Well, in that case, I love the pick. Is DeCastro at guard going to have as big an impact as Donta Hightower might have had for the Steelers? I'm not so sure. I know Coples has the size and frame to become a Richard Seymour like player. I think he has a ten cent head, but I understand the pick. -X-
Some people are taking this "you win in the trenches" shit too far. Green Bay and Pittsburgh win with less than stellar O Lines. The Jets wanted a playmaker. Is Coples it? Maybe, maybe not. I damn sure don't mind them wanting a guy who can potentially be dominant. My dad always says, you can only be but so "dominant" as an O lineman. If we went with Decastro when Aaron Maybin led our team in sacks last year, I would have been pissed.You take safe picks when you're a few players away. I think we needed to make a splash. Last year, NOTHING was dynamic about our offense or our defense. Coples could POTENTIALLY add that. Decastro can't, no matter how good he may be.
GB and Pitt lost first round in the playoffs last year because of injuries on their O line. And Pitt's injuries in the front seven. So you kinda just proved the opposite point.
Steelers were pretty lucky to get someone like DeCastro that late. Pouncey+DeCastro = elite combo right in the middle of their OL.
Personally I think the Jets were trying to trade down a few slots judging from the fact they waited till the last moment to turn in their pick. I think the Jets were in love with Copels and if they weren't trying to trade down the pick would have been in a lot quicker. But I've been wrong before, just a hunch.
I've read elsewhere that prior to our time on the clock, we actually had a tentative trade down agreement in place to move down to grab McClellin. However, we nixed that once we came on the clock and Coples was still around. I assume we took some time in order to weight our options, and whichever team we were planning on switching with may have tried sweetening the pot. In the end though, Rex got his guy.
IF Coples can really get after the QB as a 3-4 DE, then he join a very small group including Howie Long, Bruce Smith, Lee Roy Selmon, Richard Seymour, and Justin Smith. I think he really helps our pass rush more than an OLB because of his impact when we are in the nickle D and particularly when we're defending the hurry up.
There's nothing lucky about the Steelers landing an elite player in the first round. They do it nearly every year and they do it by going BPA every year while every other team scrambles to fill needs. And then they find starters and role players in the other rounds. That pick was the least surprising to me, actually.
every team that has a top QB is pretty much able to sit there and go BPA, it doesnt make those teams smarter or better drafters, just luckier in respect of their QB situation.
I can't wait till Coples has 10+ sacks next season and Ingram is a bust; Stop trying to find negatives in our new DE, there really is no way to predict how well he could do next season.
The Steelers lost because of injuries in the defense. They couldnt even stop Tebow.Green Bay lost because their receivers decided to collectively have their worst game of the season. So no, i didn't prove the opposite point. They both played each other in the Superbowl because with the same mediocre lines.
That's a pretty silly thing to say in my opinion. We all know the Steelers draft about as well as anybody historically. Unbothered by your concern, they took DeCastro. Why would you possibly assume they're wrong at this moment?
It's not about right and wrong, it's just the fact that he is a guard. He fell because, value wise, guards just don't rate as high as premium positions. I bet every team had him top 3 or so on their board because he's really good, but the fact they went in different directions tells me a lot about relative value.
So I guess your point is that Shea McClellin and Bruce Irvin have superior relative value to both of these guys? I think the Steelers knew that they could pick either DeCastro or Hightower. It seems they decided that DeCastro rated to be a more valuable asset to their franchise. Just guessing though.
Oh well. We stole Santonio from the Stealers. Joints and all. Big Ben should try to get another tiff going over some itsy bitsy rapey's. We might land DeCastro yet!
its hilarious to read about all these false rumors and anonymous sources about what woulda happened if something had gone differently - funnier still that some of the fans here actually buy into the BS and then get all emotional about crap they read on the internet. LOL.
This is funny to read after my suggestion that the Jets were interested in Barron was flamed in another draft thread :smug:
The Steelers were going BPA when they had Kordell Stewart under center. It's not about having a QB, it's about having a great FO.
