To the casual fan, it might not seem like a big deal that the Pittsburgh Steelers have been awarded a compensatory sixth-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, as Pro Football Talk reports. However, in analyzing the round-by-round value of the last 12 Steelers drafts, we were reminded that Antonio Brown and Chris Kemoeatu were …
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Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in the 2012 NFL Draft
The story of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2012 draft class can be made into a movie. There’s David DeCastro’s comeback from a preseason knee injury, and the much longer odds Sean Spence faces returning from his knee injury. There are the stories of redemption. Mike Adams grew up a Steelers fan and had to beg the …
2012 Grades, Position by Position, Defense
When it’s all said and done, exactly how well did the defense play this last season? How well did DC Dick Le Beau and his staff handle the ups and downs, the pressure of stopping NFL offenses. The strict statistician in me wants to point to the numbers and say, “They did just fine.” But, …
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in the 2011 NFL Draft
The Pittsburgh Steelers will need some help from their 2011 NFL Draft class if they want to avoid a second straight season that ends in December. It will be a few years before the value grade for this draft is set in stone. Six of the seven players chosen are still with the Steelers. If …
2012 Grades, Position by Position, Linebackers
For the Steelers’ defense, the rubber has always met the road with the play of the linebackers. There is a great, grand tradition of linebacker play in the Steel City, dating back to Jack Lambert and Jack Ham; through Levon Kirkland, Greg Lloyd, and Kevin Greene; to Joey Porter and James Harrison. Linebacker play has …
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in the 2010 NFL Draft
Where there was so much hubris a year earlier, a dark cloud hung over the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepared for the 2010 NFL Draft. Just like they did three years earlier, the Steelers flopped as defending champions, missing the playoffs in 2009. The organization was disgraced further when Ben Roethlisberger’s transgressions in Milledgeville, Ga., …
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in the 2009 NFL Draft
The Pittsburgh Steelers started 2009 on a euphoric note, winning their sixth championship with a heart-stopping victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. It was the Steelers’ second title in four years. Ben Roethlisberger, 26 at the time, had two rings and was in the prime of his career. He wouldn’t jeopardize all …
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in the 2007 and 2008 NFL Drafts
The world changed rapidly in 2007 and 2008. Facebook and Twitter were becoming household words, the U.S. economy went into the dumper and the Pittsburgh Steelers had their first new coach in 15 years. The Steelers also won their sixth Super Bowl during this time. Mike Tomlin won the Super Bowl in his second season …
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in the 2005 and 2006 NFL Drafts
Remember 2005 and 2006? More people were using MySpace than Facebook, banks didn’t need bailouts and Bill Cowher was still the Pittsburgh Steelers coach. The 2005 and 2006 NFL drafts were the Steelers’ last two under Cowher, and they continued to stock their roster with players who would contribute to Super Bowl teams. Three months …
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Round-by-Round Value in 2003 and 2004 NFL Drafts
After laying the foundation in the 2001 and 2002 drafts, the Pittsburgh Steelers put the championship pieces in place in the 2003 and 2004 NFL drafts. The Steelers chose Troy Polamalu in the first round in 2003 and Ben Roethlisberger in the first round in 2003. The Steelers have won two Super Bowls and been …
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