5 yr drafting status

[Ron Burgundy]

Our defensive efficiency rankings for the last 10 years are below. Can any of you math whizzes spot a trend?
2004 - 3
2005 - 3
2006 - 9
2007 - 3
2008 - 1
2009 - 9
2010 - 1
2011 - 13
2012 - 13
2013 - 23
2014 - 30

The years we were #1 we got to the Super Bowl?

 

[fogdoctor]

Our defensive efficiency rankings for the last 10 years are below. Can any of you math whizzes spot a trend?
2004 - 3
2005 - 3
2006 - 9
2007 - 3
2008 - 1
2009 - 9
2010 - 1
2011 - 13
2012 - 13
2013 - 23
2014 - 30

I started looking at our defensive draft picks over the last few years and had to be treated for clinical depression.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

The way I'm looking at the draft is that you need to get two valuable (ie. starting or major contributor within two years) assets per season. I don't think a person can linger on the where they were drafted part.
2014- Shazier, Tuitt Look like at least one of them will be a very good starter add in Bryant and you have almost two sure starting/ contributing talents. Maybe three (good draft)
2013- Jones, Bell, Wheton, Williams, Thomas. Lots of question marks here. If Bell stays out of trouble, stays healthy and signs a second contract here he is an absolute steal. He would be first round, probably upper first round on anyone's do over draft board. Jones looks like a bust, but with the low cost of recent first rounders you just have to look at it like we got Bell as a first rounder and Jones ia second round bust. Wheton and Williams look like good bacjkups with maybe one of them being a solid starter. Thomas???? On the surface it looks like a bad draft with the Jones bust, but could still go either way. Bell's career with the steelers will define it.
2012- Decastro, Adams, Spence, Beachum Decastro is a solid guard with pro bowl potential. Hard to be against Spence, but he is probably a good backup. Beechum could be the only saving grace of an otherwise poor draft.
2011- Cameron Heyward, Cortez Allen, Gilbert. Hard to see this one as anything but a disappointment. Heyward is a really good player, but the wait was long for him to get good and he goes through spells where he disappears. He isn't nearly enough to make up for the stench of the rest. I'm hoping Allen might get his confidence back and become serviceable. Worst draft of the period.
2010- Pouncey, Brown, Sanders, Worilds. Pouncey has received accolades, Brown is top three to five at his position, Brown and Sanders were sought after FA's. Hard to say much bad about that draft.
You would have to go through every single draft board, but my guess is the Steelers draft success over the past 5 years is about industry standard. They have produced about two starters to stars every year. They have misses in the top of the draft and big steals later on. Its about what you'd expect.

I started looking at our defensive draft picks over the last few years and had to be treated for clinical depression.

Right, and exactly how many good defensive players are on that list? Hayward and.......
Shazier and Tuitt may yet be okay, too soon to say, but the rest of the defensive picks are busts. Ben had better get in the mindset of putting up 40 a week because the defense is going to be a dumpster fire this year.

 

[fogdoctor]

Right, and exactly how many good defensive players are on that list? Hayward and.......
Shazier and Tuitt may yet be okay, too soon to say, but the rest of the defensive picks are busts. Ben had better get in the mindset of putting up 40 a week because the defense is going to be a dumpster fire this year.

40 pts a game? That should be good for 10-11 wins We gave up 23pts/game and 30pts at least 3 times last year and our secondary and pass rush have the potential to be significantly worse this year. Luckily, our offense is pretty awesome. If Wheaton/Bryant develop the route running some, we could push 30pts a game.

 

[Vader]

40 pts a game? That should be good for 10-11 wins We gave up 23pts/game and 30pts at least 3 times last year and our secondary and pass rush have the potential to be significantly worse this year. Luckily, our offense is pretty awesome. If Wheaton/Bryant develop the route running some, we could push 30pts a game.

Last year was a gift season because of the schedule. Not just the teams they played but where they played. They never went past the MS River and had almost all their games in the N. East. They didn't play many top QBs either. Brees tore them a new one. This coming year could be a clusterfuck of a season. They have Indy, AZ, Oakland, and Denver at home. But away they have Seattle, NE, KC, and SD. And St. Louis is no slouch either. They could give up a ton of points this year if they don't do something.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

40 pts a game? That should be good for 10-11 wins We gave up 23pts/game and 30pts at least 3 times last year and our secondary and pass rush have the potential to be significantly worse this year. Luckily, our offense is pretty awesome. If Wheaton/Bryant develop the route running some, we could push 30pts a game.

I'm tellin' ya.
Keith Butler and Joey Porter better get fitted for uniforms. See if Dick LeBeau will come back for the vet minimum since he was a good DB back in the day. Even with Harrison back the defense is gonna be a dumpster fire.