Quarterback J.P. Losman's visit to the Steelers yesterday represented a possible insight into their strategy for the April 24-25 draft: Trade to move down from the No. 11 spot in the first round.
Three quarterbacks are considered candidates by most scouts to go in the top dozen picks in the draft, and Losman, of Tulane, is not one of them. It is estimated that he will be selected somewhere in the second half of the first round. So why would the Steelers bring him in if they are drafting 11th?
"You never know. It's a long process. I have a couple of weeks left. We'll find out soon," said Losman, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound Venice, Calif., native who transferred from UCLA to Tulane after spurning an offer from the University of Miami. "I guess I wouldn't be here if they weren't interested. I don't have any answers at this time."
Losman thrived at Tulane despite playing behind a poor offensive line. He has the kind of cocky attitude that some love and others deride as too arrogant for the position.
Kevin Colbert, the Steelers' director of football operations, said there are good quarterbacks in this draft to be had after the first round. Losman, once considered a possible second-rounder, likely will be drafted before the Steelers pick in that round, although USA Today Sports Weekly's NFL Draft Guide predicted Losman would go to the Steelers in the second round
Three quarterbacks are considered candidates by most scouts to go in the top dozen picks in the draft, and Losman, of Tulane, is not one of them. It is estimated that he will be selected somewhere in the second half of the first round. So why would the Steelers bring him in if they are drafting 11th?
"You never know. It's a long process. I have a couple of weeks left. We'll find out soon," said Losman, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound Venice, Calif., native who transferred from UCLA to Tulane after spurning an offer from the University of Miami. "I guess I wouldn't be here if they weren't interested. I don't have any answers at this time."
Losman thrived at Tulane despite playing behind a poor offensive line. He has the kind of cocky attitude that some love and others deride as too arrogant for the position.
Kevin Colbert, the Steelers' director of football operations, said there are good quarterbacks in this draft to be had after the first round. Losman, once considered a possible second-rounder, likely will be drafted before the Steelers pick in that round, although USA Today Sports Weekly's NFL Draft Guide predicted Losman would go to the Steelers in the second round
