(04-28-2024, 09:10 PM)rfc17 Wrote:

(04-28-2024, 07:51 PM)jj82284 Wrote: Bro.   Pittsburgh just missed on a qb.

Draft is all about probabilities. You won't hit on every pick. It's impossible. But not all draft strategies are equal. Over time some teams, such as the steelers, for example, are better than others. And it bears out in their record. Only one losing season since the turn of the century. 

The absolute first criteria, especially for early picks, should be were you a really good college football player. Were you rated highly based on your performance on the field and not because you tested well. If you weren't a really good college player that's just one more variable and unknown you have to speculate about.

Our first rounder was a good college football player. Our second wasn't. Maybe the injury set him back who knows but he wasn't that good. Our third was solid but the testing shot him up draft boards. Maybe the tape didn't tell the story. Maybe his flaws, such as bad tackling, can be fixed. But again it's all about the probabilities. Any of these guys could end up a hall of famer but what are the odds.

Jarrion Jones was the 9th rated cb in college football with a 75 run defense score.  

Maason smith was an elite Hs prospect had a really good freshman year and then tore his acl.  Not to mention, his DC Is on the staff.  The characterization that he wasn't that good us specious.   

I already mentioned Devon Foster.  Top ten pff tackle with an 85 rb score, that probably projects as your starting RT next year.

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