I know that Eric already posted about this, but i believe that I have some different views on our team. 
One major problem for the steelers last year was that Ben Roethlisberger had a lot of trouble getting comfortable in the pocket. This is due to our tackles. Our tackles are oversized guards. They cant frickin pass block. Ben Roethlisberger had someone in his face for most of the game. Which brings up the point of what tackle we should draft. The two best tackels, Levi Brown and Joe Thomas will probably already be taken by the Dolphins and the Lions. I believe that the Steelers can keep their 1st round pick and trade up after that for an early second or late first pick and try to snagg Arron Sears from Tennessee. Not the ideal size at 6-4 317, but he is a pure pass blocker. I really believe this guy could genuinely help the steelers rid of guys like Adalius Thomas and the big nasty dudes from baltimore (who still in my mind are our only competition). 
Which brings me to my second point. What should we do with our 15th overall pick? I think the answer is simple. The best linebacker in the nation. His name is Paul Posluszny. This guy is the whole package. At 6-3 238, his size is no issue. He's also fast like a joey porter. Many see him falling to teams possibly like the Saints because not many other teams simply need him. Just ask Steve Kokan how good he is. If we don't trade our second round pick up for Arron Sears, I think we should try to look at who we lost in this offseason. One major loss was the probowl center, Jeff Hartings. I didn't see much from Chukky Okobi this year in his 5th year in the NFL. I think someone like Ryan Kalil would be good. He's from USC so he might need to try to adjust to the cold weather. Also, if we don't look in that direction, we should look at a defensive end. This choice obviously depends on whether Mike Tomlin wants to keep the 3-4, or go into his renound Cover 2 scheme. Someone like Ray McDonald would be good, because he has played end and tackle, so he can stop the run and also get some pressure on the QB. For the third round, I would like the Steelers to think about their receivers and see if theyre happy with Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, and 3 other mediocre/returning WR. And remember folks, Hines Ward turned 31 today (3/8/07) and though hes tough, he takes a beating every time he goes onto the field. He wont stick around forever. But i'm a personal believer in Nate Washington. So moving on. I think maybie a CB, but i think Bryant McFadden and Ike Taylor could elinimate some of they're metal mistakes and then would become good, if not great. Thats what i think about the draft, i hope i didn't go too in depth for you guys.
One major problem for the steelers last year was that Ben Roethlisberger had a lot of trouble getting comfortable in the pocket. This is due to our tackles. Our tackles are oversized guards. They cant frickin pass block. Ben Roethlisberger had someone in his face for most of the game. Which brings up the point of what tackle we should draft. The two best tackels, Levi Brown and Joe Thomas will probably already be taken by the Dolphins and the Lions. I believe that the Steelers can keep their 1st round pick and trade up after that for an early second or late first pick and try to snagg Arron Sears from Tennessee. Not the ideal size at 6-4 317, but he is a pure pass blocker. I really believe this guy could genuinely help the steelers rid of guys like Adalius Thomas and the big nasty dudes from baltimore (who still in my mind are our only competition). 
Which brings me to my second point. What should we do with our 15th overall pick? I think the answer is simple. The best linebacker in the nation. His name is Paul Posluszny. This guy is the whole package. At 6-3 238, his size is no issue. He's also fast like a joey porter. Many see him falling to teams possibly like the Saints because not many other teams simply need him. Just ask Steve Kokan how good he is. If we don't trade our second round pick up for Arron Sears, I think we should try to look at who we lost in this offseason. One major loss was the probowl center, Jeff Hartings. I didn't see much from Chukky Okobi this year in his 5th year in the NFL. I think someone like Ryan Kalil would be good. He's from USC so he might need to try to adjust to the cold weather. Also, if we don't look in that direction, we should look at a defensive end. This choice obviously depends on whether Mike Tomlin wants to keep the 3-4, or go into his renound Cover 2 scheme. Someone like Ray McDonald would be good, because he has played end and tackle, so he can stop the run and also get some pressure on the QB. For the third round, I would like the Steelers to think about their receivers and see if theyre happy with Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, and 3 other mediocre/returning WR. And remember folks, Hines Ward turned 31 today (3/8/07) and though hes tough, he takes a beating every time he goes onto the field. He wont stick around forever. But i'm a personal believer in Nate Washington. So moving on. I think maybie a CB, but i think Bryant McFadden and Ike Taylor could elinimate some of they're metal mistakes and then would become good, if not great. Thats what i think about the draft, i hope i didn't go too in depth for you guys.
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I would definately say that our biggest need now is cornerback. Ike Taylor (even though you've made him good in madden before...) is a bum. He's good at covering the deep ball because he's pretty fast and gives the receiver too much room. And don't even get me started about Deshea... McFadden could be a good number 2 corner for our team, but probably not number 1. No individual players on our team got in the top 30 for total interceptions. Our problem was turning the ball over and not forcing enough turnovers. If Roethlisberger learns to protect the ball and hopefully we could draft Leon Hall, we would be better about turnovers.
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