Peter Smith on Fansided doesn't like this writer, showing bad taste, but he does know football. He wrote another great article on what Bitonio at left guard probably means with these quarterbacks and Kyle Shanahan.
I recommend this article, but have some stuff to add that Pete didn't mention:
1: The right defensive end (or 3-4 OLB) will be less likely to commit to an outside pass-rush, as he could take himself out of the play and cede the edge.
2: If Pete is right about the rollout threat freezing the LDE or OLB to the right, then Schwartze shouldn't need much help from the tight end. In fact if the guy doesn't get out of the way, Schwartze can plant him.
3: What is it with the writers this guy just took on? One of them is ok, but the rest are really bad. Peter, is this like you're the bride and you put all your maids in ugly dresses? The ugly girlfriend who makes you look better?
Why don't you just make your rag the best?
Then there's the Bleacher Report.
Well, a couple of those guys are pinheads, but I have to admit they don't suck, and have a couple guys who are almost as good as my humble self.
This article was really good. And true: Joe Banner did leave the team well-off. He deserves credit for that. And among his picks were both Farmer and Pettine.
This offseason was kind of a surge which capitalized on the base Joe built. Ray Farmer used the extra picks he got to help accomplish this.
Lately, the guys on NFL Radio are ranting and raving about the Steelers offseason.
This is pretty disgusting, since the Browns upgraded a lot more than the Steelers did. Sure, as usual the Steelers did well with the ammo they had in the draft, but didn't do nearly as well as the Browns did. This is prejudice.
You can compare the two teams position by position. Who has the better and deeper backfield? No I mean once you look past the HYPE, who does?
Comparing the offensive lines is downright laughable. Tight end? Stop it you're killing me! (Miller was a stud but he's OLD).
You'd have to give Big Ben the nod. We hate him, but he's really really good when healthy and you can't deny it.
Now he's got a new microscopic scatback who can do the slot thing and hit a home run from anywhere, and a very good big new reliable wide reciever, and a decent corps in general.
But I believe that Hoyer will be the Hoyer who beat Cincinnati, and that Manziel will (eventually) be better. For now, I'll take Hoyer vs. Big Ben and you can laugh at me for it. He most certainly does NOT suck.
Wide reciever--are the Steelers really better? Do they have a better slot guy? No. And now there are twelve or thirteen guys fighting for roster spots, including four solid-to-excellent veterans.
Yes, some are old, and there are durability and health issues, but out of this group--and the young guys everybody else ignores, there should emerge a solid corps.
You could go over the whole defense, level by level, and an objective person couldn't rate any of the Steelers units above the Browns based on talent.
Now, they will all pick the Steelers to finish ahead of the Browns (and maybe even the Bengals), based on...what?
Sure, quarterback is very important, and you have to give the Big guy his props. But he's not the whole damn team--isn't this getting rediculous?
Is Tomlin that great? Better than Pettine? This is debatable--give the new guy his chance and let's see.
Think with your brain. The AFC North probably comes down to a battle of Ohio.
Update: Laveon Bell turned into Jim Brown during the offseason. Honest!
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