All hail the new Steelers:
Rd. 1: Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio St.
Rd. 3: Anthony Smith, S, Syracuse
Rd. 3: Willie Reid, WR, Florida St.
Hats off to Kevin Colbert and Cowher for pulling off the unlikely. Starting with the 32nd pick, they somehow managed to trade up to get the top WR in the draft who was projected by most to go in the top 15 picks. Brilliant as usual.
At first, I was a little confused over Smith and Reid. The Steelers had Smith as the fourth-best S, in front of Ko Simpson and Darnell Bing. Knocks on these other guys include Bing being a poor tackler and Ko being old. I trust Colbert and Cowher's judgement for whatever reason. Reid looks fast and skilled, with the only knock I've seen against him so far is that he's smallish. I'm guessing that usually Reid will return punts and Holmes will return kickoffs.
Six picks left in rounds 4-7. What do we need? RB, C, DE, more OL and DBs? A third string QB? Maybe not, as Tim Couch worked out Thursday in Pittsburgh (via Ryan).
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