Draft yields quantity, and plenty of quality,

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Draft yields quantity, and plenty of quality,
Posted by Fashza at 5:29PM on 4-28-08

URL: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/insider/columns/story?co…
" Pittsburgh Steelers: GRADE: B
Running back wasn't a need area in the first round, but when Rashard Mendenhall was still on the board at No. 23, he became a luxury pick. Mendenhall was a very good pick, so too was Limas Sweed, who fell to the 53rd overall pick. Dennis Dixon was a one-year wonder at Oregon before he suffered a season-ending knee injury. He showed skills in 2007; still, Dixon is a good fifth-round pick as someone you can develop. Bruce Davis fits the Steelers' scheme as an OLB (he had 24.5 sacks the past two seasons). Tony Hills is a solid backup at OT who has the ability to push for a starting role if he can work on his aggressiveness. Mike Humpal could be a good backup LB and help out on special teams; and safety Ryan Mundy will be a decent special teams player."

Mel Kiper Jr. gives the STEELERS an A for their draft picks. What are your thoughts? I for one, can understand why they made the picks they did, since the Linemen that everyone thought they'd go after were already gone before they had a chance. They got some guys that everyone thought would go a lot sooner. While I feel they needed linemen, particularly on offense, I like what they got.

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MattyGabe

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Posted at 12:00PM on 4-29-08

Yeah, I mean, it's hard for a team like the Steelers to say, "We know Rashard Mendenhall is still available, but we need (insert needed position here)." It's just too good for the Steelers to pass up.

Beside, the Steelers tend to find gems in the 3-5th rounds, so hopefully our later picks will pan out for us.

Who knows, maybe Max Starks will prove us all wrong and have a banner year

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