{"id":2741,"date":"2018-09-08T19:36:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T19:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2018-09-08T19:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T19:36:54","slug":"the-2018-pittsburgh-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/?p=2741","title":{"rendered":"The 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Offense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NO<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nNAME<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nPOS<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nAGE<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nHT<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nWT<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nEXP<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJoshua Dobbs<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n6’3″<\/td>\n216<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nCame along way since last season, huge upside<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBen Roethlisberger<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nOne of the greatest QB in NFL history<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMason Rudolph<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n235<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nThe heir apparent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nLe’Veon Bell<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n225<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nSwan song in the ‘Burgh for a great back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nJames Conner<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n233<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nThe heir apparent who is as tough as they come<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nStevan Ridley<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nNice comeback season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nJaylen Samuels<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n225<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nExciting rookie prospect, who might be a victim of the numbers game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nRoosevelt Nix<\/a><\/td>\nFB<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n248<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nDependable FB and Special Teams ace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\nAntonio Brown<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n5’10”<\/td>\n181<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nThe best WR in football<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\nDarrius Heyward-Bey<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n6’2″<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nSpecial teams ace, who still takes the top off the defense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nJustin Hunter<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nWill get significant reps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nEli Rogers<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n5’10”<\/td>\n187<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nWill start on the PUP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nJuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n215<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nExcited to see what the 2nd year pro can do<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nRyan Switzer<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n5’8″<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nNice pickup who will help the return game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nJames Washington<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n213<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nExciting prospect that will be an impact player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nXavier Grimble<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n261<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nClassic Blocking Tight End<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nJesse James<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n6’7″<\/td>\n261<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nNot sure why he isn’t the starting TE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nVance McDonald<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nInjuries continue to derail him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\nB.J. Finney<\/a><\/td>\nC<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n318<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nValuable Swingman, who plays C and G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nMaurkice Pouncey<\/a><\/td>\nC<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n304<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nAll-Pro who is the anchor of the line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\nDavid DeCastro<\/a><\/td>\nG<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n316<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nThe best Guard in Football<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nRamon Foster<\/a><\/td>\nG<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nDependable Veteran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nZach Banner<\/a><\/td>\nOT<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n6′ 8″<\/td>\n360<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nMamoth Insurance policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nMatt Feiler<\/a><\/td>\nOT<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’6″<\/td>\n330<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nBIG FEI, GO HUSKIES<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\nMarcus Gilbert<\/a><\/td>\nOT<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n6’6″<\/td>\n330<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nNeed to stay healthy and will make a huge impact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\nChukwuma Okorafor<\/a><\/td>\nOT<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n6’6″<\/td>\n320<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nNice looking prospect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nAlejandro Villanueva<\/a><\/td>\nOT<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n6’9″<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nDeveloped into a great LT and an American Hero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NO<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nNAME<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nPOS<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nAGE<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nHT<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nWT<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nEXP<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\nTyson Alualu<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n6’3″<\/td>\n304<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nNeeds to build off a great 1st season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\nStephon Tuitt<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n6’6″<\/td>\n303<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nOne of the best DE in Football<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\nL.T. Walton<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n305<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nNice fill in player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nCameron Heyward<\/a><\/td>\nDT<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n295<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nThe anchor of the defense and one of the best in football<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nDan McCullers<\/a><\/td>\nDT<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’7″<\/td>\n352<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nRunning out of Somedays, monster needs to develop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\nJavon Hargrave<\/a><\/td>\nNT<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n6’2″<\/td>\n305<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nAthletic DT who can anchor the line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nJon Bostic<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n245<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nWill have the first shot filling in for Shazier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nAnthony Chickillo<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n6’3″<\/td>\n255<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nPass Rush specialist who needs to develop further<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nBud Dupree<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n269<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nNeeds to justify his 1st round status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nL.J. Fort<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n232<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nSolid backup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nTyler Matakevich<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n235<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nThe tackle machine, will be the first man up and is a special teams ace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nRyan Shazier<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n230<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nWill be out for the foreseeable future #Shalieve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nMatthew Thomas<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n6’3″<\/td>\n232<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nGreat speed and quick feet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nT.J. Watt<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n252<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nNeeds to build off a strong start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nVince Williams<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n233<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nEmerging as a solid star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nArtie Burns<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n197<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nContinues to develop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\nJoe Haden<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nDependable veteran who was a huge asset on and off the field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\nMike Hilton<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n5’9″<\/td>\n184<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nComing off a nice rookie season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nCoty Sensabaugh<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n187<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nVeteran presence in the secondary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nCameron Sutton<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n188<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nInterested to see what he brings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nMarcus Allen<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n6’2″<\/td>\n215<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nPhysical propsect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nNat Berhe<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nThe Missile will be a key player on special teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nMorgan Burnett<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n209<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nVeteran presence that will be an upgrade to the secondary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nJordan Dangerfield<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n5’11”<\/td>\n199<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nOn the bubble veteran who delivers when called upon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\nSean Davis<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n202<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nThis could be the breakout year!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nTerrell Edmunds<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n6’1″<\/td>\n217<\/td>\nR<\/td>\n#1 pick will press to start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Special Teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NO<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nNAME<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nPOS<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nAGE<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nHT<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nWT<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nEXP<\/b><\/a><\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nChris Boswell<\/a><\/td>\nPK<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n6’2″<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nHas become a dependable asset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJordan Berry<\/a><\/td>\nP<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n6’5″<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nAwful preaseason raised questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nKameron Canaday<\/a><\/td>\nLS<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n6’4″<\/td>\n245<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nStays anonymous and does his job<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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        Offense NO NAME POS AGE HT WT EXP Comment 5 Joshua Dobbs QB 23 6’3″ 216 2 Came along way since last season, huge upside 7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 36 6’5″ 240 15 One of the greatest QB in NFL history 2 Mason Rudolph QB 23 6’5″ 235 R The heir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bwg-gr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2741"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2746,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions\/2746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}