Brugler: Steelers ‘Love’ WR Brian Thomas Jr., 20th Overall To Pittsburgh ‘Might Be His Floor’ In Draft
April 22, 2024
Brugler: Steelers ‘Love’ WR Brian Thomas Jr., 20th Overall To Pittsburgh ‘Might Be His Floor’ In Draft
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if we go first round WR i’d rather go AD Mitchell, his route running is so crisp
Not sure how I feel about this one.
I agree with the point that we should quit taking WRs who dropped down the board because of character concerns. This is the first year in a long time we don’t know who the pick truly is or what the plan is (trade up, down, etc)
I like Brian Thomas Jr a lot, but I really doubt this is true.
I’m gonna say this info is coming from his agent or a team looking to trade down ahead of us. There are teams at the end of the first that want him (Bills for one) and reports like this are to try and generate a big trade up for him.
This feels like someone from the Steelers leaking something to try and force a trade down.
If the Barton stuff is true it would make sense to trade down and take him if you can.
But if they do like BTJ I’d be 100% on board with it.
This doesn’t add up… at all. No Tomlin or Khan at pro day and no predraft visit. Would be very very surprised by this
I look at it this way: Steelers know just as much as anyone about the needs at tackle & center… so IF they are willing to forgo those concerns because they think Thomas’s talent is THAT good then I trust them 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe it is a failure, but Steelers (Omar specifically) has earned the right to take a chance like this
Brian Thomas Sr was probably a camp body for us 20 years ago.
/s
I’ve come around to this a bit and I think it makes sense with how we’re potentially trying to build the offense
Does he suck
He might be good, but we really need Oline support and corner help
Ahh man idk how I feel about this. If they’re gonna draft a wr at 20, just trade it for Aiyuk. Maybe I’m in the minority here but if BTJ is the clear #4 in this class, than I don’t think there’s that much separation between 4 and 10.
Hes big and he’s fast. I get that. He also has a really unrefined route tree, he’s has really questionable drops at times and hasn’t shown that he’s the kind of blocker that someone like Artie smith looks for in a WR. Also, GP is already giving what BTJ gives you. Go get an underneath guy or someone that gives you both.
The gap between Brian Thomas and The next 7-8 guys aren’t nearly as great as the tackle and corner drop off from round 1-2. I would so much rather draft some combo of Arnold/Mimms/Fuaga and then drafting one of Pearsol/Corley/Legette/Wilson in the 2nd
Guys, I want an OL in the first.
This is all BS. We draft O-line in the first round or we’re screwed for another year.
I don’t think they’d take him over one of the top T prospects, but I think WR might the biggest need right now.
He said ths on the Athletic Football Show and it was more of an assumption
I buy this. They probably don’t expect him to fall that far and don’t want to trade up. If he is there at 20 I don’t think you can pass on him for any of the OL that would realistically be there
Smokescreen
This “info” is literally just dudes talking, but even if it wasn’t Thomas seems a little too similar to Pickens and literally ran three routes at LSU. Doesn’t mean he can’t run others, but I don’t think this is where they go in round one.
They brought in a bunch of WRs for visits who will be drafted in the middle rounds. They will make hay with WRs in rounds 2-5, and they could easily come away with a couple while tending to another need in round onewere the depth isn’t as strong (tackle, corner).
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if we go first round WR i’d rather go AD Mitchell, his route running is so crisp
Not sure how I feel about this one.
I agree with the point that we should quit taking WRs who dropped down the board because of character concerns. This is the first year in a long time we don’t know who the pick truly is or what the plan is (trade up, down, etc)
I like Brian Thomas Jr a lot, but I really doubt this is true.
I’m gonna say this info is coming from his agent or a team looking to trade down ahead of us. There are teams at the end of the first that want him (Bills for one) and reports like this are to try and generate a big trade up for him.
This feels like someone from the Steelers leaking something to try and force a trade down.
If the Barton stuff is true it would make sense to trade down and take him if you can.
But if they do like BTJ I’d be 100% on board with it.
This doesn’t add up… at all. No Tomlin or Khan at pro day and no predraft visit. Would be very very surprised by this
I look at it this way: Steelers know just as much as anyone about the needs at tackle & center… so IF they are willing to forgo those concerns because they think Thomas’s talent is THAT good then I trust them 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe it is a failure, but Steelers (Omar specifically) has earned the right to take a chance like this
Brian Thomas Sr was probably a camp body for us 20 years ago.
/s
I’ve come around to this a bit and I think it makes sense with how we’re potentially trying to build the offense
Does he suck
He might be good, but we really need Oline support and corner help
Ahh man idk how I feel about this. If they’re gonna draft a wr at 20, just trade it for Aiyuk. Maybe I’m in the minority here but if BTJ is the clear #4 in this class, than I don’t think there’s that much separation between 4 and 10.
Hes big and he’s fast. I get that. He also has a really unrefined route tree, he’s has really questionable drops at times and hasn’t shown that he’s the kind of blocker that someone like Artie smith looks for in a WR. Also, GP is already giving what BTJ gives you. Go get an underneath guy or someone that gives you both.
The gap between Brian Thomas and The next 7-8 guys aren’t nearly as great as the tackle and corner drop off from round 1-2. I would so much rather draft some combo of Arnold/Mimms/Fuaga and then drafting one of Pearsol/Corley/Legette/Wilson in the 2nd
Guys, I want an OL in the first.
This is all BS. We draft O-line in the first round or we’re screwed for another year.
I don’t think they’d take him over one of the top T prospects, but I think WR might the biggest need right now.
He said ths on the Athletic Football Show and it was more of an assumption
I buy this. They probably don’t expect him to fall that far and don’t want to trade up. If he is there at 20 I don’t think you can pass on him for any of the OL that would realistically be there
Smokescreen
This “info” is literally just dudes talking, but even if it wasn’t Thomas seems a little too similar to Pickens and literally ran three routes at LSU. Doesn’t mean he can’t run others, but I don’t think this is where they go in round one.
They brought in a bunch of WRs for visits who will be drafted in the middle rounds. They will make hay with WRs in rounds 2-5, and they could easily come away with a couple while tending to another need in round onewere the depth isn’t as strong (tackle, corner).
So, they love him…more than a friend?