stillers4me
02-26-2013, 05:22 PM
Used to be, the Steelers pretty much had their pick from this bunch. Used to be, but not anymore.
Monday’s on-field sessions at Lucas Oil Field put the defensive linemen and linebackers through their paces, and used to be the Steelers were in the minority of teams that valued the Chad Browns and Jason Gildons and Joey Porters. From the early 1990s when the Steelers defense came to be known as Blitzburgh, the franchise never has spent a first-round pick on an outside linebacker for their zone-blitz 3-4 alignment. The 44th overall used on Brown back in 1994 is the highest.
But if Chad Brown were in this upcoming draft, the Steelers couldn’t even count on him being there for them in the first round at No. 17 overall because so many NFL teams are playing the 3-4, switching to the 3-4, or employing some 3-4 principles in certain situations..........
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/More-competition-for-3-4-OLBs/5fe1599d-d1b3-4f01-96bf-4ce80592f6c1
Monday’s on-field sessions at Lucas Oil Field put the defensive linemen and linebackers through their paces, and used to be the Steelers were in the minority of teams that valued the Chad Browns and Jason Gildons and Joey Porters. From the early 1990s when the Steelers defense came to be known as Blitzburgh, the franchise never has spent a first-round pick on an outside linebacker for their zone-blitz 3-4 alignment. The 44th overall used on Brown back in 1994 is the highest.
But if Chad Brown were in this upcoming draft, the Steelers couldn’t even count on him being there for them in the first round at No. 17 overall because so many NFL teams are playing the 3-4, switching to the 3-4, or employing some 3-4 principles in certain situations..........
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/More-competition-for-3-4-OLBs/5fe1599d-d1b3-4f01-96bf-4ce80592f6c1