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Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 NFL 3rd Round Pick Pick Kraig Urbik Addresses The Media

Here's the audio file:

After the fold there are a few excerpts from the interview from our friends at Steeler Depot.

Saw a quote from Mike Tomlin regarding Urbik and I had to share:

He’s a right guard, of course, a four-year right guard from Wisconsin. He’s a big guy. He’ll fight you.

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Can you play both guard and tackle in the NFL?

I primarily played guard in college but I have shown that I can play tackle in a pinch if needed. I would think primarily that I would be a guard.

Do you prefer the right or left side?

I have only played the right side but I can easily play left guard. Hopefully they can put me wherever.

Have you always played guard?

In high school I was always a left tackle. At Wisconsin, I was going against the best defensive linemen.

How much interest did the Steelers show in you in the days leading up to the draft?

None at all, actually. I didn’t interview with them at the Combine. I talked with them in the bullpen at the Combine but didn’t talk to them too much.

I always find it interesting that usually a few of our draft picks have never even spoken with the Steelers front office, very interesting and it goes to show how deep our scouting department goes in their search for quality players.  Many times in the past when the Steelers drafted a player they have little to no contact with it means they figured they would be our of our range, ie: Rashard Mendenhall last season.


Welcome to Steeler Nation Kraig!

 

 

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Love the Urbik pick;

he’ll fit right in. Like Hood, strong competitor, great work ethic, smart ballplayer.

My heros have always been Steelers...

by wozzle on Apr 27, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Visits

I think Tomlin uses visits differently than Cowher. Cowher almost always drafted a number of the visits. I think Tomlin uses visits for guys outside the Steeler norm (e.g. Davis and Gilbert) to prove they could fit in here.

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by BadMaafala on Apr 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

probably right on that

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by drinkyourmilkshake on Apr 27, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shadowboxing

It seems like the Steelers also use their visits to mask what they want to do. They obviously knew Ziggy Hood was a potential pick for them but he didn’t visit or hear much from the Steelers. If the Steelers are so confident in a guy they don’t need a visit, staying away from him prevents teams from trading up to get in front of the Steelers.

by CarlWeathersMustache on Apr 27, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

got to love Tomlin’s quote.

by phxsteeler on Apr 27, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

visits

 the Steelers bring guys in to visit and don’t draft them. People assume they’re blowing smoke. First of all, maybe the guy was drafted by someone before us. Secondly, maybe the visit was VERY successful- meaning we found a reason NOT to draft eh guy.

by Auggie's dad on Apr 27, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think it is more a case of the unpredictablility of the draft. There is no way they knew last month that Urbik would be on the board in the middle of the third round. Or that someone they rated higher wouldn’t also be there. Hell, until Saturday evening they didn’t even know they would have that particular pick. Pretty tough to bring in enough players to cover all the contingencies.

by robert ethan on Apr 27, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs


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