Fortune shined the Steelers favor, allowing them draft the best players available without needing to reach.
- Or so the tale goes.
Truthfully, having David DeCastro slip to them in the first round was likely an incredible stroke of luck for the Steelers. And, prior to his positive drug test, Mike Adams had been pegged as a sure first rounder.
- But with every draft class the challenge lines in transforming that potential into to production.
In other words in when the Steelers convene camp in Latrobe a month from now reality will begin to set in.
- And that reality dictates that some of these draft day superstars will fail in the NFL.
As pointed out here recently, many of the same things begin said about the Steelers 2012 draft class were also being said about Pittsburgh’s 2008 draftees (click here for the article.)
- So be it. It’s likely that Colbert has drafted a couple of three studs in waiting.
But that doesn’t change the simple fact that some of these men simply won’t make the transition to life in the NFL.
- Who will fall through the cracks?
Will David DeCastro prove to be the new Huey Richardson? Might Mike Adams prove to be a Ricky Williams soul mate? Could Alameda Ta’amueat himself out of the league?
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