The Steelers first pick of the 2014 NFL draft is...

[Oviedo]

nix better be a 3 down lineman if we use a 1st on him

i've read that we've spent more then 50% of our defensive plays in sub packages this year, and the league is growing more and more into a passing league

IMO Nix has lots of questions...ability to control his weight, knee surgery, etc. I never saw him play his best against the best competition. That would worry me.

Being labeled as the "best" NT in the draft isn't necessarily a wonderful endorsement since those guys are so hard to find and it is hardly a prediction for future success.

[phillyesq]

IMO Nix has lots of questions...ability to control his weight, knee surgery, etc. I never saw him play his best against the best competition. That would worry me.

Being labeled as the "best" NT in the draft isn't necessarily a wonderful endorsement since those guys are so hard to find and it is hardly a prediction for future success.

I'd love Nix - in the second - but not in the first. Unlikely to happen, I know.

The Steelers don't need a clone of Casey Hampton. But they need somebody who can control the middle better than what we saw from McClendon and Woods today.