My Hines Ward Blog

#18 - Trent Williams - Oklahoma

When people talk about the Steelers, they will talk about Ben Roethlisberger getting hit too much and the poor running attack. Expect the Steelers to take the best offensive lineman available with their 18th pick of the draft. Roethlisberger's off the field issues have been well documented, so I'll pass over those here.

The team needs to upgrade their o-line. The defense will be fine if Polamalu can come back healthy and play the entire season. The 2009 season showed how important he is to the defense/team. The team resigned Ryan Clark and brought back Antwaan Randle El, who never should have left. Larry Foote also came back and will provide great LB depth to the team. If William Gay resigns with the team, the defense will be set for 2010.

The offense playmakers are set with the WR group and Rashard Mendenhall at RB. A backup RB can easily be plugged in from either what the team already has or off the street. Santonio Holmes, Hines Ward, and Mike Wallace are a great WR trio. Ward should still have a year or two left as Wallace grows into the #2 receiver role. Heath Miller provides the big end zone threat, so they are set at all of the skill positions.

The only spot left is offensive line players so the team can get back to 'Steeler Football' of running all the time. They might have trouble going back to that running style because their WRs are so good. This team is better suited for a 50-50 running vs passing attack.

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