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Five times Steelers were made to look like fools in the NFL Draft

By Eric Hassel

PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 28: Tight end Mark Bruener #87 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is pursued by linebacker Steve Foley #95 of the Cincinnati Bengals after catching a pass during a game at Three Rivers Stadium on November 28, 1999 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Bengals defeated the Steelers 27-20. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 28: Tight end Mark Bruener #87 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is pursued by linebacker Steve Foley #95 of the Cincinnati Bengals after catching a pass during a game at Three Rivers Stadium on November 28, 1999 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Bengals defeated the Steelers 27-20. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: A general view of a video board as the Pittsburgh Steelers pick is announced during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: A general view of a video board as the Pittsburgh Steelers pick is announced during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

The Steelers have had some foolish moments in the NFL draft

So, I know what you may be thinking if you have persevered and made it through this article.  How can you judge a player the Steelers drafted based on a comparison of a player we did not draft? The answer, in my opinion, is pretty simple.

If you look at the draft in a vacuum, you can judge either a player or an entire draft, for that matter, based on whether or not a player, especially a first-round draft pick, contributed to the success of the team.  If you ask me, the players we discussed above did not contribute to the level that the Steelers expected of firs-round picks.

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Every team has made ‘bad’ picks; every team will probably continue to make ‘bad’ picks.  That is the inherent nature of the NFL draft.  It is a ‘risk, reward’ proposition.  For the Steelers, the draft was a time when the team would ‘reload’ and infuse the roster with talent.

For the most part, that has been the case, but, as we have discussed, that has not always been the case.  In fact, there were times when the Steelers were made to look downright foolish.  Let’s hope that it is an exception and not the norm.

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