Unfortunately the win now game plan took a major hit when AB forced his way off the team but with an aging OL and QB that still is where this team is at
I would be very surprised if they traded down even if from a straight value standpoint that might be the appropriate move with the available talent at pick #20 - if the two Devins go off the board before the Steelers make a move to trade up Thursday night will be when the flamethrowers come out
10 picks. Surely they select 1 or 2 players that will be useful going forward. The OL is aging but the rest of the offense has gotten younger. Have to think Rudolph is the heir to the throne or at least the plan. I can see a versatile OG/C being selected this draft, I thought one would be selected last draft but went with Chuks instead. Going forward(after Foster, Pouncey, Decastro retire) OL looks like AV, Finney, not on team yet, Feiler, Chuks?
JuJu, Wash, Moncrief(maybe), not on team yet as the new young WRs. Conner and Samuels already have a firm grip on the RB corps moving forward. The future of this offense is already taking shape.
The defense is maybe in the last year under the current DC. Have to be a little more patient on that side until there is a clear direction and plan. As for now we fans really have no idea what the future is on the defensive side of things. Could be in much better shape than we think, or maybe not. Just need better players right now.
IMO, that is the "sweet spot" of the draft: not too much cost, but still a lot of highly-skilled players.
In other words, you can gamble on "fringe" players without setting yourself back if you do indeed whiff. Plus, the averages say that if you have two R2 picks (versus one R1 pick), you are more likely to "hit" on one of those two. Of course, the ceiling is higher for a R1 pick (for obvious reasons), but sometimes those R2 guys are just as good (but simply did not produce well enough in college to warrant a R1 draft slot).
the Steelers are working to get a new deal for Ben done before the draft, could they be possibly exploring creating enough cap room to trade for Patrick Peterson or maybe clearing a trade up scenario for a LB?
Under Tomlin, the steelers have never made a trade up or down in the first round .... the safe bet is that the steelers will stay put again!