Steelers’ 5 offseason priorities: Evaluate, upgrade OL and extend Alex Highsmith
1 year, 11 months ago

Steelers’ 5 offseason priorities: Evaluate, upgrade OL and extend Alex Highsmith

New York Times  

PITTSBURGH — At his season-ending news conference, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called the evaluation of offensive coordinator Matt Canada “tricky” because he might have been limited with what he wanted his offense to look and play like based on a rookie quarterback, young skill players and a turned-over offensive line for the second time in two years. Upgrade the offensive line New general manager Omar Khan and assistant general manager Andy Weidl — who had no say in putting together the offensive line — alongside Tomlin will have the, well, tricky process of evaluating an offensive line that isn’t overrun with talent but continued to get better as the season progressed. They haven’t drafted an offensive tackle in the first round since 1996, and their highest recent offensive line picks were Kendrick Green in the third round and Dan Moore Jr. in the fourth. The game plan shouldn’t be “don’t screw up.” We’ll likely see a different offense next season even though Canada is back.

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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New York Times  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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New York Times  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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New York Times  

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New York Times  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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