We will not finish above 500

Not me. I hope he flops like Flipper! The heck with the comp pick.

 

i say Wallace has more yards in Miami 2013 than he had this last year in Pittsburgh
Tannenhill isn't Ryan Leaf

 

Lets see....we could have a really good line next year, Will Johnson looks to be an above average FB. We (when healthy) have a really good TE in HEath and 1 good young receiver. And, we have 2 power running RB's.

This is like 1994 all over again!!!!!!!

 

I can't believe how many folks are writing the Steelers off for the 2013-14 season. I say let the chips fall where they may & lets hope the Steelers hit a homerun with the draft. Its still way to early to assume 8-8 or worse.

 

The Steelers could have a couple of down seasons as they re-build. My biggest concern is that by restructuring contracts the team is making the process more prolonged in the end.

 

LOL! Actually I'm a pretty rational person most of the time, but not when it comes to the Steelers.

 

As soon as we draft Eddie Lacy we will have a blue chip back and then Todd Haley's offensive mind will click in and we will be the surprise of the NFL. Every year a team comes from non playoff status and makes that big run for the Lombardi. Next year the Steelers WILL.

 

Hey....there's always worries at various positions. Heck, how many times over the last oh say FOREVER have we heard about our need for a "shutdown corner". Even one opposite of Ike Taylor, Rod Woodson, or whomever. There's always worries about whether or not the "next man up" will produce or not and we will always have hits and misses. I will say that I'm a bit worried about folks filling the leadership roles on this team as well as Harrison's unofficial role as the "enforcer" on our team. It seems like we always have a nasty-demeanor type of LB carrying on the Steeler way and I don't see anybody who fits the bill for that right now...unless you count Ryan Clark (and I don't).

I AM excited at the potential of our Offensive Line this year. It seems like we have either been injured, terrible or both for most of the past decade. This group could really jell and be something special for several years! If that happens, we could have Grandma Moses at running back and still get yards. Ben will have more time and trust to throw to our receivers. We are already scheming with short passes to get guys open and move the chains anyway. Sure, I'd like to get a true #1 receiver (BTW I would argue that we didn't have one last year...just a good decoy) and a more dynamic RB. Perhaps we still will in the draft and/or a reasonable FA.

I think the draft will have to be about youth movements at the safety and linebacker positions because those are our older and "thinner" positions. We have several young DBs and linemen who just need more playing time to develop. Several have shown flashes of excellence, but need "starter time" in practice and games for that to become more consistent. We're most likely not going to get one of those plug-and-play guys other than potentially with our 1st pick...and that's only if we get a RB or receiver with that pick. We need to develop for the future and hope some of our guys step it up or they will be gone after next year.

I'm even OK with it if we lose Sanders. He has had injury problems and is decent, but not great. Don't get me wrong...I still like him and his ability, but if we save his salary (1.3 million I think it was) AND get a 3rd round pick for our troubles it may end up better for us in the end.

I'm not calling this a "Superbowl Season" or anything because we do have question marks, but it's definitely not some kind of "doom and gloom" scenario like people are talking about. If you want to see that junk, look at the recent history for the Browns or half the other teams in the league with major holes and question marks on their rosters on an annual basis. Yeah, I'm disappointed that we have lost some players (Lewis for his potential and especially Harrison), but I was also crushed when we lost some of my favorites like Rod Woodson, Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, Peezy, etc. (the list goes on and on).

As long as we can do some solid work in the draft, we shall overcome.

 

For the 1st time in several seasons, we have an OL that is young, has some talent, and is actually coming together. People are forgetting that Ben was on a run to be MVP last year. We all know it takes 3 yrs to learn the defense. WHO better to bring in than some past players that know the system. The FO made some mistakes in past salaries and now they are having to deal with it. If we get Ansah or any other top defense pick, they still have to learn the system. They wont be an instant success and the save all player. Just like I said last year about DD, he may be great in the future, but he still has to learn the system.

Do I agree with Gay? Not really, I think we should have kept Lewis but I think Lewis wanted to go to NO. JH was cut, was it a mistake, I think so. But I also thought so about Porter. Plaxico? Hes hungry, he has something to prove, and the guy will help us. I'd take him over Wallace any day of the week and 3 times on Sunday, 2 times on Monday, and 1.5 times on Thursday nights.

As far as Wallace, I hope Ryan Clark welcomes him back to the 'burgh.

We will be ok, even during a rebuild. The only thing that scares me is we have no one behind Ben. Dont know what happened but that QB last year Johnson I thought looked pretty good. The guy they just signed, I dont know alot about him.

Actually, I m excited about this year. Got some players who are happy to be back, some players that has something to prove, and some young guys who want to make a name for themselves.