No reason to improve. As Lake said, they are doing "ok". To me that means there is no reason to draft a DB in 2016. After all, they are doing "ok".
No reason to improve. As Lake said, they are doing "ok". To me that means there is no reason to draft a DB in 2016. After all, they are doing "ok".
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I think you're right.
What's crazy to me is that Tomlin was the defensive backs coach in Minnesota. And somehow between he and Carnell Lake, they legitimately think our current actually secondary is decent?
For all we know Boykin truly does suck, doesn't grasp our system or is generally stupid, but the fact that he hasn't been given a chance is odd.
I also don't understand their reluctance to sit Allen, who is clearly as much of a liability as Blake in coverage. The defense as a whole seemed to click better when Golden was in. Is that just not apparent on tape?
Boykin career PFF grades
2012 4.0
2013 13.0
2014 7.5
Fewest snaps he saw in any one year was 524
Blake
2012 -0.5 (only 4 snaps in Jacksonville)
2013 -0.9 (5 snaps)
2014 1.5 (275 snaps)
2015 -23.9 (too many)
Maybe Blake should start clutching and grabbing like Sherman seems to be allowed to do...
Brandon Boykin will take us to a championship, it seems. But there's some kind of sabotage going on or something.
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I'd love for Boykin to be playing instead of the walking burnt toast that is Antwon Blake
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The Steelers Should Start Brandon Boykin
by Lee Andrew Henderson | November 30, 2015
The Steelers spent a draft pick to acquire Brandon Boykin from the Philadelphia Eagles at the beginning of the season. Draft picks are very valuable to the Steelers. Every season the salary cap is pretty tight and the Steelers could really use cheap draft picks if they are good enough to get on the field. So far that draft pick has been a waste because Boykin rarely plays. If you visit any Steelers forum most of the educated fans understand that Boykin is best at covering the slot, a spot that is currently designated for William Gay. Boykin is not good at covering receivers on the outside, meaning that the Steelers acquired Boykin to simply be Gay's back up against slot receivers. The problem with this argument is that the cornerback currently starting can't cover receivers on the outside either. When I did a search for a photo of Antwon Blake, hilariously the first photo that popped up was Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse scoring on him.
I'm not the only one that is confused by Boykin not playing. Defensive Coordinator Carnell Lake was asked a week ago why Boykin isn't playing and his response was that in order for Boykin to get more playing time, "Somebody else would have to be playing badly right now." At the time the Steelers were 28th in pass defense. After Russell Wilson shredded the Steelers defense for 345 yards and 5 touchdowns the Steelers now rank 30th in pass defense. Just how bad do they have to fall before Lake admits that some people are playing badly right now?
Like I said before, Boykin is not known for being a great cornerback outside of covering the slot, but why not give him a chance? It's not going to be any worse than what Blake has done this season. Maybe Boykin will surprise you. He's only 25 years old. How many players peak at 25? Maybe he'll become a better cornerback with playing time. Maybe he'll simply step up with a playoff spot on the line. It's really pretty simple if you think about it. When somebody is playing poorly you bench him and bring in the next guy...
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http://thepiratesbay.sportsblog.com/...on-boykin.html
Man aren't a lot of people here going to feel stupid if Boykin gets his big chance on outside.. and he doesn't prove to be the "Second Coming".
(I hope I'm Wrong")
No, we'd feel stupid if Boykin somehow plays worse than Blake. It's going to be pretty difficult to fall short of that, because the bar is not exactly set very high. Just don't get burned for 200 yards on one side or give up a touchdown every three plays, and we're coming out ahead.
See you Space Cowboy ...
Reffing sucks balls this season, worst ever. But, it's life; no one ever said it's fair (except liberals think it should be). Once you attain a certain level of rep, you get away with shit; Sherman has. You have to exist with the conditions and make adjustments. Being that the refs were letting Sherman get away with mugging, simply don't throw to him. I felt like every time they did they were wasting a down. It was if they were out to PROVE they weren't afraid of throwing his way. I got a better idea: Why not game plan to win, not game plan to prove anything? It was another case of our coaches being dim witted.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/190185/brandon-boykin-finally-getting-a-look-in-steelers-secondary?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newslet ter&utm_campaign=pittsburgh-steelers
11 games latter, dumbass considers a change. Way to go, Tomlin. Way to put ego ahead of winning.
That is the funniest thing I have heard all week. Man, we are bashing the Steelers for continuing to run Blake out there - but can you imagine being the Saints? And paying all the money in the world for Browner to be worse than a low paid waiver wire guy? That is hilarious! Combined with what they are paying Byrd and Lewis - man oh man! There is always a worse situation!
What makes you think that anyone thinks that Boykin is the "Second Coming"? Certainly no one on this forum has said so.
Shouldn't the people that have supported Tomlin's decision to keep putting the same players out there game after game despite the poor results be the ones that feel stupid? If what you're doing isn't working and you have another option available, especially one that you gave up a draft pick to get, shouldn't you at least make some kind of a change? That's what people are asking for.
Continuing to do the same thing despite the poor results is what I call stupid and stubborn. Sometimes referred to as "muleheadedness".
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changes should happen boykin needs to see the field period
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