The steelers select CB Doran Grant with their fourth round pick(121)

[polamalubeast]

Good pick?

[Steeldude]

I was waiting for someone to post it.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/doran-grant?id=2552440

[stillers4me]

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[Steelman]

Good zone corner, could play safety. I like the pick.

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[steelcityboyz]

Love this pick

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[LLT]

Both of the corners we picked are pure zone corners who's only deficiencies were when they played man-press (with the exception a a slight hidge in Grants backpedal). They are both quick...instinctual...heady players...with above average aggression. In most schemes they would be nickel corners.

Three things:

1. They may already be the best two cornerbacks on our roster (in regards to ceiling)
2. They are very much like William Gay...with speed
3. Think Jason Verrett.

[Steeldude]

I think that will be it for CBs.

I don't see much out there for 3-4 DEs.

[LLT]

Yea....after the Colts took Henry Anderson...I'm not realy enamored with any of the DE's

[ALLD]

Does this mean Gay or Allen is our #1 CB?

[Lady Steel]

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[tube517]

Does this mean Gay or Allen is our #1 CB?
These 2 new guys aren't going to start

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[teegre]

3. Think Jason Verrett.

I've been saying that for the past 16 hours. Thank you.

Great minds...

[ALLD]

Who was Delton Hall?

[fansince'76]

Bu-bu-but he isn't 6'5"! Bust!

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[Mojouw]

Zone corners that can tackle.

The Steelers certainly have a type.

[ALLD]

Zone corners that can tackle.

The Steelers certainly have a type.

And Brady carves up the zone just before the opposing coach hands him a gift in the SB. Time will tell.

[tube517]

And Brady carves up the zone just before the opposing coach hands him a gift in the SB. Time will tell.
True but if you sack and pressure Marsha she wilts

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[steelreserve]

This is much better. Finally we get a lucky break with him still being there. This goes a long way toward changing my opinion of this draft for the better.

[Mojouw]

And Brady carves up the zone just before the opposing coach hands him a gift in the SB. Time will tell.

Not if the rush gets there first. The speed that they are developing at LB (Shazier, Spence, Dupree, Timmons) and the speed they just added to their secondary means you can get back to not playing straight nickel and dime sub packages that offer little ability to conceal the rush/coverages.

Imagine Shamarko, Mitchell, Cortez, Golson, and Gay across the back. Now line Shazier up in the middle and drop Mitchell down alongside him. Move Dupree and Timmons around. Who is coming? From Where?

Brady beat the Steelers by spreading them out and exposing the weakness in coverage at the LB level. Forced them to go to sub packages with multiple DBs. Then the pass rush couldn't get home and the DBs got exposed. Hell, Shazier can probably run with Gronk. Timmons can take the back in the flat. Golson can stick to Edleman. That leaves say Dupree and Heyward to wreck havock.

[teegre]

Not if the rush gets there first. The speed that they are developing at LB (Shazier, Spence, Dupree, Timmons) and the speed they just added to their secondary means you can get back to not playing straight nickel and dime sub packages that offer little ability to conceal the rush/coverages.

Imagine Shamarko, Mitchell, Cortez, Golson, and Gay across the back. Now line Shazier up in the middle and drop Mitchell down alongside him. Move Dupree and Timmons around. Who is coming? From Where?

Brady beat the Steelers by spreading them out and exposing the weakness in coverage at the LB level. Forced them to go to sub packages with multiple DBs. Then the pass rush couldn't get home and the DBs got exposed. Hell, Shazier can probably run with Gronk. Timmons can take the back in the flat. Golson can stick to Edleman. That leaves say Dupree and Heyward to wreck havock.

And, when Brady gets pressured, he crumbles.

[smokin3000gt]

And, when Brady gets pressured, he crumbles.

crumbles, then cheats.

[polamalubeast]

And, when Brady gets pressured, he crumbles.

But if their WR/TE/RB are open in less than 2 seconds, the pass rush becomes useless!

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[teegre]

crumbles, then cheats.

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[hawaiiansteeler]

4(121) Pittsburgh Steelers: Doran Grant, CB, Ohio State: B+ Grade

Another surprising cornerback pick. Doran Grant neither has the size (5-10) nor the athleticism that the Steelers usually look for in their cornerbacks. However, I think this is a solid choice. Doran Grant provides some value, as he could have gone at the end of the third round.

http://www.walterfootball.com/nfldraftgrades4.php#0dKGeLUI0Zz71Jms.99

[vrabinec]

It kinda feels like we're gonna throw a bunch of bodies at the DB position and see if someone can play.

[TD's & Beer]

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[BigNastyDefense]

I think these picks kind of tell you what Keith Butler wants in his defense:

QB Pressure

DB's that can take advantage of that pressure by getting picks

I have a feeling we might be getting back to being Blitzburgh, especially if Mclendon or McCullers can hold the point of attack at the nose and not give the QB a pocket to step up in to avoid the rush. Timmons, Shazier, Dupree, Jones, and Harrison moving around and lining up in different spots so the QB can't identify where the pass rush is coming from. Is it coming from the edge? The middle? A combo of both? Are they going to go out in coverage? Why is Shazier on the outside and Jones on the inside?

And I think we are going to see some competition in camp for starting spots. Cortez Allen is going to have to prove he deserves to start, last year proved they aren't going to start him just because he got a new contract. I really think Gay, Allen, Golson, and Grant will all be competing for the two starting spots/nickel corner.

At S, I think only Mitchell is guaranteed a starting spot. He's was asked to play differently from what he did in Oakland and Carolina. I think with Polamalu retired, Mitchell is going to be allowed to do what he did back then, roam a little bit and disrupt what the offense is trying to do. He's no Polamalu, nobody is and ever will be. But I think we will see an effective Mitchell this year.

The other safety spot is going to be won by competition. I don't think Shamarko Thomas has shown enough to walk into camp the starter. I don't think it's his job to lose, I think it's going to be best man gets the job. And I think we could see Doran Grant moved to S. I think it's a real possibility, and could possibly be what the Steelers were thinking when they drafted him if they aren't 100% sold on him as a CB. I think the CB competition could also be a factor in that choice.

[TD's & Beer]

ESPN draft experts Mike Kiper and Todd McShay verbally approved of the Steelers' pick of Doran, with McShay specifically saying that Grant is a good run stopper and someone Pittsburgh can expect to play in the slot. McShay also said that he wouldn't be surprised if Doran also sees time as a safety given his athleticism versatility.

There's a lot to like about Grant, who heads to the Steelers fresh off of winning a national championship with Ohio State. Listed at 5'11'' and 193 pounds on Ohio State's athletic website, Grant plays bigger than his listed size. He was among the more physical defensive backs in college football last season, and was lauded in his bio on NFL.com for his cagey ability to read screen passes and for his overall football intelligence.

Grant became a play-making cornerback during his senior season at Ohio State, picking off five passes and breaking up nine more. He's a durable athlete, having started in all 15 of the Buckeys games last season and never missing a game in his four years at OSU.

An active run-stopper, Grant is a solid tackler and someone that looks for contact. He is also someone that is always seeking to cause turnovers, and could often be seen in college ripping and slapping at the arms of ballplayers to try to pry the ball loose.

While he has some limitations, McShay said that the things Grant improve on are "all very coachable."

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2015-nfl-mock-drafts-profiles-video-clips-highlights-steelers/2015/5/2/8534571/2015-nfl-draft-grades-grading-the-pittsburgh-steelers-selection-of

[hawaiiansteeler]

ESPN draft experts Mike Kiper and Todd McShay verbally approved of the Steelers' pick of Doran

thank God! :yay3:

[TD's & Beer]

But, but, he's not 6'4" and can't run a 3.75 40 time. And he can't bench 225 more than 90 times...AND he can never wear #12 on the Steelers!

>Yinzer draft experts