PFF: Outdoors Of QB, Steelers Made ‘Crucial Enhancements In all places’

It’s going to be exhausting to evaluate the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offseason till they work out their quarterback place, however Professional Soccer Focus’ Dalton Wasserman thinks the staff improved in two key areas. Wasserman believes Pittsburgh’s constructive takeaway from the offseason is that the staff made “mandatory enhancements in all places,” besides at quarterback.

“The Steelers’ quarterback state of affairs stays an entire thriller, however in addition they entered free company with wants at huge receiver and cornerback,” Wasserman wrote. “They managed to seek out proficient gamers at each spots in huge receiver DK Metcalf and cornerback Darius Slay. Now, they’ll flip to determining who will probably be throwing the soccer, whether or not or not it’s a veteran like Aaron Rodgers or somebody within the 2025 NFL Draft class.”

The Steelers have been making an attempt to improve their receiver room for years, they usually lastly received their big-ticket acquisition in Metcalf. He and George Pickens needs to be among the best duos within the league, and there’s little doubt the Steelers are in a greater spot this yr at receiver than they have been at any level final season. Slay and Brandin Echols assist add depth to the cornerback room. Whereas the Steelers did lose CB Donte Jackson, he struggled within the second half of final season, and Slay needs to be an improve on the skin. In the meantime Echols and Cory Trice Jr. each present stable depth behind Slay and Joey Porter Jr.

The Steelers nonetheless have work to do in constructing out their roster. Their defensive position room is way from a completed product, with Daniel Ekuale a pleasant depth piece however the staff nonetheless needing an impression add, which might come by means of the draft. In addition they must proceed so as to add depth alongside the offensive line and usher in one other working again, which like defensive position, will in all probability come by means of the draft.

Even whereas the enhancements might not have been made “in all places” at this level, there’s nonetheless time to enhance the roster by means of free company and the draft. If the Steelers do land Rodgers, then they’ll at the very least have readability on the quarterback place. And one might make the argument that he’s an improve over Russell Wilson, and the Steelers definitely appear to suppose he will probably be. A minimum of thus far, although, the Steelers have improved at two key positions which have had long-term wants, and that’s a constructive at this level within the offseason.