I want Samuel from the Pats

[Dynasty]

Something else that needs to be considered is that before Tomlin was a DC, and now our Head Coach, he was an ace Defensive Backfield coach. I have a feeling his expertise will help our young guys a lot.

[RoethlisBURGHer]

Originally Posted by tony hipchest

he is a system cb who heavilly relies on the pats front 7 to make plays for him. he had a great int for a td in the 1st half against the colts, but he sure didnt do anything to prevent the colts from hanging up 32 (all offensive) points on them in the 2nd half.

he would have about as much impact with the steelers as d. branch did with the seahawks. he wants champ bailey money, ignoring the fact that he has yet to play like bailey has on a consistant basis. the pats were patient for him to come into his own. the steelers need to do the same with taylor and mcfadden.

I think Ike will be back to his 2005 form and McFadden will be one of the better CB's in the league this season.

[Infamix]

Originally Posted by Florida_Steelers_Fan

what's the overall opinion on colcough? i'm not sure he's worth a long-term investment.

the only problem with samuel is that, it seems, if you have big games in the playoffs the amount of money it takes to get that player increases dramatically (washington overpaid for randle el and neil o'donnel made dexter jackson a ton of cash...no doubt there are many others).

(Jim Moras press conference Playoffs Voice)

Colclough! Colclough! Why would you ever talk about Colclough!

[Haiku_Dirtt]

Originally Posted by Livinginthe past

Basic rule of thumb - the Patriots can't afford the guys that the Steelers can't afford to sign..and vice versa.

NM

I wouldn't say "can't". They won't afford. Each believes in their abilities to either plug the holes or bring in the new young buck.

[Livinginthe past]

Originally Posted by Haiku_Dirtt

I wouldn't say "can't". They won't afford. Each believes in their abilities to either plug the holes or bring in the new young buck.

'Won't afford' doesn't really make any sense though does it?

If both teams continue to make a preference of getting as much quality depth in the 53, and develop talent instead of buying it they can't afford to spend that much money on a player like Samuel

NM

[lamberts-lost-tooth]

Originally Posted by Infamix

(Jim Moras press conference Playoffs Voice)

Colclough! Colclough! Why would you ever talk about Colclough!

Colclough should never be used on ST..and used as backup CB and play in the nickel and dime packages....but I reiterate...NEVER play on special teams!!!

[slashsteel]

he is a system cb who heavilly relies on the pats front 7 to make plays for him.

Some players you can say this about. But his ability to make plays on the ball shows to me he isn't just a system guy. Isn't like he is a Larry Brown. I like his speed as well as his instincts. And because of gutting their (retirement, free agency) roster I don't think the Pats front 7 was the same this year as in championship past.

I love what their coach did for them as I think he and Brady pushed them as far as their talent would take them this year.