The only ones i dont agree with are tony hunt and kevin boss. i guess boss has good value as a 5th rounder but i just dont see what was so spectacular about him to warrant the praise he got. I saw him make a couple of routine catches wide open. Now everyone thinks hes better than Shockey. Brandan Mebane could have been useful considering how thin we are at DT and i remember hearing about him a little bit. Still…i think Timmons is going to prove this year why he was taken 15th overall. If hes healthy and can provide the sideline to sideline athleticism they think he can, ill take that over your draft. Your draft would have really helped the O-line as well as special teams though. (Two things we struggle with the most.)

..will turn out much more favorable to the Steelers over the years than your hypothetical one. As a middle linebacker, Timmons will be the most active defensive player on the Steeler team in the future. Linebackers don’t seem to get a lot of respect around the league, but they are directly involved in more plays each game than any other position player outside of quarterbacks and running backs. Use your top picks on the players who make the most difference each game.

Until Shockey was hurt last year Boss was used a s a blocking TE. Once the Giants needed to throw to him he stepped up his game. He is a soild blocker. The reason for drafting Blalock would be to replace Faneca down the road, and the Falcons might play him at RT this year, so he could have competed there. He is tAller, stronger, and more athletic than Colon. Stewwart Bardley figures to be a very soild LB in this league, as does Brandon Siler. If they had drafted Hunt they would have used him to run the clock down becasue he could pick up 3-4 yard consitantly, unlike Willie Parker who will pick up 1 yard then 1 yard then 2 yards then 1 yard thaen 15 yards. He does not move a pile and is not good at running the clock down. This is where Hunt would have come in. Bushrod would in all likelyhood be starting if he wasnt on one of the best O-lines in the league, the Saints. If he was with the Steelers, he would be probably be then staring right tackle, and we could have avoided the transition tag foolishness with Starks.

..and Chris Kemoeatu who is first string at LG, or Max Starks who is first string at RT. He may be a better prospect than Willie Colon, but the way things look, Colon will just be a backup this year. The players Steelers have on hand, (and you can include Trai Essex in the mix) all have the advantage of at least a couple of years of on the job experience.

As for the TE position, I think that Spaeth was the best all round player at the position to come out last year. Possibly the best blocker and a better than average pass catcher. Especially for a guy who is 6-7 and over 270 pounds. He won the Mackay Award as the top TE in college in 2006.