Steelers Select WR Sammie Coates With Their 3rd Round Pick (87) In 2015 NFL Draft

[86WARD]

With the 87th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft the Steelers select Auburn WR Sammie Coates.

Draft Profile: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profil...tes?id=2552470

[Merchant]

Must be a 'best player available' mindset with the FO since we're stacked at WR.

[st33lersguy]

We need a free safety, we still need a CB that isn't a dwarf, let's get a no. 4 WR!

[hawaiiansteeler]

Coates is a great value in the 3rd round!

[Iron Steeler]

This is stupid

[steelerdude15]

Coates is a great value in the 3rd round!

You know, he seems to have some good upside. He seems to be raw, but with some good coaching, he might turn out to be a pretty good receiver.

It also makes me wonder what the team thinks of Marcus Wheaton.

[teegre]

Coates is a great value in the 3rd round!

Yep.
Yesterday, Mayock' said he'd be a R1 pick, but he has poor hands. Mike Walkace, part II.

[Drazo85]

Steelers drafted replacement for Ike and his hands of stone.

[teegre]

You know, he seems to have some good upside. He seems to be raw, but with some good coaching, he might turn out to be a pretty good receiver.

It also makes me wonder what the team thinks of Marcus Wheaton.

Indeed... and, indeed.

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Steelers drafted replacement for Ike and his hands of stone.

[JayC]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

[polamalubeast]

Yep.
Yesterday, Mayock' said he'd be a R1 pick, but he has poor hands. Mike Walkace, part II.

Not forget than Wallace was a very good receiver in the first 3 years with the steelers

[salamander]

Not happy with this pick. A WR with stone hands? Yay.

[teegre]

Mel just said the EXACT same thing that Mayock said yesterday: "Would have been a R1 pick... but, poor hands."

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Not forget than Wallace was a very good receiver in the first 3 years with the steelers

Don't get me wrong: l'm one of the few who like Wallace.

Four years, 32 TDs. I'll take that again.

[86WARD]

Sweed? But can he block like Sweed?

[Iron Steeler]

Our defense is gonna suck this year

[Steelman]

Has potential, but BAD pick. I couldn't believe it when I heard it.

Hard to believe that they liked Coates that much over the guys immediately drafted after him, namely Danielle Hunter, Carl Davis, Henry Anderson, Jeff Heuerman, or Matt Jones.

Damnit Colbert.


EDIT: Another DAMMIT. There goes Steven Nelson.

[teegre]

NFL Network compared him to Bryant.

Size, speed, questionable hands

[Rotorhead]

Well, I would have preferred a TE or 2nd CB, but at least we got an OLB and CB in the first 2 rnds. Hopefully the CB can get some TOs and make some plays for us.

[teegre]

Has potential, but BAD pick. I couldn't believe it when I heard it.

Hard to believe that they Coates that much over the guys immediately drafted after him, namely Danielle Hunter, Carl Davis, Henry Anderson, Jeff Heuerman, or Matt Jones.

That is the only part that gets me: I liked all of those players.

[Psycho Ward 86]

ugh...wish we got steve nelson

[stillers4me]

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[Steeltreal]

Solid pick, your one injury away from having Heyward Bey starting

[hawaiiansteeler]

interesting, all three of the Steelers first 3 selections are from the SEC...

[teegre]

Thats funny

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Solid pick, your one injury away from having Heyward Bey starting

That's not.

[katmandu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0SVbaC_T4<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0SVbaC_T4" target="_blank">

Well, he certainly is FAST and he appears fairly tough on film...

[86WARD]

A clone of Martavis Bryant?

[hawaiiansteeler]

Solid pick, your one injury away from having Heyward Bey starting

Alex Kozora @Alex_Kozora -

Remember that the Steelers ran 11 personnel over 64% of the time last year. One injury and DHB is the #4. Why WR is important to them.

https://twitter.com/Alex_Kozora

[Steelman]

A clone of Martavis Bryant?

No joke. It's like deja vu.

I think Coates is a little stronger, but they seem very similar. I don't hate the player, but for a third round pick with who was on the board is frustrating as hell. I think they wanted PJ and then when Carter was picked they panicked. I dunno.

I recall watching Coates against Alabama maybe? and he was a monster. Has potential for sure. I sure hope he turns out to be good.

[steelreserve]

A clone of Martavis Bryant?

Is there a rule against cloning? Why not just do that and save the third-round pick for something else.

[GBMelBlount]

interesting, all three of the Steelers first 3 selections are from the SEC...

Hopefully they don't all SUC.