The Steelers draft picks made very little sense, for the most part, as they were happening in real time. Now, a week later, with time to reflect and hear Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin’s rationale, they make even less sense.
The concept of “respecting the draft board” and choosing talent over need is sound, in theory. In general, a team should pick the best player available throughout the draft and plug them into the lineup when they are ready to play.
That’s a bad way to draft if you have been close but fallen short of the Super Bowl the past few seasons and have several glaring needs still on your roster.