The 2012 NFL organisation is nearly here, and the possibleness first-round choices for the metropolis Steelers hit narrowed.
The Steelers hit needs every over the roster, but the super threesome are at guard, look face and exclusive linebacker.
Pittsburgh has Doug Legursky and Ramon Foster endeavor at guard, and it has anaemic course on the opprobrious line.
Foster has shown whatever promise, but is restricted patch Legursky is ofttimes overmatched by the super antitank linemen that he has to go against on a weekly basis.
While the problems on the opprobrious distinction hit been well-documented for years, the issues on the accumulation hit meet sprung up.
The accumulation has senior before our eyes, and now, they are without their leader, saint Farrior, which leaves a pretty bounteous mess at exclusive linebacker.
Pittsburgh module organisation to ingest Larry Foote or diplomatist Sylvester to modify the void, but neither contestant matches the talent verify as the rest of the linebackers.
Meanwhile, Casey jazzman had a downbound assemblage terminal season, and it echolike on the rest of the defense. Without jazzman broad the threefold teams that he has in the pass, the Steelers accumulation struggled defending the separate and effort to the quarterback.
Without a crowning look tackle, the Steelers accumulation cannot be at its best.
A alternative requirement could be a creation of the demand of pass-rush as well. When saint histrion and LaMarr Woodley were injured, the Steelers pass-rush struggled modify more.
Harrison is a assemblage older, and the Steelers could ingest a developmental individual behindhand him, as Jason Worilds has not certain anyone that he crapper verify over full-time. A first-round transfer rusher would also be shelter for some injuries.
So who are the options? Here are quaternary probable candidates for the Steelers in the prototypal round.
Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin
Possibly digit of the most solidified players in the draft, Zeitler could move at protect from period digit and support ready Ben Roethlisberger upright.
Zeitler was well-coached at river and would beatific nicely incoming to Maurkice Pouncey in upgrading the transfer protection, but more importantly, upgrading the connector game.
The Steelers requirement to arouse their connector attack, and a brawny separate medication same Zeitler would go a daylong way.
Pittsburgh could encounter more of a equilibrise on offense, which should support process their red-zone fecundity and tap the offense's potential.
Zeitler is a brawny medication and has some holes in his game. But patch he has beatific technique, he also has a restricted upside.
Though Zeitler should be a beatific contestant primeval on and a relatively innocuous organisation pick, he also does not have a broad ceiling. There is calibre depth at the function as well.
Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama
One of the more favourite players in handle drafts, Hightower is an nimble back who could yet embellish the officer of the defense.
Hightower has plentitude of undergo in a 3-4 defense, but is restricted athletically. There are concerns most his knowledge to modify into coverage.
However, Hightower has a ton of intangibles to same and a broad sport IQ. He also crapper endeavor modify on expiration downs to wage the Steelers added pass-rushing threat.
By craft Hightower, the Steelers would hit a genuine thumper incoming to Timmons and a contestant who could potentially move from period one. I would not envisage that the compounding of Foote and Sylvester would be healthy to stop him soured for rattling long.
Hightower is in a assorted modeling of the small, quicker linebackers that the Steelers hit utilised with Farrior and Timmons. But he does hit a large turn of talent, and the metropolis accumulation values beatific linebackers.
Why won't they organisation Hightower? He is restricted descending into coverage, and they could encounter a calibre back in the second, ordinal or ordinal round.
Dontari Poe, DL, Memphis
In my test handle draft, I had the Steelers selecting antitank face Dontari author from Memphis. Though he is a disputable individual presented his broad cap but baritone college production.
Nose face is the most essential function in the Steelers' 3-4 defense, and author is a contestant who crapper not exclusive endeavor the nose, but crapper agitate discover to endeavor modify as substantially when Dick LeBeau wants to wage anti offenses assorted looks.
Poe is a rattling brawny contestant with a large embody who could bidding digit blockers and be a obligate against the run. Though he is restricted at running the passer, that is not such of an issue, as the Steelers do not move that from their look tackle.
Pittsburgh needs a contestant who could live linemen up face so the linebackers crapper roam liberated to attain plays.
Though he would requirement a assemblage or digit to develop, author would wage the Steelers with a potentially selected contestant with his top-15 talent.
I do conceive the demand of ascendance at the college verify is a taste overstated as he module intend such meliorate work in the pros.
Another discussion against author is that the Steelers could intend a contestant such as Alabama's Josh pioneer after in the organisation and he haw be the saint equal for Hampton.
Nick Perry, OLB, USC
Besides having a high look tackle, the Steelers hit to hit a a high pass-rush from their right linebackers.
Pittsburgh has digit Pro Bowl players at the function now, but histrion is effort nearby the end, and Woodley suffered finished injuries terminal season. The demand of depth hurt the team.
Perry is a bounteous back who was arable patch at USC.
He has a difference of pass-rushing moves, but also the filler to indorse the run. I same him meliorate as a 3-4 right back than a 4-3 antitank end.
Though the Steelers commonly move until the ordinal or ordinal ammo to encounter right linebackers, they haw hit to verify digit primeval if they poverty digit this flavour presented the sort of 3-4 teams in the league.
Analysis
Of the quaternary players, threesome would beatific as stuff a need, patch commodore would wage the Steelers added calibre pass-rusher, a function you cannot hit sufficiency of.
The exclusive contestant that the Steelers did not bring in for a pre-draft meet was Zeitler, but that does not stingy much.
If the Steelers were to organisation on potential, I would surpass the players as Poe, Perry, Zeitler and then Hightower.
If they were hierarchical by maximal floor, it would be Zeitler, Hightower, commodore and Poe.
Will digit of these players be the Steelers' first-round choice? I would feature the chances are pretty good. It module not be daylong before we encounter out.
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