They already did when Kalen Ballage was signed.Originally Posted by Shoes
The Harris pick was the best move to make at #24. Great pick.
They already did when Kalen Ballage was signed.
The Harris pick was the best move to make at #24. Great pick.
Alabama all time Rushing stats.
Derrick Henry: .....602 ATT, 3591 YDS, 6.0 YPC, 42 TD,
Shaun Alexander:..727 ATT, 3565 YDS, 4.9 YPC, 41 TD
Najee Harris:........638 ATT, 3843 YDS, 6.0 YPC, 46 TD
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Shhhhhhhh...don't say that to Steeler Nation.
Art Rooney II is a meddling cheap owner.
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Ah, didn't know Shaun Alexander-Barber (Tiki and Ronde's "brother") went to Alabama
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Agreed, do you think Snell will be #3?
According to this they have snell at #2
Running Backs
- Najee Harris
- Benny Snell Jr.
- Jaylen Samuels
- Anthony McFarland Jr.
- Kalen Ballage
- Trey Edmunds
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.co...is-benny-snell
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Everything you said is correct. But you can't fix every hole with one pick. If they can get our center of the future and some tackle help in the next 4 rounds Harris makes perfect sense to me. The Steelers have had some pretty good left tackles over the past years. How many of them were selected in the first round? As for Center, has any center been selected yet? I think they can find a quality center over the next two rounds.
Besides who I am to argue with Franco's Italian Army. I bet Rocky's Squirrels even agree with this pick
Good company to be in
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I love this video by SAS.Well, Art Rooney has spoken and Tomlin confirmed it at the last presser when he said "Art Rooney is the boss". I'm good with the pick, if anyone is in doubt think Benny Snell. Now I hope Art has a TE in view.
Does it really matter? I'm sure camp will/could move those positions around.
Harris had a better YPC than Shaun Alexander and Derrick Henry as well.
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To me Samuels would be the odd man out. I know he is supposed to have third down back skills but he seems to be hidden from everybody - including himself. Edmunds would be out as well I suppose.
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I think so, except for Ballage it's all dead weight.
When those guys get to camp it will be competition for the 53. A 4th round pick in his 3rd season in Snell and a 4th round pick in his 4th season in Ballage that have both underwhelmed. The only thing is Ballage is bigger, a better receiver and ran a 4.46 40-yd dash, as opposed to Snell 4.66.
I see Harris and McFarland making the team, then Ballage beats out Snell and the 4th spot is between Samuels and Snell for the 53. Derek Watt makes the team at FB.
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Stephen A was pushing hard for Najee before the draft too.
So you cut the dead weight and move on. If anyone not named Ballage or Harris is the #3 guy I really don't care.
Harris is your starter... and never comes off of the field.
McFarland is a Canada pick; so, he stays / gets a chance to prove himself.
Everyone else can go!!!
I would draft Demetric Felton (UCLA) in R6. He is a RB who teams want to move to WR. He is a great weapon to have for third downs. Simply, that pick allows us to roster a receiver AND a running back with one player. Plus, we can get rid of every other RB on the roster.
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Dolphins were trying like heck to get ahead of Steelers at 24 to grab Najee Harris, after passing on him at 18 and moving up and down top 10 before draft. Kinda odd. We'll see if they make a play for Javonte Williams today
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It is called the "Minkah Effect".
Anything involving the Steelers and Dolphins automatically falls the Steelers' way.
Najee never played at the Senior Bowl, but he showed up, did all the interviews and went out, put the pads on and practiced. Even with the ankle injury he was nursing from the National Championship game. And the Dolphins Coaching staff was coaching him. A lot of top RB prospects would not participate, because they have nothing to prove, let alone with an injured ankle.
I knew the Dolphins would want him. Their pass was the Steelers gain.
Hopefully they get a blocking TE also, how many times have our RB’s had nowhere to go because our TE couldn’t stay in front of his man?
https://youtu.be/E_cJVZ5YfUw
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Ugh...I just want Snell off the roster...
Watching a lot of Harris highlights. I think an appropriate nickname would be Hurdleman! I didnt realize how often he hurdles guys.
Didn’t expect a TE with the second pick, but it looks like the Steelers were not happy with their TE situation, even Vance made a difference in the running game, the brief times he was in there
Round 1, No. 24 overall: Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
My take: In a draft full of surprises, Harris and the Steelers was a predictable fit. Harris was Pittsburgh's target all along, the team's first first-round running back selection since Rashard Mendenhall in 2008. Many teams considered the 6-foot-2, 230-pound Harris the best tailback in the class, an every down back who absorbs contact, breaks away from defenders -- or hurdles them. The Steelers have plenty of pass-catchers, and in what could be Ben Roethlisberger's final season, he needs a reliable option to take his handoffs.
Much-needed running game help: A team that once punished defenses with the running game sunk to new lows in 2020. Pittsburgh rushed for the fewest yards (1,351) and yards per rush (3.6) in the NFL last season. The Steelers ran by design on 34% of their plays, which ranked 27th in the NFL, and then lost three starters (Alejandro Villanueva, Matt Feiler and Maurkice Pouncey) this offseason. Former Pro Bowler David DeCastro is the only projected starter on the line with more than 20 career starts. But Harris will help the offensive line as an instant producer. The nation's top recruit out of high school, Harris produced 3,843 rushing yards and 46 rushing touchdowns in four seasons at Alabama, along with 80 catches for 781 yards and 11 receiving scores.
https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh...very-selection
And this is why Steven Nelson was let go.
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Harris was the highest ranked recruit to Alabama in the 21st century.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.saturdaydownsouth.com/alabama-football/najee-harris-will-highest-rated-recruit-ever-enroll-alabama/amp/
You're not wrong...
I'm not ready to give up on McFarland just yet. It'd be great if he takes a step forward this season. We could have thunder and lightning with Harris and McFarland.
I really hope they don't over work Harris like they did Bell. We need one of these RBs to step up when called upon. There's no reason Harris should have 25-30 touches a game. That has injury written all over it and the best ability is availability.They ran the wheels off Bell and I hope they learned from that.
It appears that Najee is trying to help everyone out with the pronunciation of his name. He tweeted out (and told reporters) the following:
Na-GEE
It is not Na-JAY
Apparently, this public service announcement came after some guy in the strip district’s head exploded while trying to say the name.
If Nelson doesn't get signed I offer him a decent contract and the #24 Jersey.
They are going to try and cram some carries to McFarland and prove that they were right in drafting him, but I dont see a lot of lateral cut ability from him to get to a seam and get thru it to the 2nd level. He doesnt survive contact often and doesnt make an abrupt cut to hit a hole, but rather seems to not be decisive in finding a hole and when he does pick one he gets taken down on contact, or stops moving his feet. Sure he can run in space, but this is the NFL and not Rutgers he is playing against.
I see McFarland getting some touches, having some mixed success and hanging around in the 2022 season, because Tomlin and Canada aren't willing to believe their guy is better off in the CFL or working at Foot Locker.
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