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Fascinating Fifth Rounders

Published by Sigmund Bloom April 27th, 2008 in 5th Round, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers. 0 Comments

136. Kenneth Moore, WR, Detroit - Not a burner, or a big man, but a dependable target, and a good underneath/slot target, but don’t the Lions have Mike Furrey and Shaun McDonald for that?

139. Ryan Torain, RB, Denver - The annual ritual of fantasy footballers scrambling for the rookie Denver RB as the sleeper pick of the draft will be renewed again this year. Torain is a powerful back, and if his foot is healed, he might be the most physically talented back on the roster.

142. Zachary Bowman, CB, Chicago - Bowman has suffered some devastating knee injuries, but his speed seems to be intact, and he could end up being a starter if he plays as well in the pros as he did this year at Nebraska.

153. Matt Slater, ST, New England - New England spends a fifth on a special teams demon. I like it. At this point in the draft, a player who can be an emergency player on offense or defense and become the star of the special teams coverage units is a NICE pick.

156. Dennis Dixon, QB, Pittsburgh - Kordell Stewart. Hines Ward. Antwaan Randle-el. Version 4.0: Dennis Dixon.

Steelers *finally* address the o-line

Published by Marc Faletti April 27th, 2008 in 4th Round and Pittsburgh Steelers. 1 Comment

And with a good pick, too! Tony Hills was tremendously undervalued in this draft. He only allowed a single sack in 2007 despite his QB’s struggles with quick passes, and he thumped opponents for 68 pancakes. Is he a tear-your-face-off guy like Lichtensteiger? Heck no. But is he *that* much different from Bears’ first-rounder Chris Williams? Not at all. He’s also very active in children’s charities and should be one of the team’s finest public citizens.

The Steelers’ draft has to be graded as at least an A- so far.

Sweed to Steel Town

Published by Marc Faletti April 26th, 2008 in 2nd Round and Pittsburgh Steelers. 1 Comment

Anyone who’s heard me on the Audible or stood within 50 feet of me at any bar in Austin knows I consider Sweed an overrated wideout who tends to fade from the ball, plays mechanically, seldom gets separation, and can get pushed around for a player his size.

But at the end of the 2nd? He’s well worth it. By all accounts, he’s a great kid who works hard and wants to be great. And he got better every season at Texas. Combine his physical talent with that work ethic and you’ve got someone to build on. I didn’t feel Sweed merited the first round pick status most folks wanted to bestow upon him, but this is value for the Steelers. He’s the jump-ball red zone threat they lack and will learn the craft from Hines Ward.

Here We Go Steelers… Here We Go

Published by Sigmund Bloom April 26th, 2008 in 1st Round, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. 4 Comments

Please…. Jenkins or Merling… Puuuhhhlease

*praying*

I guess sometimes it is that easy to mock picks. Did anyone have Mendenhall at RB4 (or later?)

Were the Steelers About To Take Baker?

Published by Sigmund Bloom April 26th, 2008 in 1st Round, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans. 0 Comments

Why in the name of all that is good did Atlanta trade up to take a player that most of us had as a second round pick? The only thing I can think of is that they had intel that the Steelers were going to take him.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys have their choice of Mendenhall or Jenkins or any safety or WR or role playing RB they want. The Steelers should be happy with Merling, Jenkins, or Mendenhall. And Titans fans should revolt if Merling is there and they don’t take him.

Should be fun to see if Jerry Jones really does break the seal on drafting Hogs for his team.

Talib Over Jenkins? Really?

Published by Sigmund Bloom April 26th, 2008 in 1st Round, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. 1 Comment

Jenkins played his college ball in Tampa. He didn’t have an issue with the mean green. Or getting beaten repeatedly by the better WRs in his conference. Whether it’s Washington, Dallas, Pittsburgh, or another team in the twenties, someone is going to get a steal. Meanwhile, we’re hearing on the floor that some teams took Talib completely off their board - Gruden sure does like to give questionable characters the benefit of the doubt.

Catching my breath in between these trades, some interesting possibilities are emerging - Mendenhall a Cowboy? Merling a Steeler? or Mendenhall a Steeler? Jenkins, Mendenhall and Merling are the clear top three left on my board.

Has anyone figured out why Baltimore traded up? or why Carolina let Philly fleece them for an OT who only played two years of big time college football? The deeper we get into the first, the sillier it gets. I love it.

Who Was Going To Take Flacco?

Published by Sigmund Bloom April 26th, 2008 in Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. 1 Comment

I’m mystified. Maybe they had intel that another team was getting ready to move up?

Congrats Philly fans, you get Otah. My gut feeling was that Baltimore was moving up to snag Otah right under Philly’s nose. Mike Jenkins could fall into Tampa’s lap. Merling into Washington’s. I have no idea who to project for Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Tennessee.
Mendenhall in Dallas would be sick. We’re also getting into the WR strike zone.

The suspense is killing me!

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