I love this year’s Pittsburgh Steelers draft class. I love it every year. The post-draft afterglow is the moment when players can only be judged on their potential potential and what they could ultimately accomplish in a best-case scenario. Although the average first-rounder will play in less than 63 games (less than four seasons), we’ll never hear Mel Kiper, Rich Eisen, or any draft analyst predict a player’s failure in the moments or days after their selection. So celebrate now, Steelers fans, but temper your expectations before the team gets to Latrobe.
I think the Steelers had their best draft of my lifetime this year.