Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin held a press conference yesterday and discussed many topics including Alan Faneca’s contract as well as the upcoming draft. Revis is nowhere near a lock to stay in Pittsburgh but the possibility is definitely there.
“He’s got a nice combination of size and speed, and he’s a young guy. You would imagine there’s a lot of football in front of him,” Tomlin said of the Aliquippa native, who declared for the draft after his junior season at Pitt. “He seems to have his head on straight and he’s a sharp young man, so he has a lot of things that are attractive about him.”
The Steelers don’t have a ton of places where they need to bring in a new player (and were probably one of the best 8-8 teams in NFL history) but positions like cornerback and linebacker might be in for some change. Look for both Revis and PSU’s Paul Posluszny to be very possible choices.
I also have a feeling Revis would love the opportunity to stay home and move to the locker room down the hall from Pitt’s.
But yeah, it’d be nice to see the Steelers actually take one of Pitt’s GOOD players for once.
I don’t see it happening though, unless literally everyone else they want is gone when their pick comes and Revis is still sitting there.
Remember, the Steelers don’t necessarily have to draft for need and reach for guys at this junction, they can take the best athlete on the board, which Revis could very well be when they pick.
Being a Beaver County homer, I’ll take Revis in the first round and Puzluznutsky in the 2nd (I can overlook the Penn State thing because A. He’s good and B. He grew up right by me.)
Poslusny (though a PSU’er) would also fit nicely. He reminds me of a bigger Jerry O. All he does is go to the ball and make plays.
