Home 2015 Off-Season The Steelers’ Fan Guide to the Combine

The Steelers’ Fan Guide to the Combine

by Steeldad

With the eyes of the NFL world shifting their focus to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine, it’s important to understand that as a fan of the Steelers you need to realize some things. Let me help you with those items.

1. Do not be upset that the talking heads at ESPN and the NFL Network say very little about the Steelers. This is very normal because the Steelers fly as under the radar as any team in the league when it comes to drawing attention to themselves.

2. Do not fall in love with specific players. I shouldn’t even bother with this because it’s going to happen either way but you really shouldn’t fall in love with any particular player.

I guarantee you’ll see some cornerback or safety with outstanding times in the forty-yard dash and shuttle run and you’ll immediately dream of them in black ‘n gold.

Don’t do it; there are 31 other teams just as in love as you are and there is still so much time between the combine and the draft. Anything can happen and I’d hate to see you with a broken heart.

3. Combine Lingo is all the rage. This guy has a “high motor” and that guy has a “checkered past.” These are just two of the many different cliches and buzzwords you need to be prepared for along with some special comments exclusively for potential Steelers.

4. There is not one “sure thing” in this or any draft. We all have that buddy who claims he “knew” that J.J. Watt was going to be the best defensive player in the league just from his combine workout but ya know what? He’s full of crap.

There isn’t one guy that any of us can say is the real deal because there is so much that has to go just right.

5. Do not make anything out of what you see when Steelers’ officials are on TV. Painfully I must admit that Steelers’ fans are apt more so than many other fan base to immediately judge what they see. Here’s my tip; when you see Mike Tomlin or General Manager Kevin Colbert or Todd Haley during the coverage, do not try to interpret what you’re seeing.

While this event is very serious to all NFL scouts, coaches and front office personnel, it’s also a time to have some fun and laugh about who knows what so don’t jump to conclusions based on the three-seconds of camera time one of our guys might get.

Relax, grab some couch time and enjoy the Combine. We’ll figure out the draft later.

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