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I dont care about that tbh. If someone else wants to put it together I'm fine with it.

I'm going to put up a vote once we hit round 20. If everyone wants to keep going then we can keep going. Personally, I would rather stay at 25 because I think it makes it more challenging. Expanding the draft to 33 just becomes a matter of filling out a depth chart without having to strategize which positions are most meaningful.

I love Tillman, I dont think there is any player in the NFL that is more adept at forcing fumbles. It's a real skill that he has mastered. He's also excellent in coverage, but he did show a few signs of decline in that area last year as he let up a fairly high Catch % to opposing receivers, but that could have more to do with scheme than declining skills. I think he has at least 2-3 more productive years left.

I still have quite a few vets, but just 2 players 30 or older. The median age of my team is 28.

Yup, it's been a focus for me. My oldest player is 31 and he plays OG which is a position I am comfortable having older players.

Just checked my team, and the mean age is 25.9. I like having a young team.

I hope you are stuck with Cody.

He played 15 snaps in one game and 25 in the other, so more like 3 1/2 games if you want to be technical.

Yeah, he was absolutely horrible as a pass-rusher, but he is still solid against the run.

Well he only played 3 games...but still a good pick. He was the next highest rated OT on my board if I didnt land Hairston.

That's true, although the majority of the Ravens defense was relatively young last year. It was really just Ray and Ed who were getting up there in years.

I see what you mean, and if that is in fact true, maybe he will manage to stay healthy. But there are no guarantees that he will, and as he gets older the injuries become more frequent and more problematic. It's just the nature of the game, especially for a player like Troy who plays with such intensity.

Does Troy ever go into the season saying "you know what, I dont think I am going to stay healthy?" lol Of course not. He cant just decide whether he wants to stay healthy or not. He is just like Ben, always nicked up.

At least Ed Reed is on the field. Can't say that about Troy, and yes he is better than a player who can't stay healthy. But that isnt the point. They didn't slide because they are Steelers, they happen to be old Steelers. Plenty of younger players on your team have been taken at appropriate points in this draft.

Nope, it's really just because they are old. I like Ryan Clark a lot as a player, but he is going to be 34. Polamalu is an old 32 who is on the decline. Just look at how long Ed Reed lasted. He is a better safety than both whose game still translates in his older age because he doesnt play in the box, but he still lasted really long due to age. You might have 2 productive years left in those players. I would much rather take a young player with upside that has his entire career ahead of him.

I think they have fallen because they are old, not because they are Steelers.

Culliver is a good pick. He's talented, but I can't stand him. He also go burned in the SB.

I have a feeling he hasn't been signed for non football reasons.

Wisniewski is taken already.

Pretty sure Champ lined up on the opposing teams best WR most if the time.

I would say Bailey was the best CB on the team. Harris was very good as well, but Bailey is still one of the all time best and he had a very good season.

That doesn't make him an all-pro..

Kyle Arrington is pretty bad, not a fan of that pick at all.

Take this for what its worth, but he graded as PFFs 25th CB overall and second best rookie CB. I'm actually surprised he made it this far. The sample size was small, but he actually played better the more he was in the field. There were a host of lesser performing and unproven corners already taken before him.

Thanks, I loved him as a prospect coming our of Montana and he really impressed as a rookie CB. He only played limited snaps, but those snaps steadily increased as the season progressed and he finished the season strong. His coverage was signficantly better in that time than both Jenkins and Finnegan and he ended up the season as the 2nd rated rookie CB only to Casey Hayward. He also possesses elite size, speed, and ball skills suggesting he has a very bright future in the league.