rule
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Jersey , not the men enforcing it NFL fans are confused and frustrated by
the roughing the passer rule of landing on a quarterback with all the defender¡¯s
weight. This was one of the adopted rules by the competition committee which
flew under the radar this offseason, but has reared its head early in the 2018
season. The rule was implemented due to Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony
Barr crushing Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, resulting in a broken
collarbone during 2017. Implementing the rule is intended to prevent defensive
players from landing on the quarterback with all their weight hoping to reduce
injuries to the most valuable position in the NFL. Unfortunately, the rule did
not get much press in the offseason and many fans were not aware of it being
implemented. Steelers fans need to understand the penalties Monday did not
subsequently lead to points for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers¡ª the same penalty
helped the Steelers against the Cleveland Browns. The refs flagged Pittsburgh
for two roughing the passer penalties during the Tampa Bay game but fans forget
the team was also the beneficiary Week 1. With no score early in the second
quarter, Ben Roethlisberger rolled out and threw the ball away. After the
release Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett crashed into Big Ben
driving him into the turf and landing on top with all his weight. The action
resulted in a penalty which resulted in a first down giving the Steelers a fresh
set of downs. The next play James Conner capitalized with an easy touchdown.
Without the penalty, the Steelers would have had to settle for a field goal
changing the dynamics of the game. Unlike the Browns game, the two penalties did
not have a direct effect to the score. The drives where Sean Davis and Stephon
Tuitt committed the penalties ended with interceptions. Even though the Bucs did
not draw blood, the plays drew the inaccurate ire of Steelers fans. Both plays
are being flagged consistently around the NFL. Tuitt and Davis landing on Ryan
Fitzpatrick mirror the hit from Garrett. Are Steeler fans frustrated with the
Black and Gold amassing a league-leading 13 personal foul penalties in 2017
along with leading the NFL with five so far this season or are fans just not
understanding the new rule?The rule was implemented to protect the most
important position in the NFL ¡ª like it or not. Quarterbacks are the reason
80,000 fans pack into stadiums around the NFL in all weather during fall and
winter. The NFL is trying to keep those key cogs on the field and fans need to
understand the rules that try to safeguard them. Fans need to embrace the rule
until it is changed but Steelers fans need to remember that the rule change has
helped the team more than the rule has hurt their beloved team. It is now up to
Pittsburgh¡¯s coaching staff to instruct players to avoid such flags. How will
players avoid doing so and not hurting themselves? (Miami Dolphins defensive
end, William Hayes tore his ACL avoiding such a penalty during Week 3.) Check
out a full 7-round mock draft to see just who is predicted to go to the
Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2019 NFL Draft."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections
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has the Steelers on the move in Round 1 Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019
NFL Draft is finally here, and as the NFL world turns their focus to
Nashville
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Stallworth Jersey , Tennessee for the big event, fans¡¯ attention still
focuses on the process of trying to predict who their favorite team will
select.For the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have 10 total draft picks throughout
the three day, 7 round process. Most websites simply consist of showing who they
think the team will take in the first round, and maybe a two round mock draft,
but there are a few rare media personalities who will take a stab at a full
7-round prediction.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette¡¯s Ray Fittipaldo is one of those
rogue journalists, and put out his first full mock draft of the year. At this
point these predictions are just stabs in the dark. Great for conversation and
debate, but that is about it. Once the teams start heading to Pro Days, and host
pre-draft visits, then you will start to see the focus narrow on these type of
prediction articles.For the record, Fittipaldo goes into great detail on all of
his selections, you can read them all
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Jack Butler
Jersey , but out of respect to the work he did I will show his explanation
of just his first round pick.At this point, check out the full mock draft below,
and feel free to let us know what you think of the haul in the comment section
below....It¡¯s been 13 years since the Steelers last traded up in the first round
of the draft. It¡¯s time they do it again to land Michigan linebacker Devin
Bush.The projected trade has the Steelers sending their first-round pick (No. 20
overall) and second third-round pick (No. 84) to the Redskins in return for No.
15, where they can select Bush.Bush (5-11, 234) has rocketed up draft boards in
the past few months thanks to a great combine workout. He¡¯ll be coveted. The
Bengals, who own the No. 11 pick, need a linebacker to replace Vontaze Burfict
and have been tied to Bush.But the Bengals have a slew of needs other than
linebacker, including offensive line, tight end and maybe even quarterback.
Don¡¯t forget: New Bengals coach Zac Taylor is an offense-oriented coach from the
Sean McVay coaching tree and will want to choose his own quarterback at some
point.The Redskins, meanwhile, will gladly take an extra third-round pick in
return for five spots in the draft. Other than quarterback, their biggest need
is corner and the value at corner is at the tail end of the first round and
second round and after.Why the Redskins?
Well
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Jersey , Carolina holds the 16th pick, and the Panthers are looking for a
linebacker to replace Thomas Davis. The Steelers might have to jump ahead to get
their three-down linebacker.The Steelers can afford to deal away a third-round
pick because they recouped an early third (No. 66 overall) as part of the
Antonio Brown trade. This deal allows the Steelers to address their biggest need
while keeping a pick in every subsequent round and three in the sixth to address
their other deficiencies.Here is the rest of my final seven-round mock draft.
The Steelers take six defensive players and three offensive players.2. S Darnell
Savage of Maryland (5-11, 198)3. WR Miles Boykin of Notre Dame (6-4, 220)4. TE
Josh Oliver of San Jose State (6-5, 249)5. CB Iman Marshall of USC (6-1, 207)6a.
ILB T.J. Edwards of Wisconsin (6-0, 230)6b. OLB Ben Banogu of TCU (6-3, 250)6c.
DL Jonathan Ledbetter of Georgia (6-4, 280)7. Kerrith Whyte of Florida Atlantic
(5-10, 197)