Steeler Draft Options

Many early NFL mock drafts predict the Steelers will take Oregon St. RB Steven Jackson with their first pick, #11 overall. I don't buy it at all. First off, the Steelers don't like to draft RBs that high and are probably thinking they can get a quality back in a later round. Plus, if there is a shut down corner, or even more likely, a big offensive tackle, available, that's where they'll go. And it looks like Ohio St's Chris Gamble or Arkansas' Shawn Andrews might be there at the 11th pick. If they are, forget Jackson.

My solution is for the Steelers to deal a mid round pick to the Bengals for Corey Dillon (which is all it seems it will take to get him), then use the first round to grab a player who fills another need of theirs. That way, they could fill more holes in their lineup than they would be able to if they stayed where they are in the draft.

There are still over 2 months to the draft and there are a lot of factors still to consider and events to go down, we'll see how it plays out, but no matter what (and no matter how much I'd like to see a stud back in the Steeler backfield) I'd be VERY surprised if they use a first rounder on a RB.