It’s been pretty clear for some time that Pro Football Focus have never been the biggest fans of Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree. They didn’t even like him when he came out of college, and this offseason, despite putting up borderline Pro Bowl numbers, the site has argued that the team should not under any circumstances re-sign him as he appears set for a substantial windfall as a first-team unrestricted free agent.
In spite of their ample reservations about the quality of his play and how that translates into deserved financial compensation, they nevertheless selected the five-year veteran as the most-improved player on the Steelers’ roster for the 2019 season.