2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft - The Pittsburgh Steelers Select...

by FriarBob on Mar 23, 2011 9:00 AM EDT in NFL Draft

For the thirty-first pick in the second-annual Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, Jason Garrison selected for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have the standard three picks available. Here is the pick...

With the thirty-first pick in the 2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select...

Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado

I’m sure any Pittsburgh fans on this site are screaming, "NO, WE NEED AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN!"

I have three things to say to you: 1. Why are you on Cincy Jungle as a Steelers fan. 2. I don’t like you. And 3. I would have taken an offensive lineman for the Steelers with this pick, but there have already been six offensive linemen taken so far and this is considered a draft in which the offensive linemen were fairly weak. So, I resorted to drafting a cornerback, which is arguably the Steelers’ second biggest need.

Enter Jimmy Smith.

Steelers safety Troy Palamalu may have already sealed his fate as a future hall of famer and he may define the Steeler secondary, but he can’t be everywhere at once. A weakness for the Steelers has been at the cornerback position and it’s about to get even weaker. William Gay and Ike Taylor, mediocre cornerbacks at best, are both free agents and Anthony Madison is still a work in progress.

The Steelers were ranked at No. 12 in pass defense during the regular season, averaging 214.1 yards per game, which is a little low for the Steelers typical defense. Jimmy Smith can help boost the Steelers secondary back where it belongs. He’s a physical corner that has no problem with a bump and run style of play and has good quick feet to allow him to maintain contact while in the five-yard area. The 6-2, 211 pounder is also good in run support, and can help the Steelers defend against running backs that get outside the defensive ends.

While I would have preferably taken an offensive lineman with the No. 31 overall pick, too many have been taken already and there just aren’t any left that would justify a first-round pick. Jimmy Smith is the clear choice here because he can help the Steelers fill one of the other biggest holes in their depth chart because he’s a physical corner that could easily move into a starting role, boosting their pass defense as well as their run defense.

Jimmy Smith Highlights:

Draft Overview:

#	Team	Picked By	Name/Positon of Pick
1	Carolina	James Shively	Nick Fairley / DT
2	Denver	sexsalad	Patrick Peterson / CB
3	Buffalo	Elguapo09	Von Miller / OLB
4	Cincinnati	Jason Garrison +2	A.J. Green / WR
5	Arizona	Broski	Da'Quan Bowers / DE
6	Cleveland	Joe Goodberry	Marcell Dareus / DL
7	San Francisco	Heybrown	Prince Amukamara / CB
8	Tennessee	Oxalis	Cam Newton / QB
9	Dallas	Jim0ijk	Robert Quinn / DE
10	Washington	Pardon_My_French	Blaine Gabbert / QB
11	Houston	Joe27	Julio Jones / WR
12	Minnesota	CarsonOrBust	Tyron Smith / OL
13	Detroit	The_Black_Stripes	Cameron Jordan / DL
14	St. Louis	Jaegner	Aldon Smith / DE
15	Miami	JaredM	Mark Ingram / RB
16	Jacksonville	Whodatchemsit	JJ Watt / DE
17	New England (from Oakland / Seymour)	UpStateMike	Anthony Castonzo / OT
18	San Diego	Quickslant	Mike Pouncey / OG
19	New York Giants	TheDealio	Akeem Ayers / OLB
20	Tampa Bay	Doc Scratch	Ryan Kerrigan / DE
21	Kansas City	Indesignkat	Corey Liuget / DT
22	Indianapolis	Ddbumpus	Nate Solder / OT
23	Philadelphia	Buckeyenut12	Gabe Carimi / OT
24	New Orleans	FriarBob	Cameron Heyward / DE
25	Seattle	IgnatiusJReilly	Jake Locker / QB
26	Baltimore	FriarBob	Adrian Clayborn / DE
27	Atlanta	TruWhoDey	Justin Houston / DE/OLB
28	New England	UpStateMike	Muhammad Wilkerson / DL
29	Chicago	Bsmith4256	Derek Sherrod / OL
30	New York Jets	Polo_614	Phil Taylor / DT
31	Pittsburgh	Jason Garrison	Jimmy Smith / CB
32	Green Bay	Sean Weaver
33	New England (from Carolina / Armanti Edwards)	UpStateMike
34	Buffalo	Elguapo09
35	Cincinnati	Jason Garrison +2
36	Denver	sexsalad
37	Cleveland	Jason Garrison
38	Arizona	Broski
39	Tennessee	Oxalis
40	Dallas	Jim0ijk
41	Washington	Pardon_My_French
42	Houston	Joe27
43	Minnesota	CarsonOrBust
44	Detroit	The_Black_Stripes
45	San Francisco	Heybrown
46	Denver (from Miami / Brandon Marshall)	sexsalad
47	St. Louis	Jaegner
48	Oakland	NoodleXV
49	Jacksonville	Whodatchemsit
50	San Diego	Quickslant
51	Tampa Bay	Doc Scratch
52	New York Giants	TheDealio
53	Indianapolis	Ddbumpus
54	Philadelphia	Buckeyenut12
55	Kansas City	Indesignkat
56	New Orleans	FriarBob
57	Seattle	IgnatiusJReilly
58	Baltimore	Joe Goodberry
59	Atlanta	TruWhoDey
60	New England	UpStateMike
61	San Diego (from NYJets / Antonio Cromartie)	Quickslant
62	Chicago	Bsmith4256
63	Pittsburgh	FriarBob
64	Green Bay	Sean Weaver
65	Carolina	James Shively
66	Cincinnati	Jason Garrison +2
67	Denver	sexsalad
68	Buffalo	Elguapo09
69	Arizona	Broski
70	Cleveland	FriarBob
71	Dallas	Jim0ijk
72	New Orleans (from Washington / Jammal Brown)	FriarBob
73	Houston	Joe27
74	New England (from Minnesota / Randy Moss)	UpStateMike
75	Detroit	The_Black_Stripes
76	San Francisco	Heybrown
77	Tennessee	Oxalis
78	St. Louis	Jaegner
79	Miami	JaredM
80	Jacksonville	Whodatchemsit
81	Oakland	NoodleXV
82	San Diego	Quickslant
83	New York Giants	TheDealio
84	Tampa Bay	Doc Scratch
85	Philadelphia	Buckeyenut12
86	Kansas City	Indesignkat
87	Indianapolis	Ddbumpus
88	New Orleans	FriarBob
89	San Diego (from Seattle / Charlie Whitehurst)	Quickslant
90	Baltimore	Jason Garrison
91	Atlanta	TruWhoDey
92	New England	UpStateMike
93	Chicago	Bsmith4256
94	New York Jets	Polo_614
95	Pittsburgh	Joe Goodberry
96	Green Bay	Sean Weaver
97	(possible compensatory)
98	(possible compensatory)
99	(possible compensatory)
100	(possible compensatory)

Poll

Do you agree with this pick?

Yes, I love it!

46 votes

Good player, but not what the team needs.

11 votes

Right Position (group), Wrong Player.

5 votes

No, I don't agree at all.

11 votes

Mmm... Donuts!

20 votes

93 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

We need OL! (just kidding)

1. I like to learn about other teams from people who know them best. 2. Awwww come on, I like you. 3. I agree completely, just because you have a need doesn’t mean you take that position automatically.

I can’t disagree with anything you said, the only thing that might stop this pick from happening is if the front office gets a bad vibe from the guy in interviews, since his reputation isn’t great. If they don’t think his attitude and/ or baggage is a concern, I’m all for it. Good pick.

I have not yet begun to procrastinate.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Mar 23, 2011 9:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

really?

Your team actually cares about a players personality and attitude, not just talent, weird.

by JCompton41 on Mar 23, 2011 9:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I think I see what you did there, hahaha. I think they care to a point.

It’s not a deal breaker, at least public perception of a player isn’t. I think if they get a good feel for a guy in meeting with him, their personal opinion couns more than perception. Santonio Holmes is a good example of that, even if he didn’t work out long term he was a solid receiver for The ’Burgh while he was there.

Solid character and drive for success are two of the biggest factors I would look for, after game tape of course, and I think that the front office thinks the same way.

I have not yet begun to procrastinate.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Mar 23, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

it was kinda a play on both our teams

Because neither the bengals or steelers owners have character as a deal breaker to be honest.

by JCompton41 on Mar 23, 2011 11:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Interesting pick -

I’m not a fan of Smith myself, but it makes a lot of sense, considering who is already gone. I just have to take issue with the knock on Ike Taylor – he might not be able to catch much of anything (although he did have an interception or two last season, which seemed to surprise him as much as everyone else) but he’s an awesome cover corner. Whether we manage to re-sign him is another matter, of course, but who knows what’s going to go down with almost anything this off-season? Thank God for the draft, is all I can say.

"If you're not getting better, I don't care what business you're in, you're a dead man. I try to look critically at the mistakes that I make and try to learn from them, like our team does." - Mike Tomlin

by Rebecca Rollett on Mar 28, 2011 3:04 PM EDT reply actions