Today we have the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Sorry for the break in the teams, I was just traveling back home to Michigan from Colorado. I am six teams behind, so I will put up six teams today, so look at them all. Also, as many may have seen, Brett Favre reportedly retired today and that will of course change my predictions. I am going to wait and see what will stick before I change things, but I think it will more or less change the NFC more than the AFC, but I will let you know my changes when this announcement is for sure.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Last Season: 9-7
2010 NFL Draft: C Maurkice Pouncey (Florida, Rd. 1/Pick 18), OLB Jason Worilds (Va. Tech, Rd. 2/Pick 20), WR Emmanuel Sanders (Southern Methodist, Rd. 3/Pick 18), OLB Thaddeus Gibson (Ohio St., Rd. 4/Pick 18), OG Chris Scott (Tennessee, Rd. 5/Pick 20), CB Crezdon Butler (Clemson, Rd. 5/Pick 33), OLB Stevenson Sylvester (Utah, Rd. 5/Pick 35), RB Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech, Rd. 6/Pick 19), WR Antonio Brown (Central Michigan, Rd. 6/Pick 26), DE Doug Worthington (Ohio St., Rd. 7/Pick 35)
Key Additions: LB Larry Foote (from Lions), WR Antwaan Randle El (from Redskins), FS Will Allen (from Bucs), OT Jonathan Scott (from Bills), WR Arnaz Battle (from 49ers)
Key Losses: RB Willie Parker (to Redskins)
2010 Regular Season Schedule:
Week 1: Falcons
Week 2: @ Titans
Week 3: Bucs
Week 4: Ravens
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: Browns
Week 7: @ Dolphins
Week 8: @ Saints
Week 9: @ Bengals
Week 10: Patriots
Week 11: Raiders
Week 12: @ Bills
Week 13: @ Ravens
Week 14: Bengals
Week 15: NY Jets
Week 16: Panthers
Week 17: @ Browns
Analysis: The first issue with the Steelers is obviously Ben Roethlisberger and his four to six game suspension. So, at quarterback, nobody knows who will take over. Dennis Dixon could be up for the task. He has speed and has grown since being drafted and learning from Charlie Batch and Big Ben. Byron Leftwich is also a strong candidate. He was a starter with the Jaguars, but tapered off in his last years. That is the major concern. If a quarterback can produce, they have Randle El back as a threat as well as the ever-physical Hines Ward and of course Mike Wallace and Heath Miller. Rashard Mendenhall showed a lot of promise with the injury prone Parker out a lot, and now that Parker is gone, Mendenhall has his chance to shine. The third physical defense in this power division has one of the best defensive players back in Troy Polamalu. His return will help tremendously I believe, as they really didn’t know what to do without him last year in the passing attack. LaMarr Woodley is having some problems with the organization right now, but as long as they can get that figured out, the linebacker core is great with James Harrison and Lawrence Timmons. The offense will be the question early on, but if they can get through the weeks with out Big Ben, the team should be ok.
2010 Season Prediction: 11-5, AFC Wildcard
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