Honey Badger

tburhans · 11-29-2012, 09:06 PM

Tyrann "honey badger" Mathieu has declared for the draft. He is now a third to fourth round pick according to mel kiper. He is undersized but has elite ball skills and is a great special teams player. So with that being said do you think we would take a chance on him despite his off field issues?

BLACK_AND_YELLOW · 11-29-2012, 10:43 PM

I wouldn't even look at him unless he fell to the 6th round. He's not worth a 3rd or 4th round pick imo

67 calsteel · 11-30-2012, 09:41 AM

hell yes!The guy is a playmaker and can do something none of db can catch the ball.I know he is undersized but look at Flowers for Kc.

BLACK_AND_YELLOW · 11-30-2012, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 67 calsteel

hell yes!The guy is a playmaker and can do something none of db can catch the ball.I know he is undersized but look at Flowers for Kc.

But Flowers has cover skills and Mathieu has no cover skills at all, he would have to move to safety but mostly be a ST player.

PhantomJB93 · 11-30-2012, 03:19 PM

I could see Matheiu as a game-changing safety like Polamalu. Actually when I watched him last year Troy was all I could think about. But his attitude will keep him off the Steelers. He was given SEVERAL chances to shape up at LSU and blew all of them, and it's not going to get any better in the NFL.

Best possible scenario: We draft him, he's awesome and plays like a Pro Bowl safety, he gets busted for weed and traded to some scrub team for a 5th round pick while at the top of his game.

cbrunn · 11-30-2012, 03:31 PM

No thanks ... if the best he can be is a safety a 5'9 safety is not somebody I want helping to guard somebody like AJ Green for years to come ...

teegre · 11-30-2012, 06:25 PM

Before the 2011 season, I had him pegged as my 2013 R1 pcik. And, his 2011 did not let me down. Even despite his size, I was sure that he could be a playmaker in the NFL.

Then... drugs.

I was heartbroken.

And now, I wouldn't touch him, even in R6.

BKAnthem · 01-18-2013, 10:17 AM

A 5' 7" CB that can't cover?...only as a FA

SteelersCanada · 01-18-2013, 11:04 AM

He's a stud in zone coverage, this it true. He's also brutal in man coverage and would get worked by guys like Torrey Smith, AJ Green, Josh Gordon, etc. So, no thanks. If he's sitting there in R6, sure, let's take a shot at him. Not before then, though.

11-29-2012, 09:06 PM	#1
tburhans Bench Warmer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 165 Member Number: 18473 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Honey Badger Tyrann "honey badger" Mathieu has declared for the draft. He is now a third to fourth round pick according to mel kiper. He is undersized but has elite ball skills and is a great special teams player. So with that being said do you think we would take a chance on him despite his off field issues?

11-29-2012, 10:43 PM	#2
BLACK_AND_YELLOW Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 438 Member Number: 18312 Thanks: 26 Thanked 44 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Honey Badger I wouldn't even look at him unless he fell to the 6th round. He's not worth a 3rd or 4th round pick imo

11-30-2012, 09:41 AM	#3
67 calsteel Draft Prospect Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: california Posts: 101 Gender: Male Member Number: 21936 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Honey Badger hell yes!The guy is a playmaker and can do something none of db can catch the ball.I know he is undersized but look at Flowers for Kc.

11-30-2012, 03:19 PM	#5
PhantomJB93 Assistant Coach Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,401 Gender: Male Member Number: 13907 Thanks: 24 Thanked 99 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Honey Badger I could see Matheiu as a game-changing safety like Polamalu. Actually when I watched him last year Troy was all I could think about. But his attitude will keep him off the Steelers. He was given SEVERAL chances to shape up at LSU and blew all of them, and it's not going to get any better in the NFL. Best possible scenario: We draft him, he's awesome and plays like a Pro Bowl safety, he gets busted for weed and traded to some scrub team for a 5th round pick while at the top of his game.

11-30-2012, 03:31 PM	#6
cbrunn Bench Warmer Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 333 Member Number: 23984 Thanks: 13 Thanked 36 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Honey Badger No thanks ... if the best he can be is a safety a 5'9 safety is not somebody I want helping to guard somebody like AJ Green for years to come ...

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11-30-2012, 06:25 PM	#7
teegre Living Legend Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3,473 Member Number: 24108 Thanks: 998 Thanked 843 Times in 547 Posts	Re: Honey Badger Before the 2011 season, I had him pegged as my 2013 R1 pcik. And, his 2011 did not let me down. Even despite his size, I was sure that he could be a playmaker in the NFL. Then... drugs. I was heartbroken. And now, I wouldn't touch him, even in R6.

01-18-2013, 10:17 AM	#8
BKAnthem Team Captain Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 841 Member Number: 13149 Thanks: 59 Thanked 22 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Honey Badger A 5' 7" CB that can't cover?...only as a FA

01-18-2013, 11:04 AM	#9
SteelersCanada Team President Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,307 Member Number: 24400 Thanks: 113 Thanked 632 Times in 413 Posts	Re: Honey Badger He's a stud in zone coverage, this it true. He's also brutal in man coverage and would get worked by guys like Torrey Smith, AJ Green, Josh Gordon, etc. So, no thanks. If he's sitting there in R6, sure, let's take a shot at him. Not before then, though.

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