(08-15-2024, 03:44 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:

(08-15-2024, 03:16 PM)rpr52121 Wrote: One of the biggest issues for the Steeler the past few years has been bad offensive line play, especially running the ball. It was why they got killed for drafting RB Nagee a few years ago instead of addressing it then. 

While I would agree that both McCormick or Bertolini would have made us feel a whole lot better about the line, neither appears to be projecting to start this year for their respective teams. So other than depth, I'm not sure how much of difference either would make for 2024. 

And like you note, there is still time to pick up depth with TC cuts from other teams or trades.

That's why they drafted all these quality linemen. It may take a year or two, but a line of Fautanu and Jones at tackle, Frazier at center and Seumalu and McCormick at guard should be top 10 for the next 5 years at the least, barring injuries. On the other hand, Baalke adds a 32 year old center and hopes that Cleveland can get healthy while also counting on a 7th round draft pick who missed his rookie season due to injury. That's the difference between the Steelers organization and the Jaguars.

But I feel you are ignoring that the Steelers have had a top 10 quality defense when healthy for like the last decade. So they haven't had to use picks to fill roster holes there.

Whereas the Jags haven't had a top 10 quality defense outside of 2017 and for a few fluke stretches of couple games to end 2022 and start 2023. So the Jags, had to figure out those team deficiencies as well. That is on top of changing the defensive structure/scheme which needed switching out a number of guys in the secondary that is still a big question for a lot of people.

I mean if you are trying to say the Steelers are overall better run than Jax, most will not argue with you there. But that being better run overall allowed the Steelers to invest way more draft capital on projection OL than the Jags are allow to do who have to fill all their holes immediately as the Jags window is now.

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