polamalubeast
03-07-2011, 03:47 PM
This week we kick off our series on the top draft classes in the AFC North of the past decade.
We will hit one team each day, starting Monday with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Friday, we will compile the best of the best and rank the top draft classes overall in the division.
Let's get it started.
No. 3: Class of 2003
Best picks: S Troy Polamalu (first round) and CB Ike Taylor (fourth round)
PolamaluAnalysis: The Steelers had a limited number of picks in this draft, because they traded up to get a player they really liked in Polamalu. Pittsburgh was confident Polamalu was special, and it was the right call. Polamalu, the NFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is putting together a Hall of Fame career and already has led Pittsburgh’s defense to three Super Bowl appearances and two titles. That pick alone makes this class worthy of consideration. But the Steelers also landed No. 1 cornerback Taylor in the fourth round, making this draft the hallmark of the team’s secondary for years to come. Pittsburgh only had five picks in 2003 and hit home runs on two.
read more
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/25400/top-steelers-drafts-since-2000
We will hit one team each day, starting Monday with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Friday, we will compile the best of the best and rank the top draft classes overall in the division.
Let's get it started.
No. 3: Class of 2003
Best picks: S Troy Polamalu (first round) and CB Ike Taylor (fourth round)
PolamaluAnalysis: The Steelers had a limited number of picks in this draft, because they traded up to get a player they really liked in Polamalu. Pittsburgh was confident Polamalu was special, and it was the right call. Polamalu, the NFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, is putting together a Hall of Fame career and already has led Pittsburgh’s defense to three Super Bowl appearances and two titles. That pick alone makes this class worthy of consideration. But the Steelers also landed No. 1 cornerback Taylor in the fourth round, making this draft the hallmark of the team’s secondary for years to come. Pittsburgh only had five picks in 2003 and hit home runs on two.
read more
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/25400/top-steelers-drafts-since-2000