JotCast | NFL draft: Live chat and analysis from Day 2

NFL draft: Live chat and analysis from Day 2

Brian Batko

7:00

Good evening, party people. Time to fire up our Day 2 draft chat. I'll be with you for the next *checks watch* four hours?! Anyway, like last night, I'm sure some of my coworkers at the P-G will be dropping in here and there. Thanks for joining.

Doyle37

7:01

Which center will the Steelers draft ?

Brian Batko

7:01

My pre-draft prediction was OSU's Josh Myers, so I guess I'll stand by it. Even though my first-round pick of Travis Etienne has already whiffed. Sorry about that.

7:04

However, my official Round 2 prediction of Asante Samuel Jr. is still in play. Don't feel great about it with the way O-linemen are sliding into the second day, but hey, I'm no flip-flopper.

jay

7:07

Hello Batsy. Harris pick is interesting. Does that mean more I formation or single back?

Brian Batko

7:08

I'm not ready to go that far. He's not just a between-the-tackles guy. Great pass catcher. Good pass protector. But I think they could benefit from some more under-center stuff, for sure.

GoSteelers

7:08

Aaron Rodgers wants to live Green Bay, so what can the Steelers give to get him to come? I say 2 first round picks and some later picks, and play with Ben and him in the backfield at the same time. Restructure contracts for cap space.

TominPunta Gorda

7:08

Draft Quinn the GUT, has a nasty disposition.

Doyle37

7:08

When does the draft come to the Burgh ?

mrhoads59

7:09

If Humphrey or Dickerson are there take them if not I go friermuth a good blocking TE will be important for the running game

TomServo

7:09

I like Samuel and think he’ll be good but if they don’t replenish the line today than it was a waste to pick Harris

Banaszak

7:09

I am good with Myers or Humphrey, I just want the guy who continues the tradition of Steelers centers. Since 1969, I think we've had fewer starting centers than most team have head coaches.

Brian Batko

7:09

All good points. I look forward to breaking it all down with you folks tonight as we get started with Roger Goodell kicking things off from the podium now.

7:10

Except for the one about Aaron Rodgers coming to Pittsburgh. That's not happening. Dare to dream, though.

Banaszak

7:10

I do love how Roger owns the boos. Have my issues with him, but that is funny.

Paul

7:10

ETN was the next pick, Brian. You called it closer than I thought it would be.

Brian Batko

7:11

Some early facetime for Franco. Who knew DMC from Run DMC was a Steelers fan?

7:12

Jags on the clock. I say don't overthink it and draft Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, the most surprising guy to fall to Round 2.

TomServo

7:12

Very disappointed that they didn’t trade down. With all three too backs still on the board they could have traded down still gotten one of them and likely picked up an extra third to address C, LT and CB today. Maybe no willing partners I suppose

Brian Batko

7:13

Colbert basically addressed that last night, saying they had "eight players" they would definitely draft if they were on the board, and Harris was one of those eight. Believe him or not, that's the company line for why the pick was made when the pick was made.

I'd swap houses with Kyle Trask if given the chance.

Paul

7:14

It was good they didn't trade down. They might have lost ETN and Harris.

TomServo

7:15

Yeah I get that but moves like that are how you really nail the draft when you need to rebuild a bit. They never do anything outside the box like that. They are crippled by insular thinking.

Scott

7:15

If we had traded down we would've missed out on Harris, Jags would've grabbed him.

Brian Batko

7:15

I don't agree with that. From the little I've seen of Urban Meyer explaining the Etienne pick, he has a very specific vision for Etienne's particular skill set.

jay

7:16

Off topic, you should start every chat with 'chipped ham and football, that what Pittsburgh does."

Brian Batko

7:17

That would be good synergy for the North Shore Drive podcast with Ray Fittipaldo and myself. Glad we have some faithful listeners out there. In case you haven't checked us out yet, give it a whirl: https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/the-north-shore-drive-sports-...

Banaszak

7:17

Aw, Jay, I haven't had chipped ham since my dad passed.

Brian Batko

7:18

Jags don't care for my opinion. They're beefing up the secondary, taking Tyson Campbell from Georgia. Cornerback.

7:19

OK, Jets up. THEY should take JOK now. I wonder how many picks I'll be stuck saying that?

GoSteelers

7:20

Will Trevor Lawerence be a bust?

Brian Batko

7:20

I don't think so.

7:22

Jaguars fill their much needed Tyson quota after Tyson Alualu catchfished them earlier this offseason

Jets getting a playmaker for Zach Wilson. Elijah Moore, receiver from Mississippi. Smal but can run really, really fast.

Scott

7:23

Rumors earlier that the Jets were receiving serious offers to trade up, guess not.

Brian Batko

7:23

Interesting that NYJ isn't going Javonte Williams here. For those who wanted the Steelers to wait on RB, pay attention to how that plan works out for the Jets.

GoSteelers

7:25

How do drafted players already have team hats at their house

Brian Batko

7:25

I believe they just get 32 hats and then grab the one who picks them. Talk about bloat! Hopefully those other 31 go somewhere good.

Tim

7:26

Has to be center at 55, yes. Plug and play starters w our first two picks would be sweet.

GoSteelers

7:27

Broncos trade up