Nick Farabaugh thinks Calvin Austin is back, Nussmeier and Allar draft talk
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What are the Steelers' needs in the upcoming draft?
nick it's a pleasure to have you i don't believe we've ever spoken before you're a recent graduate of slippery rock am i right about that no on that note we bring in nick faribault from penn live does a great job covering the steelers and we welcome him to the pomp and joe show nick how are you today how are you pomp how are you gotta love the intro every time every time i'm on with either bechtel joe doesn't matter i hear it every time Well, you're sitting across from me and also Joe's cardboard cutout as he has gone into a colonoscopy today. So I think he's out of there by now. We'll be checking in on him a little bit later. So I don't know why I decided to say that other than you're next to him on the video screen.
And Austin put it up, so it needed to be explained. All right, so you were at the Senior Bowl, I know, and you've done a lot of research work concerning this upcoming draft, which is going to be interesting to see. And they're going to have so many people in downtown Pittsburgh, man. It's going to be something like we've never seen before. And with the 21st pick in that draft, the Steelers are going to make a selection. I'm of the belief, at least in my mind, they need much more receiving help than they have. Which is the way you would go with that 21st pick, and how much of this is impacted by Aaron Rodgers' decision at this point?
Yeah, I mean, I think Rodgers definitely impacts it, but there's not necessarily a quarterback that's going to necessarily be there. Ty Simpson's going to be the question mark, and if he's there or if he even is worth the 21st overall pick, Joe, I mean, because you really look at Simpson, and he's a guy that – has struggled with injuries, didn't really do well down the stretch. I don't think he's a slam dunk first-round pick. I don't think there's always going to be this idea that they're going to take the quarterback at 21. It's always going to be there, but it might not happen. Tyson says a lot of questions on his profile, and I think they really need a wide receiver, and this is a great wide receiver class.
That is something that has become abundantly clear. It's a deep class, but there's also a phenomenal top to this class, and it's not just – There are the top three guys, and those top three guys are Carnell Tate of Ohio State, Jordan Tyson of Arizona State, and Makai Lemon of USC. But then there's another layer where if the Steelers didn't want to trade up and try and get one of those guys, they can get a guy like Casey Concepcion out of Texas A&M who has drawn comps to Zay Flowers, a guy like Benzel Boston who's a bigger body contested catch guy. There's a lot of different types. There's a lot of different types that could fit into the Steelers' offense. Probably depends on what they do in free agency, Pop, honestly.
Who do they sign? I think they're going to try and sign somebody and draft somebody. I just think they need two or three guys in that room, especially with Calvin Austin being a free agent. Is he going to come back? I think that's a question. They need depth plus two starters probably. And so we'll see where it goes. But I think that 21st overall pick right now is the wide receiver room. And they could trade up. Jordan Tyson out of those top three that I talked about could be the one that falls. They could trade up, you know, four or five spots for him. He has some medical questions with some ankle injuries and lower leg issues, which makes that a little more perilous. But the Steelers have kind of Not shied away from that, right?
Faltano, Harmon, Washington, Wilson, all those guys had medical questions when the Steelers took them. It's also a really good guard class. So we'll see what maybe that happens with Isaac Sayamalo. But this is a very deep guard class, particularly at the top of the guard class. There's going to be a lot of guys going in the range the Steelers pick.
How does Calvin Austin fit into the Steelers' roster plans?
So it's possible that guard is the best player available if they stick at 21.
Yeah, you can never have enough depth on that offensive line or defensive line.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the Steelers' needs in the upcoming draft?
0:00–3:30
2
How does Calvin Austin fit into the Steelers' roster plans?
3:30–4:49
3
What impact does Aaron Rodgers' decision have on the Steelers' draft strategy?
4:49–7:34
4
Which wide receivers are top prospects in this draft class?
7:34–10:39
5
What are the potential quarterbacks the Steelers might draft?
10:39–13:40
6
How does Mike McCarthy's offensive scheme affect player roles?
13:40–17:23
7
What are the Steelers' options for improving their defense?
17:23–21:12
8
How should the Steelers approach trading up in the draft?
21:12–23:03
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