Thoughts on Ziggy Hood

Personally, I was very happy with the Steelers spending their first round pick on Evander "Ziggy" Hood, DT from Missouri. I can't say I agree with his Madden rankings, as all the Steelers on my game are maxed out at 99, naturally.

The situation the Steelers found themselves on draft day was that there were not any immediate needs that they had to draft for. That put them in the position to draft the best available player to add some young depth to their roster, which was badly needed along the defensive line. Watch the following video of some extremely uncomfortable looking white guy as he briefly discusses Hood.



Some thoughts on the video:

1. Did you notice Kraig Urbik from Wisconsin? He was the Steelers third round draft pick. Looked pretty good matching up with Hood, a match up that's bound to repeat itself.

2. I love how they showed Hood owning Alex Mack who is the Browns first round draft pick. Sucks to be him. I would rather go undrafted and play in the WNBA than be the Browns any-round pick.
Click on image to view Mack's projected Madden Stats

3. Hood's accent is perfect. It reminds me of the southern lisp Adam Sandler used when filming "The Waterboy". How perfect would it have been if instead of saying, "...you have to release all fury." he said "...you have to open a can of Captain Insano Whoop Ass."!

Seriously though, I was very happy with the drafting of Hood. He will be an outstanding DE after spending a year or two learning from Keisel, Smith, and LeBeau. He seems to have Aaron Smith size, but with a faster jump at the snap of the ball. Zig looks to be an excellent addition to a veteran defense.