Which Areas Have Pittsburgh Steelers Strengthened Most This Offseason?

July 5, 2014   ·   Chris Gazze   ·   Jump to comments

Many teams preach a championship standard, but the Pittsburgh Steelers live it. Anything less than contending for a title is a disappointment, and they have failed to do so after consecutive eight-win seasons. The Steelers needed a change, and that is exactly what they got this offseason.
Rather than sit back and hope for improvements, general manager Kevin Colbert took an aggressive approach to the offseason—at least by Pittsburgh standards. He allowed replaceable parts such as Emmanuel Sanders, Jerricho Cotchery, Al Woods and Ryan Clark to leave via free agency and brought in Mike Mitchell, LeGarrette Blount and others.
Pittsburgh then used the draft to add size and speed to the lineup. Ryan Shazier, Dri Archer and Martavis Bryant were three of the fastest players in the draft, while Stephon Tuitt and Daniel McCullers were two of the biggest.
Maybe even bigger than the changes in personnel was the addition of Mike Munchak to the coaching staff. If coaches were fr...

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