Comments on: The Steelers’ challenges (part 1)

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:14:12 +0000

Drafting Mays would make more sense if we moved Polamalu to free safety. Think about it, unlike Mays, Polamalu has tremendous cover skills in addition to his linebacker-like physicality. Although we would miss his production in run-support, I have no doubt he would still be an impact player as a pure ball hawk (like Ed Reed), and getting him away from fighting for loose balls with 350lb lineman would mean more games per season and more years in his career.

By: Dstiff1

Dstiff1 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:55:55 +0000

Except for Troy, USC players lately have not done much. That is why Mays scares me, not his raw ability. Berry would be great, but I agree he will not be at # 18. What if we wait a few rounds for a guy Myron Rolle. Not a great athlete, but his obvious intelligence would make him a great centerfielder that reads plays would fit well behind Troy’s aggressive style. Just a thought.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:43:02 +0000

John#21,
That’s pretty much where I am on both issues. Mays’ size and athleticism is intriguing, but he’s not ready to play right now. Maybe he can be coached up, maybe he can’t. After all, he spent his college career in a great program (USC) with great coaches, but he still didn’t develop the necessary skills.

I couldn’t have said it any better about Mundy and Carter. A starting lineup that includes either of them is not something I want to see.

By: John#21

John#21 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:29:39 +0000

Mays is intriguing! What a freakish athlete! I have not seen him play too much. There are a lot of blogs out there that talk about how he struggled in coverage. He seems like a high risk/high reward player that our Steelers tend to shy away from in round 1. If we re-sign Clark-and I hope we do-Mays becomes a consideration because we can afford to sit him for a while. If not, we either have to draft a more ready prospect or sign a FA. I’m not excited about starting the season with a depth chart that has either Mundy or Carter at the #1 spot.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:28:11 +0000

Itiswhatitis,
I guess we watched two different players when we watched USC games. The Taylor Mays that I saw is an incredible athlete who can cover a lot of ground, but who lacks ball skills and coverage skills. Defenses didn’t avoid him. They attacked him. Moreover, he had NO interceptions this year. That’s right, ZERO. In fact, he has only had 4 interceptions in his entire career. Like I said, he has hands like Ike Taylor. But he blows people up like Sean Taylor.

By: itiswhatitis

itiswhatitis — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:48:01 +0000

I agree with most of your post except for your description of Mays mays is exactly what we need.Dick would have a field day using this kid and yes he is a strong safety have you seen our d without troy last year and two years ago.I hate to say it but having a player who we could still use like troy if he gets hurt(fingers crossed,knock on wood)would solve all our problems defensively.

Also comparing his hands to ikes is pretty bad they never threw the ball anywhere near him his senior year

By: tony

tony — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:36:56 +0000

Donald,

I can’t say that I know much about the safties in this year’s draft other than Eric Berry. I live in Tennessee and I bleed orange (on Saturdays of course). We have not felt as good about a UT player since, you guessed it…Peyton. This guy is the real thing. You know, if this draft is as deep as people say it is, it shouldn’t be a stretch for the Steelers to shock the world and go get him. Won’t happen though.

Anyway, here is my comment. Ryan Clark is NOT who you want to be 2nd on the team in tackles. That means too many catches in the secondary. I know that some of those tackles were in the box but most were in the secondary. We need DLs and LBs leading in that department.

And kickers should be last in tackles. Oh wait, he was!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:49:27 +0000

I have felt all along that it was very obvious without 43 our secondary was very questionable. I agree that we need to draft another safety, not a cornerback, like a lot of the local newspaper guys say. I do not have a problem with Clark walking, but we do need to have someone else. Someone needs to start ahead of William Gay and Taylor needs to quit slacking and play to his potential. And if we spend all of our draft picks on defense this year, that wouldn’t hurt my feelings either, though I know that will not happen.

By: RODNEY

RODNEY — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:30:52 +0000

RESIGN CLARK!!!!!! YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MCFADDEN WASNT RESIGNED. WE TURNED TO GAY THATS WHAT HAPPENED.

By: RODNEY

RODNEY — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:20:15 +0000

Our STEELERS need to resign Clark ASAP. Carter is not half as good as Clark. As previosuly mention they wont go after Rolle and I dont think Sharper will repeat the season he had ever again. Mundy cant be trusted back there. And what if Troy were to get hurt AGAIN? I CANT SIT THROUGH ANOTHER SEASON OF TERRIBLE DEFENSE. Berry wont be available for the 18th pick. Mays scares me (remember Scott Sheilds). Im seriously concerned about our secondary. A little pass rush would help them out as well. (HARRISON HELD ON EVERY PASS PLAY). Woodley came on to late…