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NFL Draft 2011: Why the Pittsburgh Steelers Shouldn’t Draft an Offensive Lineman

April 16, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

During the build up for the Super Bowl of last year between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, I was trying to determine the most important player on the Steelers' roster.
The obvious choices on the field were Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu and to a lesser extent, because of the Packers aversion to running, Casey Hampton.
Eventually I settled on none of the three.  The article actually took a look at Sean Kugler.
Who is Sean Kugler, you ask?  What position does he play? 
He doesn't play.  He coaches...very well!
Sean Kugler was appointed as the Steelers' offensive line coach before last season.  He replaced Larry Zierlein after the team gave up a league leading 50 sacks the season before.
The appointment was met with curiosity as he had coached an offensive line in Buffalo that gave up 46 sacks in 2009.
Last year, the Steelers' offensive line was anchored by an all-pro rookie at center.  As impressiv...

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