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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by Born2Steel View Post
    Take a look at some game tape on Jerome Baker and let me know what you think. Try to look past the OSU connection.
    PRO:
    Baker has the speed to run sideline-to-sideline.

    CON:
    He gets caught up in clusters/by blockers a heck of a lot.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

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    Agreed. However in Matakevich's defense, he doesn't miss many tackles. Better 3-4 yard gains than a whiff and a 20 yard gain. Is that good enough? Not really, but you can't teach speed and Red simply doesn't have that. The fact that we had to bring in Spence is too telling. If the guys you have on roster are worse than a player at home, just doesn't make sense.
    What sucks for Matakevich is that when he finally got the chance to start, his shoulder got torn up.

    Because, yes, Matakevich is a “catcher’s mitt” (I’m adopting that term), but that would have been an upgrade over Spence.

    Shazier: tackle at LOS
    Big Red: tackle 3 yards downfield
    Spence: misses tackle completely

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    I could be wrong but it seems to me that tackling hasn't been Shazier's natural part of playing the game. I believe he led the team in missed tackles since his rookie year.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

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    I could be wrong but it seems to me that tackling hasn't been Shazier's natural part of playing the game. I believe he led the team in missed tackles since his rookie year.


    Shazier was great at getting into the backfield, but he sure did miss a lot of tackles. Of course, missed tackles or not, he also created havoc and/or disrupted the timing between QB-&-WRs (which is a good thing).

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by Shoes View Post
    I could be wrong but it seems to me that tackling hasn't been Shazier's natural part of playing the game. I believe he led the team in missed tackles since his rookie year.
    I have nothing to base this on other than a "sense" - so I am likely wrong. BUT...I feel that Shazier was like Polamalu on the missed tackles front. Both guys missed a surprising amount of tackles. However, both guys played at a million miles an hour with their hair on fire, got to spots on the field that no other player could and put themselves in position to "miss" a tackle that no one else could even get to. Additionally, because of how fast both guys played, they were never going to be good at "breaking down" and form tackling a guy. Hard to do that at a dead sprint.

    All that being said, Shazier also missed some "easy" tackles. Long story short, I was willing to overlook the missed tackles because of the number of plays per game he impacted that few other players in the league could.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    2018 NFL Mock Draft: Browns take Wyoming QB Josh Allen with top pick

    Browns add Saquon Barkley with their second first-round pick

    by Pete Prisco
    CBS Sports Senior Writer Feb 15, 2018

    28. Pittsburgh Steelers
    Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia. When Ryan Shazier went down for the year, their defense suffered. With his future in doubt, they need to get a playmaking linebacker and Smith is that guy.


    29. Jacksonville Jaguars
    Connor Williams, OT, Texas. They have to get better up front and Williams would give them tackle flexibility with second-year player Cam Robinson if they keep Jeremy Parnell at right tackle. Robinson has ability, but he struggled at times last season and could be moved to guard if they were to land a tackle or to the right side.

    30. Minnesota Vikings
    Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame. They need to get better at right tackle and McGlinchey would do that. He played the left side at Notre Dame, but could easily move to the right side.

    31. New England Patriots
    Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford. Their front seven needs upgrading in the worst way. Phillips is a smart player as an Academic All-American, and we know how Bill Belichick loves that about players. Might go a lot higher than this when all said and done.

    32. Philadelphia Eagles
    Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama. He is a tough, nasty player who knows how to get to the football. The Eagles could be losing Nigel Bradham to free agency and Jordan Hicks is coming off a major injury.


    to see full article and all selections:

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...with-top-pick/

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Serious who cares what Mel says!! Has he ever predicted any Steeler draft pick that they actually picked ? None comes to mind to me ?. Say it every year and he is garbage but a big mouth that ESPN digs and Maylock is way better judging talent.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    The more i look at this ILB class, the more I really like Rashaan Evans. He's fast enough to play sideline to sideline, can play as a cover ILB, has pass rushing tools from his games playing on the outside. He's a sound, solid, smart, physical tackler. Just an all around good football player. I like the comparison to Timmons, I think it fits. I think this guy fits who we need.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by hawaiiansteeler View Post
    Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Kiper has the Steelers taking a linebacker in the first round for the fifth time in the past six years.

    Bryan DeArdo

    "The big looming question for the Steelers is Ryan Shazier's future, and no one knows if he'll play again," Kiper wrote. "Even if he returns, though, the Steelers need depth at linebacker. Evans is versatile enough to play inside or outside, and he had 15 career sacks at Alabama, where he often played on the edge and blitzed. He is a perfect fit in the middle of a modern-day defense -- he can play every down."

    Despite finishing in the top-5 in several NFL rankings, Pittsburgh's defense struggled without Shazier, allowing an average of 132 rushing yards per game after losing their Pro Bowl linebacker 13 weeks into the 2017 season.

    to read rest of article:

    https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh...raft-113884271
    I like the pick. Evans a bit like a prime Timmons.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft position rankings

    By Mike Mayock
    NFL Media draft analyst
    Published: Feb. 15, 2018

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ition-rankings

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by hawaiiansteeler View Post
    Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft position rankings

    By Mike Mayock
    NFL Media draft analyst
    Published: Feb. 15, 2018

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ition-rankings
    As it pertains to this thread, the LB rankings seem to be consistent with most others I've seen.

    The bigger surprise was how high he has TE Hurst, Dissly and S Jesse Bates. Although, Mayock seems to always covet one secondary guy more than most... usually a CB

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

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    As it pertains to this thread, the LB rankings seem to be consistent with most others I've seen.
    Linebacker

    1. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
    2. Roquan Smith, Georgia
    3. Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
    4. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
    5. Uchenna Nwosu, USC

    I hadn't seen Vander Esch ranked ahead of Evans before...

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by hawaiiansteeler View Post
    Linebacker

    1. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
    2. Roquan Smith, Georgia
    3. Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
    4. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
    5. Uchenna Nwosu, USC

    I hadn't seen Vander Esch ranked ahead of Evans before...
    http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...xpos&order=ASC

    To be fair, Mayock is mixing the ILB-OLB categories and adding the "Edge" rusher. Most places typically use the previous... even if that's not necessarily where they end up playing in the NFL.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    2018 NFL Mock Draft

    by Chris Trapasso
    CBSSports.com

    28. Pittsburgh Steelers

    Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama. Evans is a big-hitting Alabama linebacker with impressive movement skills. He's precisely what the Steelers defense needs.


    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...s-with-eagles/

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Nothing is going to change in these mock drafts unless one of the prominent ILB prospects gets hit by a bus or murders someone. Connecting the Steelers to a draft prospect hasn't been this cut and dry since maybe Pouncey?

    Additionally, these mock drafters have almost no inside knowledge of what teams are actually planning on doing and they have a success rate of somewhere just north of zero.

    What's my point? Read and evaluate for yourselves, but assume the draft goes dramatically different than any of these guys projects - it almost always does.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Brugler Big Board: Nelson earns No. 1 spot

    — By Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com —

    –49. Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama (6-2, 234, 4.73, 32)

    A downhill, power linebacker for the Tide, Evans loves to mix it up with blockers, using his hands to tear through blockers. There are too many “almost” tackles and cover lapses on his tape, but his physicality fits any scheme.

    http://www.nfldraftscout.com/2018/02...rns-no-1-spot/

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by hawaiiansteeler View Post
    Brugler Big Board: Nelson earns No. 1 spot

    — By Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com —

    –49. Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama (6-2, 234, 4.73, 32)

    A downhill, power linebacker for the Tide, Evans loves to mix it up with blockers, using his hands to tear through blockers. There are too many “almost” tackles and cover lapses on his tape, but his physicality fits any scheme.

    http://www.nfldraftscout.com/2018/02...rns-no-1-spot/
    I don’t agree with Rashaan Evans being the 49th best player in this draft.

    But, I do agree that Quenton Nelson is indeed the best overall player in this draft (at an unglamorous position).

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    looks like Brugler has moved Evans up from #49 overall to #26:

    Brugler Big Board 2.0: Maryland’s Moore, Boise State’s Vander Esch rising

    March 8, 2018, By Dane Brugler

    –26. Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama (6-2, 232, 4.73)

    A downhill, power linebacker for the Tide, Evans loves to mix it up with blockers, using his hands to tear through blockers. There are too many near tackles and cover lapses on his tape, but his physicality fits any scheme.

    http://nfldraftscout.com/2018/03/08/...r-esch-rising/

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Steelers select LB Rashaan Evans in Casserly's new Mock Draft

    Evans is one of the top rated linebackers in the 2018 NFL Draft.

    Bryan DeArdo - Apr 3, 2018

    Rashaan Evans is the Pittsburgh Steelers' first round pick in Super Bowl winning General Manager Charley Casserly's new Mock Draft.

    The 6'3, 234-pound Evans enjoyed a stellar senior season at Alabama, recording 74 tackles that included 13 tackles for loss. He also recorded 6.0 sacks while recording a forced and recovered fumble.

    "Evans fills the biggest need on the team," Casserly wrote of Evans. "He's a highly instinctive player.

    One of the top rated inside linebacker in this year's draft, Evans met with the Steelers during the 2018 NFL Combine. Evans also spoke with The Athletic's Mark Kaboly about playing in Pittsburgh while saying that he would welcome the opportunity to replace Ryan Shazier, who will not play in 2018.

    to read rest of article:

    https://247sports.com/Bolt/Pittsburg...raft-116980688

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Yep. Looking more likely every day that the pick is going to be Evans or maybe trade down and get Rudolph...

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    James C Wexell
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    Steelers did in fact hope to trade up to draft Rashaan Evans.

    26 Apr 2018

    https://twitter.com/jimwexell/status/989707123645927424

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    I really wanted this guy.

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    Re: Mel Kiper has Steelers drafting ILB Rashaan Evans in 1st Mock Draft

    Quote Originally Posted by Ezra Tank View Post
    I really wanted this guy.


    If they were going to pick an ILB not named Smith or Edmunds.....this is the guy I would have wanted.

    He's just a terrific football player. Love how instinctive he is on the field, his leadership, and his tackling ability. He can cover and do everything you can ask of him at the position.

    I wasn't worried about him not testing at the combine. Watch his tape. The kid knows how to play the position, and would instantaneously and instinctively go to the right spot or shoot a gap.

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