This piece is not meant to defend Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree but to rather apply some context to his play and draft class. Rather than play the ever so popular ‘what if’ game, this piece will specifically deal with the cards that were dealt.
Following the 2014 season, the Steelers were dealt with a series of unfortunate cards. Pass rushers seemed to be an almost extinct species in Pittsburgh as the team had recorded just 33 sacks during the 2014 season. Even worse, Jason Worilds, who led the team with 7.