stillers4me
04-12-2011, 07:01 PM
I’m not sure how much significance to place on the 30 visits from out of town college prospects that teams are allowed to host in advance of the draft.
The Steelers brought in center Maurkice Pouncey last year, he blew them away with his football aptitude and they used the 18th overall pick on the former Florida standout.
Worked out OK for them.
A year earlier the Steelers didn’t fly defensive end Ziggy Hood to Pittsburgh for a visit but took him with their first-round pick, No. 32 overall. The reason the Steelers didn’t need to meet with Hood again so close to the draft? They were already sold on him as a player and person.
I guess the point I’m trying to make is that it is best not to read too much into what players the Steelers bring to Pittsburgh.
I will, however, say that serious Steelers fans (is that redundant?) had to be perk up when they read or heard that the team’s first visitor of the week was Baylor defensive tackle Phillip Taylor..............
read more @ http://burgh.us/42f
The Steelers brought in center Maurkice Pouncey last year, he blew them away with his football aptitude and they used the 18th overall pick on the former Florida standout.
Worked out OK for them.
A year earlier the Steelers didn’t fly defensive end Ziggy Hood to Pittsburgh for a visit but took him with their first-round pick, No. 32 overall. The reason the Steelers didn’t need to meet with Hood again so close to the draft? They were already sold on him as a player and person.
I guess the point I’m trying to make is that it is best not to read too much into what players the Steelers bring to Pittsburgh.
I will, however, say that serious Steelers fans (is that redundant?) had to be perk up when they read or heard that the team’s first visitor of the week was Baylor defensive tackle Phillip Taylor..............
read more @ http://burgh.us/42f