up to a combined $120 million, say so. But Shazier's ability and a growing knack for creating interceptions improved the Steelers' pass coverage and streamlined their overall defensive attack in the back seven.
It's a rush-and-cover league, a style that suited Shazier perfectly.
Since finding that speed in free agency was not a possibility, the Steelers must adapt.
It will be hard for the Steelers to replicate what Ryan Shazier brings to the defense. Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire
The last week has provided a glimpse into the team's plans:
Safety versatility: The signing of Morgan Burnett at three years for $14.5 million shows the Steelers are serious about improving a back end that had too many missed tackles and communication breakdowns late in the season. The team didn't enter free agency expecting to spend big but saw a sagging safety market and smartly attacked it.
Burnett is best suited as a strong safety but can play both spots, giving the team flexibility to move Sean Davis to free safety if that's the best route. The Burnett signing could affect J.J. Wilcox ($3.8 million cap hit), but the Steelers told Wilcox this offseason that he'd be in the mix to compete for a job.
With these three, the team can draft a safety but won't be forced to reach for one. Burnett was forced into helping out at corner for the Packers' depleted secondary in 2018, but he can play at slot corner in a bind or as a run-stopper.
The Steelers covet hybrid players.
“The more you can do, the longer you can stay around," Burnett told reporters after his signing Tuesday. "I have things in my toolbox that I'm capable to move around and play different positions if need be."
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Where: Arlington, Texas
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The succession plan: After signing a two-year, $4 million deal in the second wave of free agency, inside linebacker Jon Bostic is likely a stopgap option for the Steelers in the middle of the defense. But the Steelers were woefully thin at the spot opposite Vince Williams, and Bostic's signing represents progress. Even if he has lost a step, Bostic was a second-round pick in 2013 with a 4.61-second time in the 40. He should be able to help stop passes in the flat and in tight end coverage until a rookie linebacker is ready, which might be soon.
Cost-conscious improvement: The Steelers are seemingly always in need of more cap space, but they found a way to navigate the second wave of free agency by not overpaying based on the talent. Burnett at roughly $4.83 million per year is good business. He's a 29-year-old who started 102 games for a contender. According to a few scouts, Burnett has plenty of game left as a crafty veteran and opportunistic tackler.
Much was made of the Steelers' ability to replenish the defense while carrying Le'Veon Bell's $14.5-million franchise tag. Oh no, they have no cap space! Well, they just got two starters for less than $7 million per year -- likely less than that in 2018, depending on how signing bonuses and salaries are structured.
Still about the draft: The Steelers have spent their last five first-round picks on defense, and all five started significant games in their first seasons. The Steelers are unafraid to throw a young player into the mix. T.J. Watt was last year's unquestioned starter in training camp. That's why if an inside linebacker the Steelers like falls to late in the first round, the team will give him the chance to fill Shazier's void in earnest.
Enough needs are filled, so the Steelers can take the best-player-available approach. But even though they say that's their formula, all their recent top picks have filled positions of need.
The Steelers have a challenge to duplicate Shazier's athleticism in the first round, but a playmaker somewhere in the back seven might just help put them over the top.
http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh...lan-to-replace-the-irreplaceable-ryan-shazier
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8:00 AM ET
Jeremy Fowler
ESPN Staff Writer
PITTSBURGH -- Short of drafting an exceptionally fast linebacker who will become a franchise pillar, the Steelers were never going to truly replace Ryan Shazier, who will miss the 2018 season because of a severe spinal injury.
Without Shazier's rangy playmaking from sideline to sideline, the Steelers are forced to modify their identity a bit. The defense is built from the inside out, with anchor defensive ends Cam Hayward and Stephon Tuitt. Their contracts, worth up to a combined $120 million, say so. But Shazier's ability and a growing knack for creating interceptions improved the Steelers' pass coverage and streamlined their overall defensive attack in the back seven.
It's a rush-and-cover league, a style that suited Shazier perfectly.
Since finding that speed in free agency was not a possibility, the Steelers must adapt.
It will be hard for the Steelers to replicate what Ryan Shazier brings to the defense. Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire
The last week has provided a glimpse into the team's plans:
Safety versatility: The signing of Morgan Burnett at three years for $14.5 million shows the Steelers are serious about improving a back end that had too many missed tackles and communication breakdowns late in the season. The team didn't enter free agency expecting to spend big but saw a sagging safety market and smartly attacked it.
Burnett is best suited as a strong safety but can play both spots, giving the team flexibility to move Sean Davis to free safety if that's the best route. The Burnett signing could affect J.J. Wilcox ($3.8 million cap hit), but the Steelers told Wilcox this offseason that he'd be in the mix to compete for a job.
With these three, the team can draft a safety but won't be forced to reach for one. Burnett was forced into helping out at corner for the Packers' depleted secondary in 2018, but he can play at slot corner in a bind or as a run-stopper.
The Steelers covet hybrid players.
“The more you can do, the longer you can stay around," Burnett told reporters after his signing Tuesday. "I have things in my toolbox that I'm capable to move around and play different positions if need be."
2018 NFL DRAFT
When: April 26-28
Where: Arlington, Texas
NFL draft coverage » | Full order: 1-256 »
•Insider 10 risers after combine workouts »
•Insider Mel Kiper's Mock Draft 2.0 »
•Insider Todd McShay's Mock Draft 3.0 »
• Kiper's Big Board » | McShay's Top 32 »
• 2018 draft QB class primer »
The succession plan: After signing a two-year, $4 million deal in the second wave of free agency, inside linebacker Jon Bostic is likely a stopgap option for the Steelers in the middle of the defense. But the Steelers were woefully thin at the spot opposite Vince Williams, and Bostic's signing represents progress. Even if he has lost a step, Bostic was a second-round pick in 2013 with a 4.61-second time in the 40. He should be able to help stop passes in the flat and in tight end coverage until a rookie linebacker is ready, which might be soon.
Cost-conscious improvement: The Steelers are seemingly always in need of more cap space, but they found a way to navigate the second wave of free agency by not overpaying based on the talent. Burnett at roughly $4.83 million per year is good business. He's a 29-year-old who started 102 games for a contender. According to a few scouts, Burnett has plenty of game left as a crafty veteran and opportunistic tackler.
Much was made of the Steelers' ability to replenish the defense while carrying Le'Veon Bell's $14.5-million franchise tag. Oh no, they have no cap space! Well, they just got two starters for less than $7 million per year -- likely less than that in 2018, depending on how signing bonuses and salaries are structured.
Still about the draft: The Steelers have spent their last five first-round picks on defense, and all five started significant games in their first seasons. The Steelers are unafraid to throw a young player into the mix. T.J. Watt was last year's unquestioned starter in training camp. That's why if an inside linebacker the Steelers like falls to late in the first round, the team will give him the chance to fill Shazier's void in earnest.
Enough needs are filled, so the Steelers can take the best-player-available approach. But even though they say that's their formula, all their recent top picks have filled positions of need.
The Steelers have a challenge to duplicate Shazier's athleticism in the first round, but a playmaker somewhere in the back seven might just help put them over the top.
http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh...lan-to-replace-the-irreplaceable-ryan-shazier