The Steelers were “excited” when they got to draft David DeCastro. It seems like they may have been a little antsy as well when getting ready to select him. There is a rumor running around right now that the Steelers were planning on trading up to the number 16 pick with the Jets to get DeCastro. I may have been yelling the same thing at the TV.
It appears that the Steelers and I were thinking on the same lines. I thought they needed to get in front of Cincinnati to get DeCastro. The Bengals had 2 major needs. They were cornerback and guard. With DeCastro being a top 10 prospect I was nervous the Bengals would grab him. It turned out that they would pick Dre Kirkpatrick. We lucked out but I would not have complained if we would have made the move.
It looked like the Steelers could have made the move. The Jets were interested in Quinton Coples and Bruce Irvin. They were planning on trading back and still being able to get one of the guys. When Irvin went off the board to...
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Bruce Irvin
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks
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