Comments on: Steelers’ Kevin Colbert: Sometimes you have to draft character risks

By: ravenator

ravenator — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:26:39 +0000

Superbowllll
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By: blackngold4life

blackngold4life — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:53:58 +0000

If the Steelers counted every AFCCG THEY lost it would still be more then the Ratbirds been to.. we don’t count those..we count Lombardi Trophies

By: blackngold4life

blackngold4life — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:46:05 +0000

At pick #17 in the 2013 draft…the Steelers select Manti Two of Notre Dame

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:29:51 +0000

Wow … so Mazblast gets to make a Manti Te’o comment on this thread, but I was censored for that? Why? Oh … that’s right … you aren’t required to have a rational reason for censoring people.

Well, I’m concerned when our GM starts talking about making allowances for character issues in the middle of this Te’o media storm. And I do think he should remember how Alabama’s Eddie Lacy bowled over that phantom Notre Dame linebacker. You may not think that’s a relevant comment. But it is.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:24:08 +0000

Is there areason ravenator gets to post and steeler fans can’t on their own thread? Let us know and will just post on other threads.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:22:19 +0000

Pm ravenator bias over ten per cent are ravenator posts.. Steeler fans are not happy…smh

By: randallflagg52

randallflagg52 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:09:01 +0000

benroethlisberger7 says:
Jan 18, 2013 3:45 PM
Best football minds in the game are in our building. Jealous?

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Are these the same minds that drafted studs Limas Swede and Mendenhall over Ray Rice?

Or drafted duds like Ziggy Hood, Cameron Heyward, Mike Adams and David DeCastro?

By: dontstabmeray

dontstabmeray — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:03:16 +0000

Steelers 3-0 in last 3 AFCCG
Ravens soon to be 0-3 in last 3 AFCCG

STEELERS WILL ALWAYS BE > RAVENS

By: mazblast

mazblast — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:11:44 +0000

If this means they’re considering drafting Manti Te’uh-oh, I may have to reconsider my loyalties after rooting for the Steelers since age 7, back in the Sixties.

By: coachbeck

coachbeck — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:41:53 +0000

Mike Brown > Kevin Colbert

Can’t argue with his drafts lately. Pitt has been reaching in the draft since Tomlin has been there.

By: coachbeck

coachbeck — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:39:50 +0000

So when the bengals take character risks its bad but now the steelers do it and its just good business lol. How funny. Fact is you win some and you lose some. Pitt needs to take harasser risks because the roster is not as talented

By: unbiased75

unbiased75 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:20:43 +0000

It’s all about risk vs reward. They took two character risks on day 2 of the draft. That’s much different than drafting a known turd in the first round.

By: superschrec

superschrec — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:22:51 +0000

Please tell me when the Steelers started drafting players with known character risks? This organization has for years been building teams off the draft and the occasional free agent. And besides Rainey they just don’t pick those guys. ie a Dez Bryant. But If Manti Te’o is there is he really considered a character risk? Little crazy in the head but hell of a football player. Hell he was up for the Heisman. I don’t know if comes there I wouldn’t think the Steelers would pass unless they were sold on injury prone Sean Spence.
#mudncleats

By: kilo0986

kilo0986 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:01:53 +0000

We’re one of the only 3 AFC teams to make it to the superbowl repeatedly in the last 8 year’s (2-1). What’s truly sad is having such a “great” team and only being able to brag about “how close we got” or how good their regular season record is lmao. That’s what I call truly pathetic. In the end, Steelers will always be on top and the filthy pathetic birds will be tied for 2nd with the Bengals.

By: oldirtyman

oldirtyman — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:48:38 +0000

Jealous Ravens fans are so funny, they all wish they could have been born in Western PA. Ravens will never be in the same class as the Steelers, 49ers, Patriots, or Cowboys. One Lombardi Trophy does not cut it!

By: steelcurtainn

steelcurtainn — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:47:49 +0000

The Ravens have drafted all this supposed to be great talent and won’t have nothing to show for after this sunday but another playoff loss. How Sad! At least the Steelers have been 2-1 in superbowls over the past few years. Kevin Colbert shows he’s notches above his peers in the division and NFL for that matter.

By: benroethlisberger7

benroethlisberger7 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:45:30 +0000

Best football minds in the game are in our building. Jealous?

By: tedmurph

tedmurph — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:42:16 +0000

@steeley
steelers passed on Byrant because they drafted Pouncey 18th, an almost can’t miss player with no baggage, at a position of just as much need. Nobody knows if Bryant was off their board due to charachter issues(except them).

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stainlessstill says:Jan 18, 2013 3:27 PM

The Patriots have been doing shady things since Bellichick got there. Hell, they’ve been playing musical chairs and abusing the NFL’s FA market for years now

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Can you give an example of that? One would do.

By: stainlessstill

stainlessstill — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:27:40 +0000

How can you be squeaky clean? The Patriots have been doing shady things since Bellichick got there. Hell, they’ve been playing musical chairs and abusing the NFL’s FA market for years now. Doesn’t make them a bad organization, just business. Nobody is squeaky clean, these players are young lads who have millions shoved into their face, but bad players are lucky to have organizations like the Steelers or Patriots to go to.

By: 808ninerfan

808ninerfan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:25:14 +0000

Looks like Te’o is becoming a steeler next year

By: steelerdeathstar

steelerdeathstar — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:20:15 +0000

When you really look at it, the Steelers aren’t so very different than many other NFL franchises. They’ve had their share of players who have proven to have one sort of issue or another…
The Steelers are a very solid organization, one of the NFL’s best over the years, no doubt…but let’s not pretend that they’ve been squeaky-clean either.

By: cmarsh64

cmarsh64 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:17:52 +0000

Wow! It’s a great call when the Steelers draft a Red flag player but let Dallas or the Raiders do the same and the media is all over it. Guess it’s OK when Big Ben has woman issues and remains on the team.Guess his motor cycle accident was a good move too driving with a license and no helmet.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:13:08 +0000

Steeler fans should do themselves a favor by staying off Raven threads. Your team posted an 8-8 record this year as the only AFC team to fail to make the playoffs from the previous year, how sad.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:11:32 +0000

Ozzie Newsome > Kevin Colbert

By: stainlessstill

stainlessstill — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:11:18 +0000

There’s a reason why the Super Bowl representatives in the AFC since 2001 has been the Patriots (5) Steelers (3) and Colts (2), pure Conference domination. That’s 10 years worth of those 3 teams representing in February, with the Patriots working on their 6th appearance. In many of those years, the same teams had to go through each other to get to the next level. Steelers are a model franchise no matter what the players decide to do off-field & things said in this article proves it.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:10:55 +0000

Not only were they burned in the draft, they were burned by that first rd pick. How many regular season snaps did DeCastro take? Certainly looks like Ravens drafted better now. Cheers!

By: cliverush

cliverush — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:10:45 +0000

The Pats do this if after an interview they feel it is worth the risk. Sometimes the kid just smoked weed or got into a beef. They are kids after all. A good team will help them to shape a good character through hard work and responsibility. After being the BMOC in college and high school, a month in an NFL camp can reveal a lot.

By: vincentvega513

vincentvega513 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:08:29 +0000

Mike Brown just smiled.

By: sudz28

sudz28 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:57:42 +0000

Great call. This is how you end up with the best organization in all of professional sports! Love this class organization, too bad all franchises can’t be so good.

By: dalucks

dalucks — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:39:40 +0000

He has a point in a unique way. I think he means that the talent outweigh the risk but you would rather know the character issues before you draft a guy instead of being blindsided by them once he is on the team and the season has started.
Atleast during the draft process, once you identify the character issues then you can come up with a plan on how to help the football player with his issues. For example, if I guy has a drinking problem then you can offer to put him through a rehab program as he is a member of the team.
The problem is the athletes that lie about their issues and their agents who do not disclose the information to the teams.