During the 2015 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ approach seemed to feel just a bit different in some ways, and that was somewhat validated during the team’s post-draft press conference, when Coach Mike Tomlin and General Manager Kevin Colbert frequently made references to ‘production’ in relation to the majority of their draft picks, particularly those in the secondary, taking two players who had double-digit interception totals in 2014.
This past year also seemed to have a bit of a theme surrounding production as well, but also an undercurrent of potential, a theme that was partially forced upon them after William Jackson III became unavailable just before them with the 24th overall pick, resulting in them taking the younger, but less polished, Artie Burns at cornerback.