stillers4me
10-13-2013, 08:04 AM
Like many NFL teams, the Steelers have gone to the top end of the draft to build their offensive line.
When they opened the 2013 regular season, four of their five starters on the offensive line were taken in the first two rounds of the draft. Center Maurkice Pouncey and right guard David DeCastro were first-round picks; tackles Mike Adams and Marcus Gilbert were second-round selections.
That has been the blueprint for many NFL teams in the past six years, especially in 2013 when a record nine offensive linemen (five tackles, three guards, one center) were taken in the first round. And teams have not been reluctant to play their young linemen right away, either, despite the notion that many coaches and general managers think it is the toughest position to learn for NFL rookies...............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-know-uncertainty-of-drafting-offensive-linemen-707371/#ixzz2hbgTwM4u
When they opened the 2013 regular season, four of their five starters on the offensive line were taken in the first two rounds of the draft. Center Maurkice Pouncey and right guard David DeCastro were first-round picks; tackles Mike Adams and Marcus Gilbert were second-round selections.
That has been the blueprint for many NFL teams in the past six years, especially in 2013 when a record nine offensive linemen (five tackles, three guards, one center) were taken in the first round. And teams have not been reluctant to play their young linemen right away, either, despite the notion that many coaches and general managers think it is the toughest position to learn for NFL rookies...............
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-know-uncertainty-of-drafting-offensive-linemen-707371/#ixzz2hbgTwM4u