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Bleacher Report NFL Analysts Gary Davenport, Maurice Moton and Brent Sobleski have gotten together once again to rank the league's teams from worst to first.
The No. 1 and No. 32 teams aren't much of a surprise. But there are bound to be a few surprises in between.
#19
It's the dawn of a new age in Pittsburgh.
The question is which one.
With Ben Roethlisberger retired, the Steelers needed a new starting quarterback. Now there are potentially two—three if you count Mason Rudolph.
You shouldn't, but whatever.
First, the Steelers signed 2017 No. 2 overall pick Mitch Trubisky in free agency. Then, the Steelers became the only team in the league to use a first-round pick on a quarterback, drafting Pitt's Kenny Pickett at No. 20.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that if Pickett wants the starting job, he will have to earn it.
"It was two things that really attracted us to him from a floor standpoint," Tomlin said. "We thought he had pro-level anticipation. We thought he had pro-level accuracy. Oftentimes, those are two variables that really require a lot of adjustment from a quarterbacking standpoint. We felt he came ready-made in those ways. Hopefully, that’s an asset to him in terms of being able to compete and being ready, if his performance dictates it."
It will be an interesting competition. Trubisky has been an up-and-down starter who spent last year backing up Josh Allen in Buffalo. But he also led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs twice in four years.
And this Steelers team, for all its flaws, still has aspirations of making the postseason.
Cleveland was #16, Baltimore is #7, and Cincy is #3.
The No. 1 and No. 32 teams aren't much of a surprise. But there are bound to be a few surprises in between.
#19
It's the dawn of a new age in Pittsburgh.
The question is which one.
With Ben Roethlisberger retired, the Steelers needed a new starting quarterback. Now there are potentially two—three if you count Mason Rudolph.
You shouldn't, but whatever.
First, the Steelers signed 2017 No. 2 overall pick Mitch Trubisky in free agency. Then, the Steelers became the only team in the league to use a first-round pick on a quarterback, drafting Pitt's Kenny Pickett at No. 20.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that if Pickett wants the starting job, he will have to earn it.
"It was two things that really attracted us to him from a floor standpoint," Tomlin said. "We thought he had pro-level anticipation. We thought he had pro-level accuracy. Oftentimes, those are two variables that really require a lot of adjustment from a quarterbacking standpoint. We felt he came ready-made in those ways. Hopefully, that’s an asset to him in terms of being able to compete and being ready, if his performance dictates it."
It will be an interesting competition. Trubisky has been an up-and-down starter who spent last year backing up Josh Allen in Buffalo. But he also led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs twice in four years.
And this Steelers team, for all its flaws, still has aspirations of making the postseason.
Cleveland was #16, Baltimore is #7, and Cincy is #3.