It's funny, but as much as I advocated for getting the top TE, the fact that the team didn't even draft one tells me that they really think they are OK. I'm not seeing it, but they know a whole lot more about what's on the roster than I do.
2013 NFL Draft: What The Steelers Draft Says About TE Heath Miller
Apr 29th, 2013 by Matt Shetler
Entering the 2013 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers had plenty of holes to fill.
At least on paper it looks like Steelers’ general manager Kevin Colbert filled those holes and added depth to some positions of need.
One thing he didn’t do though is address the tight end position and I believe that says a great deal about the one he already has.
After tearing his ACL on December 23, in what was his best season as a pro, Steelers’ tight end Heath Miller was expected to miss a good chunk of the 2013 season. But by the Steelers not at least drafting a tight end in the middle rounds I believe says a lot about the fact that Colbert feels that Miller may not miss as much time as originally thought.
I’m not expecting an Adrian Peterson-type of recovery for Miller, but if the Steelers expected Miller to miss a large portion of the season, it’s likely that they would have drafted a tight end for insurance purposes. That’s not just insurance for this season in the fact that Miler is coming off of a serious knee injury, but insurance for the future in case he can’t be signed to a contract extension when his deal is up.
If the Steelers believed in any of that, they likely would have taken a tight end in the fourth round instead of reaching on a quarterback they could have gotten later on.
Coming off ACL surgery, whatever the Steelers get from Miller in 2013 is a bonus. The 2014 season is likely the target year for Miller to start making a big impact on the Steelers’ offense again.
But by not drafting a tight end, Colbert is saying two things.
The first is that they believe the Steelers will be fine in the short-term with Matt Spaeth and David Paulson at the position.
Secondly he’s saying he expects Miller to be back and contributing this season.
That alone is good news for Steeler fans.
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Steel Maniac's Time-Based Prediction: Lamar Jackson will be a bust and total flop in the NFL.
What Actually Happened: Lamar Jackson became the youngest two-time NFL MVP winner ever.
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Boom........
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That article, to me, seems like it jumps to conclusions.
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Paulson is a #2 TE at best.
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Saunders had 2 catches for 15 yards...
Paulson had 7 for 51...
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