Kevin Colbert loves value and especially so with his first round selections. Below is a quick history of the first rounders he has drafted since taking over in 2000 and the positional value those players offered. At the end I offer up a few players that fit the mold as both positional values that also fit perhaps a need. This is an exercise of positional value only, so don’t get too upset. 2000 - WR Plaxico Burress - This was the first draft for Colbert and after they selected Burress 8th overall, head coach Bill Cowher said they drafted him because they needed a playmaker. Burress was a top Read more [...]

Elliot Harrison of NFL.com tells how the aggressive, big-play style of safety Troy Polamalu and the creative mind of defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau, make them a perfect match in Pittsburgh. Scott Brown has some excerpts from Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians weekly chat with reporters on Thursday. Steelers safety Ryan Clark talked with Jim Colony of 93.7 The Fan after practice about the hiring of Michael Haywood as the new head coach for the Pitt Panthers. [phpzon keywords="slippers steelers" num="3" country="US" trackingid="hotwhedep-20" templatename="default"] Don Banks Read more [...]

Georgia State investigators and Milledgeville police have completed their month-long probe of sexual assault allegations against Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Ocmulgee Judicial Court District Attorney, Frederic D. Bright, said on Wednesday he is reviewing the findings, but would not say when he might decide whether charges should be filed. Everyone keep your fingers crossed. Steelers will bring in Idaho G Mike Iupati, Florida C Maurkice Pouncey, South Carolina DL Clifton Geathers, East Carolina DL Linval Joseph, South Florida WR Carlton Mitchell & Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski for Read more [...]

The Steelers will begin to bring 2010 draft prospects in for pre draft visits starting next week. NFL teams are allowed to host 30 non local prospects prior to the draft. Below is a running list of players we have confirmed have been scheduled for visits as of today. We will use this as our official Steelers pre draft visit list and will update this as the visits happen or more are announced. Purdue DL Michael Neal 3/29/10 Kansas S Darrell Stuckey 3/29/10 Penn State LB Navorro Bowman 3/29/10 Wake Forrest T Chris DeGeare 3/29/10 Tennessee G Jacques McClendon 3/30/10 Indiana T Rodger Saffold Read more [...]

The Steelers will find out Tuesday how many compensatory picks they will receive in this year's draft. You can view my projections I did on our picks a while ago as they are expected to receive picks for losing wide receiver Nate Washington, cornerback Bryant McFadden and quarterback Byron Leftwich in free agency last year. Not surprising in the least is that the word came out on Sunday that the Steelers have a pre draft visit set with Idaho guard Mike Iupati. Iupati will be a popular guy prior to the draft as several teams will have him as one of their 30 players to visit with. Director Read more [...]

Unrestricted free agent Ryan Clark was not tagged yesterday, but the Steelers are working on getting him signed still if the numbers are right. Joel Turner, Clark's agent, claims Clark is offering a hometown discount of sorts to stay in Pittsburgh. The Texans and the Falcons had a coin flip this morning to decide who would pick after the Steelers in round 1. The Falcons won and will pick 19th, while the Texans will pick 20th in the first round. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette speculates that despite signing Casey Hampton to a new deal, the Steelers still could pick a nose tackle Read more [...]