Day one was excellent in my opinion for the Steelers when they drafted Florida offensive linemen Maurkice Pouncey. Pouncey fit a need can contribute right away more than likely and is versatile. Day 2 of the draft in my opinion was not as fruitful. They started with talk that the Steelers wanted to move up in round 2. Smoke screen? Perhaps, but one really never knows for sure. Either it was a smoke screen or the price was just too much. In my opinion things were going the perfect way for the Black and Gold as a few players were sliding down the board. A lot of the fan base was hoping for Golden Read more [...]

Now that day one is in the books and the Steelers addressed the offensive line in round one with the selection of Maurkice Pouncey from Florida. It is time to direct the attention to the Steelers 2nd round pick. In my mock draft, I had Kareem Jackson. I knew his stock was on the rise after talking to a few scouts, but thought there was still an outside shot he would slide to round 2. I was resigned to fact that it might take the Steelers moving up to an earlier round 2 pick to get him and feel they were prepared to at least attempt to do so. The Texans ended all of that by taking Jackson just 2 Read more [...]

Jason Cole from Yahoo Sports writes that by Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to hand out the suspension for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as a result of the recent sexual assault investigation in Milledgeville, Ga. Roethlisberger is expected to take part in the Steelers first offseason practice today. Jonathan D. Silver of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a long but informative read on how the documents from the Roethlisberger investigation reveal questionable decisions, missteps and contradictions. Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher commented on the situation surrounding Read more [...]

Five more players came to Pittsburgh today for pre-draft visits to the Steelers facility on Wednesday. The group included two wide receivers, a running back and two linebackers. The two wide receivers were Dez Bryant, 6-foot-2, 225-pounds, from Oklahoma State; and Golden Tate, 5-10, 199, from Notre Dame. The running back was LaGarrette Blount, 6-0, 241, from Oregon and the linebackers were Koa Misi, 6-3, 251, from Utah; and Adrian Tracy, 6-3, 248, from William & Mary. The 5 visits today, put the Steelers at 19 total of their allowed 30 visits. You can view the full list of pre draft visitors, here. Read more [...]

When the month of March started, it seemed that the Steelers very well might look to the 2010 NFL draft to solidify their wide receiver depth. At that time the Steelers had 7 receivers on their roster with only Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes and Mike Wallace being sure things. The other 4 receivers at the time included the troubled Limas Sweed and 3 inexperienced, training camp bodies. You could also add Stefan Logan to the list if you really wanted, but for all practical purposes he is merely a specialist. Fast forward a couple of weeks and the Steelers have added former Steelers wide receiver Read more [...]