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This subject has already been beaten up lately and I apologize if you find it some what repetitive. I am not going to write anything unkindly about any of the remaining Steeler's O line starters. Because I don't want to jinx the players, I do not want to write anything that will create questionable comments. Last month I wrote an article and mentioned that the Steelers best tackle Willie Colon ...

 Mike Tomlin's coaching staff is entering it's fourth year. All but five of the coaches on his staff are people Tomlin hired to help carry out his job as head coach.The other four coaches Tomlin kept from Cowher's previous coaching staff. Three of the coaches Tomlin kept are defensive coaches. Possibly one of Tomlin's best decision's ever was keeping Dick Lebeau the defensive coordinator, Keith Butler linebackers coach and Ray Horton defensive back coach on the Steelers' ...

The president of the Steelers' Art Rooney ll stated at the end of last season the Steelers' needed to get better at running the ball than they were in the 2009 season. Coach Mike Tomlin agreed with that and remarked before the draft that he wanted to find a really good full back. Was that just pre draft smoke? If the Steelers' really wanted a full ...

   With the draft coming up, in the past three months I have read continuing arguments about the defensive versus the offensive needs. What the team's problems were last season. What the Steelers need to do to fix it and who we (the Steelers) need to draft.  Some has merit. Some is misconception. Both sides of the Steelers contributed to their seven losses last year. Just as both sides contributed to their nine wins.    Let us ...

Why do NFL teams even bother with the later rounds in the draft? Ever since Kevin Colbert became director of football operations in 2000, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been considered one of the most successful teams in drafting new talent. Have they done maybe even a little better since Mike Tomlin became the head coach in 2007? It is hard to know for sure. The jury is still out on some of the players ...

In this article I have attempted to do a realistic mock draft—as close to an actual real draft as I could come with my limited knowledge of the Steelers and NO knowledge of their actual plans. Also, as we all know, with each pick taken in the real draft, teams' prospect boards adjust to new possible player availabilities. Even though I have spent more than 18 hours working on this in the ...