Today’s Tribune-Review states that despite his “slash” like abilities, don’t look for draft pick Dennis Dixon to be playing any other position for the Black and Gold other than QB. Dixon, who was taken in the 5th round, is going to be groomed to be the eventual backup, taking the role of Charlie Batch [...]
A day after the completion of the NFL Draft the Steelers have announced that they have signed a dozen undrafted free agents who will be invited to training camp. For the first time in several years none of the players is from Western Pennsylvania. The players are wide receiver and kick returner Dorien Bryant of [...]
Count ESPN writer James Walker as another columnist that loves what the Steelers did over the weekend. Today Walker wrote the following in his column about draft moves made by the AFC North:
Best move
The best move was actually two moves made by the Pittsburgh Steelers. General manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin [...]
Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports has broken down the 2008 NFL Draft, and the Steelers in his eyes earned an “A.” Here is the breakdown from Cole:
Picks: RB Rashard Mendenhall, WR Limas Sweed, DE Bruce Davis, OT Tony Hills, QB Dennis Dixon, LB Mike Humpal, S Ryan Mundy
Positives: Mendenhall, Sweed, Davis and Dixon
Negatives: Hills
Bottom line: [...]
In the sixth round the Steelers took linebacker Mike Humpel from Iowa and with the pick secured from the Giants took Woodland Hills grad Ryan Mundy who played his senior season at safety for West Virginia. The Steelers took Illinois running back Rachard Mendenhall in the first round Saturday and wide receiver Limas Sweed of [...]
Could the Steelers have their next “Slash”? Maybe, as Sunday in round five the team took a shot on a very athletic QB in Oregon’s Dennis Dixon. Just ask Michigan about Dixon, who can release the ball quickly, and can also run the ball about as good as any QB that was in the draft. [...]
Knowing the need for lineman, the Steelers Draft Sunday finally included a lineman, as they took tackle Tony Hills from Texas with the 130th overall pick. It was a later pick, as the team made a deal to move down with the Super Bowl champion Giants. Hills is a big boy at 6-5, but is [...]
The Steelers 2008 Draft continued on Sunday, as the team took UCLA outside linebacker Bruce Davis, who is 6-2, 252 pounds and runs a 4.78. Bell will add depth to the linebacker spot, and if he can prove his worth, can earn playing time and possibly a spot in the teams nickel and dime defenses.
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The influx of talent on offense continued in the second round for the Steelers on Saturday, as they were able to snag Texas wide out Limas Sweed with their second-round pick. Sweed is a big wide out, exactly the kind that QB Ben Roethlisberger asked for – six-foot-four, (some say 6-5) and 219 pounds. [...]
In a move that may put the Steelers back as a power running team, the Black and Gold got a gift on Saturday in the first round of the draft, when Illinois RB Rashard Mendenhall fell to them at the 23rd pick. Many had the back going higher, such as with the Bears at 14, [...]
