OT: Steelers Talk

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

My guess is that the Stillers QB room looks like this in 2021----

1- Big Ben

2- Mason Rudolph

3- TBD

Dobbs needs to be working at NASA. I might be surprised if Haskins even makes it to training camp. So that may leave an opportunity for somebody like a Rivers if they like his upside.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

Agree unfortunately. Steelers playbook is built around a different style of QB play. Tomlin still has that projection thing against players from below FBS.

If anyone saw Tomlin aka Dumblin being interviewed by NFL Network draft analyst team yesterday he was asked that question of drafting only players from big schools in a manner that sounded like a dig. LOL. If C Quinn Minerz becomes a star for Denver and Kendrick Green flames out in the burgh there should be hell to pay for Colbert/Tomlin. Or maybe the franchise is still feeling the burn from back in 2004 when they traded up in the second round for CB Ricardo Colclough. He was from like D-II or D-III and was a bust of gigantic proportions. You come off as looking pretty stupid doing something like that when it burns you to the ground.

[Mad3 Boss]

Does that imply Haskins will be cut also because is he not the same type of QB style as Rivers? The Steelers will have a Big 8 QB as backup who they have so much confidence in that they only gave him a one year extension? If these are fates of these QBs then the Steelers better get a franchise QB in the 2022 draft and Ben better make it through the entire 2021 season or the run game better get really strong really fast.

[IUPMonk]

Does that imply Haskins will be cut also because is he not the same type of QB style as Rivers? The Steelers will have a Big 8 QB as backup who they have so much confidence in that they only gave him a one year extension? If these are fates of these QBs then the Steelers better get a franchise QB in the 2022 draft and Ben better make it through the entire 2021 season or the run game better get really strong really fast.

[Fightingscot82]

Agree unfortunately. Steelers playbook is built around a different style of QB play. Tomlin still has that projection thing against players from below FBS.

[IUPalum]

Long time coming but Roland Rivers gets his shot with the Steelers

[IUPMonk]

Long time coming but Roland Rivers gets his shot with the Steelers

Wouldn't that be something if he turns out to be real sleeper. Steelers need a quality backup for Gimpy Elbow Ben who has a history of not getting in 16 let alone 17 games in a season. Rudonk isn't the guy. Not sure about the playboy they picked up from the Washington Foosball team.

[IUPMonk]

A 263 pound punter in the 7th round, They grow punters big in Georgia, aye? He was first team All American punter and an accomplished musician who plays multiple instruments. Stillers can bring in a baby grand.

[Ben Reothlisburger is antagonizing Pressley Harvin III who is playing Chopin on a baby grand]'
Ben: You know any Stephen Foster?
Pressley: [annoyed] Pardon?
Ben: Stephen Foster. Oh, Susannah, Camptown Races. Stephen stinkin' Foster!
Pressley: Well, this happens to be a nocturne.
Ben: [confused] A which?
Pressley: A nocturne! You know, Frederic fn Chopin?

Stillers did get two O-lineman and possible a pseudo third one in the multi-purpose TE. They must feel what the have now is adequate given a new OC offensive scheme.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

Long time coming but Roland Rivers gets his shot with the Steelers

Darn, you beat me to the punch here. Cool to hear this.

[Mad3 Boss]

Long time coming but Roland Rivers gets his shot with the Steelers

[Fightingscot82]

Tampa Bay drafted Notre Dame OL Rob Hainsey out of Gateway in the 3rd. His dad was team captain at Edinboro in the 80s.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

Pick 2 .... well, ...

I love the Harris pick. Very perplexed over pick 2. Never even heard of pick 3. Should have taken the D-3 guy. He is nuts.

I guess that Freiermuth was the consensus second best TE in the draft and they do need someone who can actually consistently catch the ball at the position. But....

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Pick 2 .... well, ...

[Fightingscot82]

That D3 guy would have started almost anywhere in the country last year. He's nasty. He was so out of place down there.

Of course, bullying D3 DL and bullying NFL DL is a totally different animal.

I agree - but that's also probably the best D3 conference. A lot of those kids would be playing FCS & DII in most states. Wisconsin has the Badgers and a ton of D3 schools with nothing in between. Northern Iowa isn't far from the Wisconsin line but still only has a handful of guys from there. Its really strange.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It's possible. Ten years ago the Stillers tabbed Marcus Gilbert out of Florida and he pretty much started the whole season at RT. Course, then again----Tomlin/Colbert have picked some real duds in round 2 as well over the years.

Interestingly tonight the Stillers may actually take a D-III OL in Quinn Meinerz out of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

That D3 guy would have started almost anywhere in the country last year. He's nasty. He was so out of place down there.

Of course, bullying D3 DL and bullying NFL DL is a totally different animal.