Scout's Eye with Matt Williamson: Breaking the RB mold?
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🗓️ 3 February 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone. I am Matt Williamson. Happy Super Bowl week. I know the Steelers aren't in it, but it is still Super Bowl week, and Super Bowl is awesome. And the Super Bowl is awesome. And that's what we all strive for, right? So, happy Super Bowl week. Follow me on Twitter at Williamson NFL. Please spread the word. |
| 0:24.2 | I've been promising you guys a mailbag for a while and a lot of good questions. It was tough |
| 0:29.3 | to sort through the best ones. So I wanted to take five or six broad topic things and |
| 0:35.2 | say some specific stuff as well. Dig in heavy here. |
| 0:38.5 | So a man Michael Odesso asked, |
| 0:40.9 | do you think the Steelers are going to break the mold of their typical RB profile |
| 0:45.3 | and instead go for the faster or shiftyer type guys like Devonil or RJ Harvey in the draft? |
| 0:52.8 | No more Damien Martinez or Ole Gordon types, R.J. Harvey in the draft. No more Damien Martinez or Oli Gordon types, please. |
| 0:59.4 | This is a tough one. So, actually, it's not a tough one. I don't think they'll break their mold. |
| 1:05.4 | I think ASC North football, physical football team, it's the makeup of who this team is, that they are going to want someone 220 pounds plus. |
| 1:17.4 | I do believe that as the next nausey. |
| 1:20.8 | And I know that doesn't sound great. |
| 1:23.4 | But I also think physicality in this league is very important. |
| 1:27.3 | Now, I want to dig into this deeper. |
| 1:29.2 | There's so many good draft or running backs in this draft. |
| 1:33.1 | I would consider taking two, even a third rounder and a seventh rounder. |
| 1:38.7 | I've told you before, Mel Kuiper has 35 running backs with a draftable grade. |
| 1:45.5 | Now, I wouldn't mind, well, let's go back a second here. |
| 1:51.0 | Like the Eagles. |
| 1:52.8 | The Eagles don't get many big plays in the passing game. |
| 1:55.3 | They generate explosives on the ground. |
| 1:58.8 | Can the Steelers get to that point? |
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