Going To The Super Bowl May Cost Steelers The Draft Pick They Really Want
When preparing a draft strategy, teams put together a Big Board of players they want in the first round. That board is whittled down to players they think they can get. It then becomes a the battle of wants versus needs relative to your draft position.
The player you want may be a Top 10 pick and you pick 22nd. In the Steelers' case, they pick 31st and Mike Pouncey isn't going to last that long.
Given how good his twin brother was in 2010, Pouncey will be getting a lot more interest, and there are plenty of teams ahead of the Steelers who need offensive lineman.
This means if the Steelers want to secure Pouncey's rights, they will have to trade up to get him. If there is any player in the draft worth trading up for relative to the team's needs, Pouncey fits that bill.
If the Steelers are able to acquire Pouncey and install him on the line next to his brother, they will have the most solid offensive line since Ben Roethlisberger joined the team. With Willie Colon coming back next year, that gives the Steelers three core lineman to protect the quarterback Head Coach Mike Tomlin knows he can rely on.
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