Welcome to the newest Steeler, Bud Dupree

Bud got his degree this weekend...

Hawaii 5-0 wrote:

Bud got his degree this weekend...

I like the peace sign as opposed to a gang symbol...

Good character is always an asset especially when coupled with good talent.

Really looking forward to seeing this guy play for us! GO Steelers!!

Hawaii 5-0 wrote:

Boy, if they ever have problems with injuries, looks like Porter can still suit up!

Bud may not be a big impact guy this season, but he's gonna turn out to be a great pick. Speed, explosiveness, character. As long as he stays healthy, he is going to learn what he needs to in order to be a force in the pass rush and solid vs the run.

I honestly think that at least 5 of the guys in this class are going to be really good picks for the Steelers.

Hawaii 5-0 wrote:

Bud got his degree this weekend...

I love that he repped the Steelers on his cap.

Hawaii 5-0 wrote:

Gosh darn those legs are huge! He's a beast! Can't wait to see what Porter and Butler can do with him this year.

Steelers sign first-round pick Bud Dupree to four-year, $9.2 M contact, $5 M signing bonus, plus 5th option year

— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) May 14, 2015

$9.2 mil for someone who has zero sacks?!?!?

tony hipchest wrote:

$9.2 mil for someone who has zero sacks?!?!?  

It's time to shut up about Bud Dupree !

tony hipchest wrote:

$9.2 mil for someone who has zero sacks?!?!?  

So? Tom Brady will get $8 million this year alone and he has deflated balls and no sack.

Dude looks like a young Morgan Freeman

fer69 wrote:

Dude looks like a young Morgan Freeman

Hopefully he likes to practice more than Morgan Freeman.

tony hipchest wrote:

$9.2 mil for someone who has zero sacks?!?!?  

bust! he was drafted last month and still no sacks!!

El-Gonzo Jackson wrote:

fer69 wrote:

Dude looks like a young Morgan Freeman

Hopefully he likes to practice more than Morgan Freeman.

Caliendo in unbelievable. He sounds JUST LIKE Morgan Freeman doing Allen Iverson!

James C Wexell @jimwexell -

“@Bud_Dupree2: SteelerNation!!! ” -- Dupree in Worilds' old locker. Troy had the 2 right. Harrison just around corner.

https://twitter.com/jimwexell

Pittsburgh Steelers LB Jarvis Jones on rookie Bud Dupree: 'He's real intelligent'

By Jacob Klinger | jklinger@pennlive.com
on May 27, 2015

PITTSBURGH -- From what Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jarvis Jones can tell, Bud Dupree is a quick study.

Dupree, who the Steelers drafted 22nd overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, has impressed his fellow first-round draft pick and outside linebacker in position meetings as he learns Pittsburgh's defense.

"He learns fast man," Jones said. "Just in the meeting room you can tell he's picking things up. I mean, it's Day 2, but he's picking things up so it's going well so far right now. I can speak only on what we have done."

Jones is starting at right outside linebacker ahead of James Harrison, the veteran said on Tuesday. Dupree plays second-string left outside linebacker opposite Harrison, Harrison said.

Arthur Moats finished last season as the primary backup to the since-retired Jason Worilds at left outside linebacker.

to read rest of article:

http://www.pennlive.com/steelers/index.ssf/2015/05/steelers_jarvis_bud_dupree_intelligent.html

Steelers OLB Bud Dupree getting first-team reps, wants to go against best

Jeremy Fowler, ESPN Senior NFL Writer



Bud Dupree says he dropped into coverage often as a linebacker at Kentucky, which he thinks will ease his transition to the NFL.

PITTSBURGH -- First-round pick Bud Dupree said he’s happy he is getting some first-team reps because he likes "going up against the best."

The Pittsburgh Steelers have veterans James Harrison and Arthur Moats along with third-year pro Jarvis Jones at outside linebacker, but Dupree confirmed they are working him in with first- and second-team reps.

The Steelers appear to be grooming Dupree as an eventual starter.

"Everything is starting to click," Dupree said. "(My goal is) to show them I know the plays and show them they can trust me."

The Steelers selected Dupree No. 22 overall in this year’s draft. Dupree ran a 4.56-second 40-yard dash, which is big time for a 6-foot-4, 269-pounder. He also has a 42-inch vertical.

Dupree’s college stats aren’t gaudy -- he finished with 7.5 sacks for Kentucky in 2014 -- but Dupree has context for that. He dropped into coverage more than he rushed the passer at Kentucky, he said. That experience is helping him adapt to the Steelers' system that emphasizes both.

to read rest of article:

http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/14086/steelers-olb-bud-dupree-getting-first-team-reps-wants-to-go-against-best

I'm still waiting for his first sack

Stella Nation wrote:

I'm still waiting for his first sack

no sacks yet? he's a bust.

Bud Dupree: We want to be the group that revives Steelers defense

Posted by Josh Alper on June 30, 2015



The Steelers have a long history of riding strong defenses to playoff berths, but that trend has slowed in the last couple of years as the team has said goodbye to several fixtures of the unit without getting the same production in their place.

They’ve spent high picks on defensive players in each of the last three drafts with a particular focus on linebackers. Jarvis Jones, Ryan Shazier and Bud Dupree have been the team’s last three first-round selections and Dupree says that they want to be part of the core that brings about a revival of the old defensive ways in Pittsburgh.

“I want to be in that group that brings it back,” Dupree said, via Cleveland.com. “We want to bring back that hunger, that eagerness to go after the quarterback.”

to read rest of article:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/30/bud-dupree-we-want-to-be-the-group-that-revives-steelers-defense/

I think it starts up front and with Heyward, Tuitt and hopefully a healthy McLendon (along with reserve contributions from McCullers, Walton, Geathers or Thomas....the line should be solid.

I'm pretty confident in the ILB group and with vets like Moats and Harrison, the OLB group is OK. Dupree is a physical freak and I can honestly see Moats and Jones starting, with Harrison rotating at ROLB in pass situations. Not expecting Dupree to be a big contributor until 2016.