Re: almost have myself convinced we will NOT draft a CB in rd 1
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Originally Posted by
Steelerette
It pisses me off how cheap Terrance Knighton went for. Even if he's not great, he's better than what we have, at least until we figure out whether McCullers is going to be the guy.
That's exactly the one I was referring to. $4 million for 1 year, and we're paying Cam Thomas $2 million just to waste space. The amount of improvement for the amount of money spent would have been staggering.
I don't even think of Knighton in the "oh well, not great, but better than what we have" category. He's pretty damn good. Bring him in for a year or two, and suddenly things might have started to go a lot differently for this defense.
Re: almost have myself convinced we will NOT draft a CB in rd 1
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Originally Posted by
steelreserve
That's exactly the one I was referring to. $4 million for 1 year, and we're paying Cam Thomas $2 million just to waste space. The amount of improvement for the amount of money spent would have been staggering.
I don't even think of Knighton in the "oh well, not great, but better than what we have" category. He's pretty damn good. Bring him in for a year or two, and suddenly things might have started to go a lot differently for this defense.
Knighton is pretty good, I don't mean that. Heck, if you cut Cam Thomas, give Knighton a 2 year, 7.5 million deal (I'd say longer but I have a feeling he's looking to have a "prove yourself" year and earn a much bigger next deal) and then use McLendon as a DE reserve... really you solved two problems not just one.
Maybe the Steelers are planning on surprising everyone and picking Danny Shelton.
Re: almost have myself convinced we will NOT draft a CB in rd 1
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Originally Posted by
Dwinsgames
I am not convinced he will be a Guard , fact is ( many do not talk much about it ) he played the entire year with a leg injury slowing his movement ability ...
with a full off season that will recover and his movement will be adequate to be at tackle ...
Remember Beachum was slated as a Guard too
The kid from Iowa is a total beast. Best lineman prospect in the draft in my opinion.
