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The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Take - Episode 1452 - February 23, 2025

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Football, Sports

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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February 23, 2025 - For Episode 1,452 this Sunday afternoon, Dr. Melanie Friedlander examines whether it's worth it for the Steelers to spend a first-round draft pick on a running back this year. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to The Terrible Take, a daily segment telling Steeler Nation what's on our minds.

1:05.2

I'm Melanie Friedlander.

1:06.8

In his recent mock draft, NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah had the Steelers taking the first running

1:11.8

back off the board with the 21st overall pick, Boise States Ashton Gentie. While many will argue

1:18.1

that Gentie is the best prospect at his position, the real question is whether any running

1:22.3

back can return on the investment of a first-round draft pick. With a skill position like running back, it should be easy

1:28.4

to project how a player will perform in the next level by looking at their college tape,

1:32.6

stats, and measurables. But it isn't that simple. There are other variables to consider,

1:37.4

including the most basic. Will the team drafting the running back be able to give him the chance

1:41.9

to succeed? Take Saqu Barclay as an example.

1:46.3

Drafted by the New York Giants with a second overall pick in the 2018 draft, no one questioned

1:51.1

his talent or athleticism. And in his rookie year, he proved it, averaging five yards per carry

1:56.6

and 11 Russian touchdowns. He racked up over 2,000 yards from scrimmage in 15 total touchdowns.

2:03.3

Following his rookie campaign, it was a bit more up and down for Barclay, complicated as well by

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