the nfl draft was this past weekend, and i'm surprised at how satisfied i'm feeling with it after one day. going into the draft i really felt like they absolutely needed to get a good receiving tight end. but now i don't think that was as important; good blocking from our tight ends is probably what we need the most. another receiving threat on our already stacked offense would be great, but it isn't necessary. plus, they signed ohio state tight end ryan hamby so that gives them some more depth to work with at that position.
there were some really good players drafted like the offensive tackle andrew whitworth who didn't give up a sack all last season. they're hoping reggie mcneal could give our team the kind of trick-play threat the steelers enjoyed with randle el, and getting him in the sixth round sounded like a good bargain. i've heard good things about jonathan joseph, but he only had about a year of experience in college, so that makes him a little risky. but marvin seems to like taking gambles on risky players, which is sometimes good (odell thurman) and sometimes not so good (chris henry). i can't really complain about all the defensive players picked, and hopefully the wide received we got will be helpful on special teams. we need someone to fill the void left by kevin walter leaving, as he was second on special teams in tackles last season. i've read that frostee rucker should be a nice addition for the pass rush, which is also something we need.
i'm not happy about the steelers trading up to get santonio holmes. now i have to root against him.
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