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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

steelreserve
04-27-2012, 01:23 PM
Yeah, it was pretty funny when they were out there reading our pick about 30 seconds after Detroit's. This was an obvious, total steal.

ALLD
04-27-2012, 01:26 PM
Just goes to show all the prior second guessing can be an exercise of mental masturbation.

tube517
04-27-2012, 02:40 PM
As Colbert said, DeCastro is all business when it comes to football.


"He arrives angry and focused and expects everybody else to be the same," said Stanford Coach David Shaw. "If he thinks something needs to be said, he says it and when he speaks the players listen." "He is so serious he sometimes thinks a high five after a touchdown is too frivolous becauseit might break concentration," offered Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/04/26/steelers-draft-offensive-guard-david-decastro-in-first-round/

zulater
04-27-2012, 04:59 PM
Three I liked

Pittsburgh Steelers

The picks: David DeCastro at No. 24
Summary: Nothing sexy about this, but the value is off the charts. For instance, the first six guys on my Big Board make up the first six picks in the draft. Only two guys in my top 10 didn't get drafted in the top 10. Melvin Ingram fell to No. 18, and DeCastro falls all the way to No. 24. Again, nothing thrilling -- no nifty trade to swoop in and get top value, but look at the interior of that offensive line now. Maurkice Pouncey and DeCastro are both studs, and I had guard as a key need for Pittsburgh.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7858893/winners-questions-round-1

Mel Kiper's take.

Texasteel
04-27-2012, 05:30 PM
I know you got as I did Zu, as we got closer and closer. I honestly thought we might loose him to Chicago.

BurgSteelerFan
04-27-2012, 05:43 PM
Great job by Colbert. The only thing better about Decastro is his character.