Grading the Steelers by position going into Camp

**Ghost** · 07-23-2013, 02:07 PM

Here's the link if you are interested in the explanations behind the grades. He doesn't seem to take too much consideration in areas where there are untested back-ups in case of injury.

[URL]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1712959-pittsburgh-steelers-grading-the-strength-of-every-position-unit-before-camp[/URL]

Here's the cliff notes:
QB: A+
RB: B+
TE: B
WR: B+
OL: B+
DL: B
OLB: A-
ILB: B-
CB: B+
S: A
ST: B+

**Oviedo** · 07-23-2013, 02:10 PM

Seen awful high for an 8-8 team

**NJ-STEELER** · 07-23-2013, 02:23 PM

WR is way off.

Would have give them a b+ last year when some ad them ranked in the top 10. It's worse this year. At least going into the season

**steeler_fan_in_t.o.** · 07-23-2013, 03:13 PM

It is tough to grade many of the positions at this point.

OL - 3 young, but highly drafted, players at key positions who got limited playing time last year.
WR - Tough when everyone moves up a spot. AB from WR2 to the man. Sanders from part timer to WR2. A rook and guys who received limited PT to round out.
RB - A rook and two enigmas as the top three, likely one does not make it out of camp.
TE - #1 is injured and we don't know when to expect a return
DL - At least one of two first rounders has to prove he can play like a seventh rounder (Keisel)
LB - OLB position underperformed last year, Wood a question mark, two more on the other side
CB - new but highly touted kid now starting alongside the proven vet
S - aging and injury prone on one side, just aging on the other

I do trust and believe in many of these question marks, but how can you realistically predict these grades?

**Djfan** · 07-23-2013, 03:19 PM

This whole thing seems odd. We didn't look good at the end of last year - I get the injury thing - and yet we have grades that my parents would have died for me to have in high school.

Just a new way to make predictions? wonder what Warren Sapp would have given our report card.