# Steelers draft santonio holmes
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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 29, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952 "2006-04-29T15:57:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@22PSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/22PSI)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/1 "2006-04-29T15:57:52Z")
If anyone watching the draft thats who they picked 1st round, WR from OSU
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### Author:  [@SSsuperchargedE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSsuperchargedE)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/2 "2006-04-29T18:11:17Z")
great move imo. good reciever, good returner.
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### Author:  [@SloWhite\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SloWhite_Z)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/3 "2006-04-29T18:48:08Z")
randell el replacement
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### Author:  [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/4 "2006-04-29T18:54:10Z")
i havent followed the draft at all… but i think they should have taken Lendel white… he’d have been a perfect replacement for the bus… as well as much more athletic… i dont think Duece will get the job done - apparently the Steelers think he will… lets hope so
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/5 "2006-04-29T19:14:42Z")
thats awesome, thats the best news i heard all night. wooooooooooooooo!
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### Author:  [@rmrider897](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rmrider897)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/6 "2006-04-30T00:22:46Z")
wtf… why not white…
we got wilson and some other guys who can catch…
we shall see
i dont think our current rbs are sufficient but im not the one getting paid millions to make these decisions
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### Author:  [@SSsuperchargedE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSsuperchargedE)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/7 "2006-04-30T06:01:39Z")
they actually traded the giants two spots for the 25th overall pick; where they got holmes. the draft was in new york so the place was filled with bandwagon giants and jets fans and they boood the shit out of the steelers
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/8 "2006-04-30T13:15:56Z")
> [@rmrider897](#):
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> wtf… why not white…
> we got wilson and some other guys who can catch…
> we shall see
> i dont think our current rbs are sufficient but im not the one getting paid millions to make these decisions
our RB’s are fine for at least the next year or two.
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### Author:  [@SloWhite\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SloWhite_Z)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/9 "2006-04-30T20:01:49Z")
yeah duece needs to get off his ass this year and do something
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### Author:  [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2006, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/10 "2006-05-01T07:04:17Z")
> [@SloWhite\_Z](#):
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> yeah duece needs to get off his ass this year and do something
X900million
I thought they were going to replace his replica jersey with a gray sweatshirt since thats all he ever wears.
I like the pick…I think we need a solid reciever…i am not sure if Wilson can step it up…he didnt have many chances to prove himself though. Also this year will prove if Paker is the real deal. Sometimes I love that guy b/c he can breakaway when he gets a hole…but sometimes he struggles to run through people.
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### Author:  [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/11 "2006-05-01T11:41:36Z")
i’m alittle confused by the move, but whatever… i guess i can see what they were thinking. most things i’ve read said we gave up too much to get that dude. also, if Holmes is a good return man then why did we draft a return specialist in the 3rd round?
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### Author:  [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steelers-draft-santonio-holmes/181952/12 "2006-05-01T12:48:44Z")
> [@smokeyburnouts](#):
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> i’m alittle confused by the move, but whatever… i guess i can see what they were thinking. most things i’ve read said we gave up too much to get that dude. also, if Holmes is a good return man then why did we draft a return specialist in the 3rd round?
check out the article on [postgazette.com](http://postgazette.com), apparently the coaches are drooling about putting back dual punt returners with both Reid and Holmes. Also thinking that Reid can turn into a very effective 3rd receiver since that kid from Georgia got cut last year and Nate Washington isn’t really a game buster… (I know im omitting Wilson and Morgan, I don’t think either of them are long term, as in past this year, solutions.)