Found April 24, 2009 on The Steelyard:
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Guest post by Nick Beckwith ...Last year’s offensive line performance was, as the Emperor Chaz might put it, “want.” Offensive line is not the Steelers’ only need, of course, and in fairness the line did play significantly better as the season went on. But for the Steelers to defend their Super Bowl title or build and maintain a foundation for success over the next few years the O-line must improve. Dramatically.My analysis will focus on players the Steelers can get at #32 (or in later rounds). Left tackles Jason Smith and Eugene Monroe would be too expensive to trade up for, and will be long gone before the end of the first round. Many have wondered where Ole Miss LT Michael Oher, [subject of the book "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis] will go? I would guess somewhere between #12 and #20, probably out of range to trade up for even if the Steelers wanted him. Like many of the professional scouts, I admire Oher and consider his story to be quite moving, but I am not crazy a...
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