You have Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer…after that, you could throw Big Ben’s name in there.
When you have a guy who is arguably the fourth best quarterback in the NFL, you pay him whatever you need to pay him.
Even though it bothered Hines Ward, I agree with Roethlisberger—he needs a big, tall wide receiver.
You can’t be throwing jump-balls in the endzone to 5-foot-11 Hines Ward. He needs his Randy Moss.
But there’s a bigger problem in Pittsburgh.
Big Ben took a big beating last year.
Then he lost what was probably his best, most consistent offensive lineman when Alan Faneca signed with the Jets.
The Steelers need a replacement for Faneca. Preferably someone who can keep defenders off of Big Ben.
The Pick: Branden Albert, OG, Virginia
The Steelers will go offensive line with this pick, no doubt about it.
Branden Albert is the best offensive lineman left on my board, so he’s the pick. Jeff Otah gets consideration, but I don’t have him ranked as highly as some. To me, Clady and Long are the only two pure offensive tackles in this draft that warrant consideration in the first round.
Albert gives the Steelers a guy that has the athletic ability to move between guard and tackle. He is a great pass blocker and a decent run blocker.
Once he gets his technique down, I expect that he’ll become a great run blocker as well.
He’s strong, athletic, and mean. The perfect addition to a power offense like Pittsburgh’s.
I’m SeanMC.
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