K Train
04-20-2008, 07:05 PM
There is not a team in the world that i hate more than the pittsburgh steelers come the month of april. They drive me up the ****ing wall, and listening to experts and fans talk about them drives me even more insane. its not that im always right and know whats best for the team its....well actually its exactly that.
Heres my breakdown of the team.
Quarterback:
Ben Roethlisberger is a superstar, he shut everyone up last year....even ****ing teemont. Theres not a QB i would rather have leading this team, he might make stupid mistakes and force shit but i wouldnt have it any other way. Im sure he could have a brick wall blocking for him and he would still roll out to either side to buy more time. Ive never seen a man that big that elusive. Hes a winner plain and simple and the only QB that coulve thrown for 32 TDs behind that line last year. Charlie Batch is a solid backup but hes cant stay alive forever, Zabranski is an interesting little dude, he was part of the best game ever played so thats gotta count for something. Nothing gets addressed at QB this year.
Runningback:
Shit. I love willie, but i hate him so much at the same time. He is a good player but not what hes made out to be. His speed is astounding, we all know that but his vision and elusivness...or lack therof just pisses me off so much. Hes really come a long way and really has the bus to thank for his entire career but i think willie has peaked now and what we see is what we get...hes not gonna get any better. Willie with 10-12 touches a game=awesome, willie with 30 touches a game=failure. After willie it gets complicated. Davenport is decent, hes nimble for a fat man, hes got good vision and his hands are great. He runs a nasty screen too. Then we got MeMo who is awesome out of the backfield and a solid, though not spectacular returner and basically a worthless inside runner. I still like Gary Russel alot, hes a bruiser and i would like to see more of him, but i really dont know what to think. Davis is our fullback and hes solid, blocking gets better with time and he got better late in the year. Hes an awesome weapon and inside runner in his own right though.
Posibilities in the draft: We not looking at much, if stewart is there we should take him because he is THAT guy, he would take willies job the instant he took the field and he would make all of you shut the **** up who cry for that powerback. He does it all, hes my #1 NFL ready back this year....(i think mcfadden ended up being 9th on that list btw.). Before we got moore i thought chris johnson would be a sweet second round pick. a 4.23 40 is incredible, hes a sick returner and an OUTSTANDING blocker.
Fullback:
Carey Davis is fine, i dont want to hear the name owen schmitt again
Wide Reciever:
Holmes is a badass, straight up. Ward is old and dying, making entirely to much money and can be a big part of the thanks to why we dont have any cap room. He needs to take a paycut soon. That being said, while hes not worth the money hes getting, he might be the best slot reicever thats ever lived and is still money for us. Nate is really coming along and he is best when hes on the outside, hes a great leaper and his concentration has really improved, not to mention hes blazing fast. After that we got shit...reid is trash and ced is gone :greenbounce2:. I dont have much faith is Baker but who knows.
possible solutions: Sweed or thomas in the first is a possibility, i think thomas will be long gone though. Sweed would be pretty sick on this team and he can even block on mass protect situation. In the second round i would love doucet or hawkins...who is better than desean jackson. In the third we can go with jerome simpson who might need a little work but has got all the tools to be awesome. Malcolm Kelly might be a 2nd or 3rd round option despite his horrific workouts and i want no part in manningham.
Oline:
This is just a big giant cluster****. Smith has a bad back but SHOULD be good to go. Starks signed his thing and should be good to go. They could potentially switch spots being that starks played much better on the left and smiths natural spot is on the right. Im not to confident in either one of them though. I think both essex and colon would be better guards and kemoeatu and simmons are both average....but we dont need all stars at every spot and the fact that mahan will be on the bench is huge because he was a huge part of the problem last year. Hartwig needs to hold his own, he doesnt have to be a superhero and everything looks alot better...who knows maybe we can even move the TEs into pass patterns...gasp. The line isnt in that bad of shape....i guess we'll see.
Solutions: Cherilus in the first...maybe, after that its not really special. Baker or Rachel in the second. Maybe throw Nicks or cousins into the mix. I wish albert wasnt showing off how ****ing awesome he is lol.
TE:
:yellowthumb:
Dline:
This is the biggest issue on the team imo, Casey is to fat, Keisel is to weak, and yet smith excels at his position....simple solution....get another one of him. Easier said then done.
Now lets say casey gets a little leaner and we get smith back to 100%. DEs for a 34 are the hardest guys to find, but i think Kentwan Balmer would fit nicely. Hes a big man at 6-6 310 pounds and he could slide Keisel to ST and backup/nickle where he belongs. Eventually i think he could even take over for casey at NT but balmer would be awesome on our line. A few guys that are more projects include Dre Moore a second round guy or Kendall langford a 3rd round guy....but they are hit or miss imo.
Linebacker:
Our LBers are awesome. Harrison was great, farrior was better than ever last year. Haggans is GONE, and woodley will lead the team in sacks this year. Foote is likely to be pushed by timmons for playing time, even if timmons doesnt start he will play alot.
What could make them better?:
If we drafted groves and had him and woodley on the outside, move harrison inside where he belongs and rotate foote and timmons at MLB....farrior can play all 4 spots, and timmons likely can too. I think LB is something that needs to be addressed in this draft and they might not be able to pass on groves. Crable and Avril are alsoo later round options that will be looked into
Defensive Backs:
I Hate polamalu, smith will bounce back and be the badass we all saw his first year and a half. Ike is our guy, deshea and Mcfadden will continue to wrestle and gay will get some playing time. We are ok here...maybe a corner in the 3rd or 4th round....Justin King or Trae Willaims being my picks.
All in all, i hate us and the 26th cant come fast enough....i hope im not all pissed off at the end of the day lol
Heres my breakdown of the team.
Quarterback:
Ben Roethlisberger is a superstar, he shut everyone up last year....even ****ing teemont. Theres not a QB i would rather have leading this team, he might make stupid mistakes and force shit but i wouldnt have it any other way. Im sure he could have a brick wall blocking for him and he would still roll out to either side to buy more time. Ive never seen a man that big that elusive. Hes a winner plain and simple and the only QB that coulve thrown for 32 TDs behind that line last year. Charlie Batch is a solid backup but hes cant stay alive forever, Zabranski is an interesting little dude, he was part of the best game ever played so thats gotta count for something. Nothing gets addressed at QB this year.
Runningback:
Shit. I love willie, but i hate him so much at the same time. He is a good player but not what hes made out to be. His speed is astounding, we all know that but his vision and elusivness...or lack therof just pisses me off so much. Hes really come a long way and really has the bus to thank for his entire career but i think willie has peaked now and what we see is what we get...hes not gonna get any better. Willie with 10-12 touches a game=awesome, willie with 30 touches a game=failure. After willie it gets complicated. Davenport is decent, hes nimble for a fat man, hes got good vision and his hands are great. He runs a nasty screen too. Then we got MeMo who is awesome out of the backfield and a solid, though not spectacular returner and basically a worthless inside runner. I still like Gary Russel alot, hes a bruiser and i would like to see more of him, but i really dont know what to think. Davis is our fullback and hes solid, blocking gets better with time and he got better late in the year. Hes an awesome weapon and inside runner in his own right though.
Posibilities in the draft: We not looking at much, if stewart is there we should take him because he is THAT guy, he would take willies job the instant he took the field and he would make all of you shut the **** up who cry for that powerback. He does it all, hes my #1 NFL ready back this year....(i think mcfadden ended up being 9th on that list btw.). Before we got moore i thought chris johnson would be a sweet second round pick. a 4.23 40 is incredible, hes a sick returner and an OUTSTANDING blocker.
Fullback:
Carey Davis is fine, i dont want to hear the name owen schmitt again
Wide Reciever:
Holmes is a badass, straight up. Ward is old and dying, making entirely to much money and can be a big part of the thanks to why we dont have any cap room. He needs to take a paycut soon. That being said, while hes not worth the money hes getting, he might be the best slot reicever thats ever lived and is still money for us. Nate is really coming along and he is best when hes on the outside, hes a great leaper and his concentration has really improved, not to mention hes blazing fast. After that we got shit...reid is trash and ced is gone :greenbounce2:. I dont have much faith is Baker but who knows.
possible solutions: Sweed or thomas in the first is a possibility, i think thomas will be long gone though. Sweed would be pretty sick on this team and he can even block on mass protect situation. In the second round i would love doucet or hawkins...who is better than desean jackson. In the third we can go with jerome simpson who might need a little work but has got all the tools to be awesome. Malcolm Kelly might be a 2nd or 3rd round option despite his horrific workouts and i want no part in manningham.
Oline:
This is just a big giant cluster****. Smith has a bad back but SHOULD be good to go. Starks signed his thing and should be good to go. They could potentially switch spots being that starks played much better on the left and smiths natural spot is on the right. Im not to confident in either one of them though. I think both essex and colon would be better guards and kemoeatu and simmons are both average....but we dont need all stars at every spot and the fact that mahan will be on the bench is huge because he was a huge part of the problem last year. Hartwig needs to hold his own, he doesnt have to be a superhero and everything looks alot better...who knows maybe we can even move the TEs into pass patterns...gasp. The line isnt in that bad of shape....i guess we'll see.
Solutions: Cherilus in the first...maybe, after that its not really special. Baker or Rachel in the second. Maybe throw Nicks or cousins into the mix. I wish albert wasnt showing off how ****ing awesome he is lol.
TE:
:yellowthumb:
Dline:
This is the biggest issue on the team imo, Casey is to fat, Keisel is to weak, and yet smith excels at his position....simple solution....get another one of him. Easier said then done.
Now lets say casey gets a little leaner and we get smith back to 100%. DEs for a 34 are the hardest guys to find, but i think Kentwan Balmer would fit nicely. Hes a big man at 6-6 310 pounds and he could slide Keisel to ST and backup/nickle where he belongs. Eventually i think he could even take over for casey at NT but balmer would be awesome on our line. A few guys that are more projects include Dre Moore a second round guy or Kendall langford a 3rd round guy....but they are hit or miss imo.
Linebacker:
Our LBers are awesome. Harrison was great, farrior was better than ever last year. Haggans is GONE, and woodley will lead the team in sacks this year. Foote is likely to be pushed by timmons for playing time, even if timmons doesnt start he will play alot.
What could make them better?:
If we drafted groves and had him and woodley on the outside, move harrison inside where he belongs and rotate foote and timmons at MLB....farrior can play all 4 spots, and timmons likely can too. I think LB is something that needs to be addressed in this draft and they might not be able to pass on groves. Crable and Avril are alsoo later round options that will be looked into
Defensive Backs:
I Hate polamalu, smith will bounce back and be the badass we all saw his first year and a half. Ike is our guy, deshea and Mcfadden will continue to wrestle and gay will get some playing time. We are ok here...maybe a corner in the 3rd or 4th round....Justin King or Trae Willaims being my picks.
All in all, i hate us and the 26th cant come fast enough....i hope im not all pissed off at the end of the day lol