Hey Steelers Fans. Welcome to Thursday.
The Kickoff
It’s truly amazing how fast we transition from the end of the season right into Draft prep but here we are. The Steelers have a large contingent down in Alabama for this weekend’s Senior Bowl and they have a few scouts at the Shrine Bowl as well. Not surprisingly, Mike Tomlin has been hovering around defensive linemen and wide receivers quite a bit. While there is a ton of talent at both positions I don’t believe there’s a true ‘game-changer’ at the wide receiver position but there are plenty of guys who can help the Steelers.
The Premier!!
Last night I launched a new feature here at Steel City Blitz… The SCB Steelers Inside Blitz. The idea behind this was due to a couple of things. First, it’s a short-form of our weekly podcast. It’ll be primarily me, but one of the guys may join occasionally. We want to use it as a way of commenting on Steelers’ news during the gap between our podcasts. I hope you check it out! Please like and Subscribe!
New Show Tonight!
Episode 406 of the SCB Steelers Podcast presented by DEK Roofing Inc will air LIVE tonight at 10pmET on our YouTube Channel. We’ll share our thoughts on Art Rooney II’s comments plus we are diving into the roster. Who stays? Who goes? Check it out tonight!
Ouch
I hated Julian Edelman. He epitomized everything I despised about the Bill Belichick-Era Patriots. He was tough and he was good and he was a total pain in the ass for our defense. He ripped Mike Tomlin and the Steelers this week on his podcast and he was absolutely right to do so. He claims the Steelers are still doing the same thing they did ten years ago and they never change. That’s pretty damning in my opinion.
Participating Bowling
J.J. Watt was right. The Pro Bowl is a nice honor but when you’re the fifth alternate because the first four guys chose or were not able to participate, are we really celebrating the “best” players? Patrick Queen, Russell Wilson and Isaac Seumalo have all been selected to participate and good for them. But are they really “Pro Bowl” players? Frankly it doesn’t matter. This whole thing is for the kids and that’s fine.
Random Reads
I fully expect the Steelers to do one of two things. Either sign a top-level defensive lineman in free agency and draft one or they’ll draft two… Oregon WR Tez Johnson, who gained notoriety when he patiently waited to congratulate Will Howard after the Rose Bowl, has reportedly been unstoppable at the Senior Bowl. I like this young man a lot but… his stature is that of Calvin Austin III and that concerns me… It’s becoming increasingly more obvious that there just isn’t a top-tier QB in this Draft. That doesn’t mean there aren’t guys who won’t be successful down the road… The numbers for pass rushers drops pretty significantly when they hit the age of 30. I’m really curious to see what they do with T.J. Watt’s contract.
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