stillers4me
04-27-2012, 05:36 AM
Kevin Colbert makes his living as a personnel guy in the NFL, and people in his business rarely give out direct answers to any questions at this time of the year. But after the Steelers used their No. 1 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft – the 24th overall – on Stanford guard David DeCastro, Colbert broke his own rule very soon after being brought into the media room at the Steelers practice facility.
Kevin, was (DeCastro) a no-brainer pick?
“Yes.”
During a pre-draft news conference on April 23 that’s always more juking and dodging than disseminating, Colbert alluded to the fact that this particular draft class contained a small group of special players who were easy to evaluate. Of course, Colbert wouldn’t name any of the names in that group during the session, but come Thursday night it was clear that David DeCastro was one of them.....................
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/DeCastro-pick-was-a-no-brainer/3de47898-5e9c-4676-b3b9-3815b96fbfe6
Kevin, was (DeCastro) a no-brainer pick?
“Yes.”
During a pre-draft news conference on April 23 that’s always more juking and dodging than disseminating, Colbert alluded to the fact that this particular draft class contained a small group of special players who were easy to evaluate. Of course, Colbert wouldn’t name any of the names in that group during the session, but come Thursday night it was clear that David DeCastro was one of them.....................
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/DeCastro-pick-was-a-no-brainer/3de47898-5e9c-4676-b3b9-3815b96fbfe6