I'm Not Impressed

After letting the '06 draft marinate for a while, I have to say that I'm not very impressed by the Steelers picks. I think I said earlier that I'm OK with Santonio Holmes at #1, even though it may be 2-3 years before he busts out - but the rest of the draft looks pedestrian to me. Holmes could well take over the #1 WR position which would allow Ward to be the possession type receiver that he is. However, with Miller and Ward needing balls and the propensity of this offense to run, I still wonder if a drive blocking OL would have been a better choice. The second pick wasn't even on other team's radars and the third pick seems like a special teams pick. From reading the write-ups of the rest of the lot, unless they get coached up, it doesn't seem like any of them will be starters anytime soon and they might not even make the team. The center is supposed to be tough but lacks speed, size and athleticism. I will say this, the Steelers have done a superb job in the past of drafting who they want regardless of draft grade and teaching them the system. Hopefully, 2 or 3 of these guys will pan out. When you win the Super Bowl and don't lose too many players, there aren't a lot of spots to be won on the team anyway. I just can't remember the last time I've read/heard so much about a pick being out of alignment like I have with the #2 pick. According to most draftniks, there were plenty of other choices at this slot for a safety. Hopefully they saw something in this kid that nobody else did. I realize you can't coach speed and he's fast, but the reports on his tackling don't really describe him as a Steeler type player.