Welcome to the Terrible Take, a daily segment telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind.

I'm Alex Kizora.

What's the best way to think about an NFL draft prospect?

A discussion Dave and I had during Monday's full podcast.

There's no wrong way, just as there is no right way.

It's a little bit different for everyone.

One old scouting adage is, focus on what a player does well, not what he doesn't, and I understand

the sentiment. Think about how or a player wins and how he can help a team. That's ultimately what

franchises are trying to accomplish. No one is chasing

failure. But I view it a little differently. I embrace the idea of grading a player with a critical

lens. There's a thousand plus players a team could theoretically draft each year. To whittle that list

down the seven or ten or in Pittsburgh's

current case, 12 picks, you have to vet them and understand their flaws. Are there deal breakers

negatively working against the guy that takes him off your board? Is he a scheme fit? Are

their injury? Are their character concerns. We have to separate all the talented

players of which there are many somehow. Reality is about half the early round picks and most

of the later round selections fail, so we can't be blind to those flaws. A great combat catch

receiver may look good in moments, but his inability to separate could do him in.

That's happened a lot in this league.

Highlight the positives, no question.

Understanding how a player wins is just as important as where he struggles, but I'm okay

taking up my red pen through a guy's notes.

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