Hindsight is always 20/20 Joshua Dobbs Jersey , so we go back and re-draft the 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers draft class."a bold move in the draft when they traded up to the tenth spot to select inside linebacker Devin Bush. I am enamored with the former Michigan Wolverines and am excited to see him hit the field. The issue is that veteran linebackers, Vince Williams and Mark Barron sit atop of the depth chart. With three linebackers making over $3 million in 2019, the team will have one heck of an expensive backup., Sink or swim, the team sticks with Williams and Barron and keeps 46 game starter, Jon Bostic as a quality reserve. How would the Steelers draft have turned out if the team had traded back instead of up? That is exactly what I will tackle. To begin with, Pittsburgh will trade back with the Green Bay Packers. With the draft class so deep, gaining draft capital will be beneficial. With the 30th pick James Conner Jersey , the Steelers select Washington Husky Green Bay. According to the Jimmy Johnson draft value chart, pick #42 is worth 480 points but Denver only paid 445.2. I will sweeten the pot with a value of 446. With the 42nd overall selection, the Steelers would turn in their draft card with tight end Irv Smith Jr written on it.Received 2019 second-round pick No. 42 Compensation 2019 second-round pick No. 52 2019 fourth-round pick No. 114 With the loss of tight end Jesse James and wideout Antonio Brown, the Steelers needed to add on offense weapon who will generate offensive production in 2019 and beyond. The 6-4 241 pound tight end out of Alabama had 44 receptions for 710 yards to go along with seven touchdowns. Smith also becomes a valued insurance policy for oft-injured Vance McDonald. In two seasons with the Steelers, McDonald has missed 7 of a possible 32 games. The move ensures that Xavier Grimble snaps and mistakes will be limited which would be a sigh of relief to Steeler Nation. Another glaring need the Steelers have is at safety. The Steelers played in their dime subpackage 37% in 2018. That is a substantial increase over 24% in 2017. The void left by disgruntled and ineffective Morgan Burnett is filled with another trade up into the 56th spot for safety Nasir Adderley.Received 2019 second-round pick No. 56 Compensation » 2019 third-round pick No. 66 » 2019 fifth-round pick No. 118 (According to the trade value chart, the Steelers would be giving up 1.8 points more than the actual trade the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off to move into the same slot.) Adderley had an impressive college career with 265 tackles, four interceptions, 24 passes defended along with four forced fumbles. The three analysts’ reports from the Football Network praised former Delaware product for not only his football IQ but his versatility. With Burnett’s departure and questions surrounding the current Steelers inside backers ability to cover Cameron Sutton Jersey , Adderley would immediately come in and fill those snaps and give the Steelers an increase in scheme flexibility. He would also give the Steelers insurance if Sean Davis’ career stalls in his contract year or make him expendable. Summary after two rounds. 30th pick: Cornerback would play the dime safety or in big nickel. Murphy, Smith, and Adderley would push those concerns to the back burner in 2019 and hopefully, years to come. Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers best efforts to limit his carries during their huge win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night, James Conner still ended up headlining the list of injuries concerns by the time the game was over. With Pittsburgh up by 17 at halftime, the Steelers sensibly opted to rest their star running back at times during the second half, but that still could not stop him from being forced from the game in the fourth quarter to be evaluated for a concussion. Before Conner was taken into the locker room, he was briefly evaluated in the medical tent on sidelines and although he was initially allowed to return to the field JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , he was removed from the game for good just a few plays later. Ultimately, Pittsburgh might consider themselves rather lucky that Ben Roethlisberger did not end up joining Conner in needing to be evaluated for a concussion. A ratherunnecessary hit to the head from Eric Reid that resulted in the Panthers’ safety being ejected from the game, thankfully looked much worse that it actually was, and he jumped right back up as if the blow to his head had never happened. With the players having been told they do not have to report back to team facilities until Wednesday, according to JuJu Smith-Schuster when speaking on the NFL Network after the game, it can only be hoped that Conner will be cleared to return to action in time to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11. The extra rest should also be beneficial to Marcus Gilbert and Dan McCullers who were forced to miss the game against the Panthers due to injury.
