Steelers mine the line in draft

Steelers mine the line in draft
Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:45 pm | Updated: 10:30 pm, Sat Apr 28, 2012.
By Mike Bires mbires@timesonline.com

PITTSBURGH -- Almost by accident, the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.

And by doing so, they should be able to protect their franchise player for years to come.

One can only wonder how delighted Ben Roethlisberger must be now that the Steelers plucked offensive linemen with the first two picks of a draft for the first time since 1968.

"I certainly didn't expect it," line coach Sean Kugler said. "I feel fortunate to have two quality players that we thought very highly of."

Thursday in the first round, the Steelers were amazed that David DeCastro was there for the taking. The All-American from Stanford, the consensus No. 1-rated guard in the draft, was supposed to be long gone by the time the Steelers picked at No. 24.

But now, the Steelers believe they have the second coming of Alan Faneca, the first-round pick of the 1998 draft who's easily the greatest guard in franchise history.


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If everybody stays healthy we should have one of the best Olines in the league
For many years to come

fer69 wrote:

If everybody stays healthy we should have one of the best Olines in the league
For many years to come

I agree. We picked up 2 of the best at a discount. You can't get much better than that.

ben is going to reap huge rewards with this line. the next question is who going to handle the running back duties

vasteeler wrote:

ben is going to reap huge rewards with this line. the next question is who going to handle the running back duties

I'd say Redman going in. After that we have Batch, Clay, Dwyer, Memo and the new kid Rainey.

I'm anxious to see this competition play out. I'm rooting for Batch. I think Rainey will pay dividends right off in the return game. Getting off track a little I also think Spence is going to be a ST demon.

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the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.

That just seems almost unfathomable considering the line we've dealt with in recent memory.
I'm going to repeat it because I'm getting giddy just thinking about the possibility.

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the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.

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the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.

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the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.

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the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.

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the Steelers filled two needs on a shaky offensive line that could soon be the best in the NFL.