Prediction: Steelers find their CB
Kevin Colbert got something off his chest at the Steelers无毛视频� pre-draft press conference this week, and it came off as odd for a guy who normally fares well with 无毛视频渆levator music,无毛视频� as his partner, Mike Tomlin, likes to say about worthless chatter.
无毛视频淭here无毛视频檚 so much misinformation,无毛视频� Colbert started, 无毛视频渁nd it无毛视频檚 really irresponsible on whoever puts information into the media. I think it无毛视频檚 really bad for our profession when people put whatever means they use to get information out to try to influence a draft and they talk about a kid无毛视频檚 test score, a kid无毛视频檚 injury, a kid无毛视频檚 character. I think that无毛视频檚 awful. I think it无毛视频檚 disrespectful to our profession. It无毛视频檚 disrespectful to the game. It无毛视频檚 disrespectful to the kid. I think it无毛视频檚 horrible. In knowing that we really don无毛视频檛 pay attention to it, we无毛视频檙e just going to be true to what we believe. We don无毛视频檛 believe in mock drafts and what people are saying about other teams because so much of it is misinformation. You just lose your mind trying to figure out what everyone无毛视频檚 going to do. We无毛视频檒l just be true to what we do and feel good about it and live in it.无毛视频�
Huh?
And then it struck me: Colbert无毛视频檚 worried about the PR of a player he无毛视频檚 going to draft.
He无毛视频檚 going to draft Marcus Peters.
They like him. They need him. They certainly believe they can lean on him. He无毛视频檚 a coach无毛视频檚 son, after all.
But there无毛视频檚 the ugly rumor that Peters 无毛视频渢ried to strangle a coach on the sideline.无毛视频�
At least that无毛视频檚 what an anonymous scout told Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journel-Sentinel last December. It无毛视频檚 been credibly denied, but since I heard it I haven无毛视频檛 been able to forget it.
That has to be what Colbert无毛视频檚 talking about.
But I hope they draft Peters, and believe they will.
I sorted through Peters无毛视频� trials and tribulations at the University of Washington in yesterday无毛视频檚 edition, and in my opinion 无毛视频� and I believe in the Steelers无毛视频� opinion 无毛视频� he无毛视频檚 the kind of guy who无毛视频檒l survive and likely thrive, in a stable organization with coaches who无毛视频檒l easily command his respect.
FIRST ROUND
n Marcus Peters, CB, Washington 无毛视频� Physical, press-man corner who has ball skills, can support the run, and plays with swagger. Put the ornery guys out on the flanks anyway. It无毛视频檚 been my season-long contention that he无毛视频檚 the best cornerback in the draft.
SECOND ROUND
n Eli Harold, OLB, Virginia 无毛视频� Opened as the favorite on my tote board but received zero public backing. My guess is that on draft day he无毛视频檒l receive little NFL support as well. Harold will be able to help the nickel front a bit.
THIRD ROUND
n Rashad Greene, WR, Florida 无毛视频� Would be a great place to grab a nickel corner and put some real excitement into the Steelers无毛视频� secondary, but they无毛视频檝e left themselves with a gaping hole on the WR depth chart and it must be filled with quality. This polished route runner is that.
FOURTH ROUND
n Bobby McCain, CB, Memphis 无毛视频� Well, hello Mr. Excitement. The Steelers haven无毛视频檛 shown McCain (5-9陆, 195) any interest, of which I无毛视频檓 aware, but I really like him. He无毛视频檒l not only fit the slot, he无毛视频檒l return kickoffs. And interceptions. Of his 12 picks in college he returned four for scores. Yes, replace McCain with McCain.
FIFTH ROUND
n Shaq Mason, G, Georgia Tech 无毛视频� Won无毛视频檛 be the five-position reserve that could be Max Garcia here, but the 6-1戮, 304-pound Mason could become a starter by 2016.
SIXTH ROUND
n Matt Jones, RB, Florida 无毛视频� This might be the better spot to land a nickelback or a guard, because with this pick the Steelers should be filling a bigger roster need at DE. But I can无毛视频檛 find a DE to fit here, so that may have to be addressed in Rounds 4-5. But I like McCain and Mason too much.
SEVENTH ROUND
n A.J. Derby, TE, Arkansas 无毛视频� The Steelers brought in several late-round tight ends, and not Derby. I just like this converted QB because he told me more about Heath Miller无毛视频檚 move from QB to TE in college than Heath ever did. An athlete with upside.