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Yep, the scope is out on the Steelers, people looking for another way for them to be better.
I have no issue with the 3-4, its been good for the Steelers for years and still is.
1. Get Healthy *
2. Good off season conditioning program
3. Replace deadwood
4. Let Omar do his miracle work in contracts *
5. Add some young talent via the draft
6. Convert Casey Hampton to FB.....jk
A healthy and conditioned Lamar Woodley could help our front seven, if we keep JH, and combine that with a dominate NT, this defense will be even better.
4-3 ? Na, Lets fix the inability of our offense to score *points or enough, then maybe we see some daylight.
The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
Light up the darkness.
2024 Draft
1. Kool-Aid McKinstry CB
2. Sedrick Van Pran-Grainger OC
3. Devontez Walker WR
3. Maason Smith DT
4. Matt Goncalves OT
6. Trevin Wallace ILB
7. AJ Barner TE
Who knows. I think the 4th quarter scheme stinks.
So if they switch to a 4-3, maybe they have to switch schemes in the 4th as well.
But I like the 3-4, when we use it, instead playing this passive crap we've been playing for two years.
In the past few drafts, the Steelers premium picks (top 3 rounds) have skewed towards offense - 6 of 9 have been on offense.
Regardless of the front you want, the Steelers need youth at LB and S. I wouldn't draft a NT in the first round. For starters, Hampton played fewer snaps than the third CB this year.
On the offensive side, if Wallace leaves, the Steelers will need help at WR and they could use an addition to the backfield regardless of what happens with Mendenhall.
Plenty of room to improve on both sides of the ball.
The remaining problem with our system is it takes forever to get defenders up to speed - pretty much every position takes 2 years before players seem to get it, or, at least, the coaches feel that way as young guys don't get to play for 2 years after they are drafted. That sucks. And look at players like Woodley - although once productive, his body breaks down now, every year, from having to try to cover people. It's a waste of time, just let him rush the Gad Damn QB.
It doesn't seem to matter if we play passive or not; when we do send in blitzers they don't get any pressure any how, so what's the difference? Sending more people to rush that do not get any pressure is counter-productive. It just means less people to cover while still not getting any pressure. It's broken.
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