The Pittsburgh Steelers went from clearly in the playoff picture to on the outside looking in when it comes to the postseason, dropping two-straight games to the Cardinals and Patriots who were both 2-10 heading into their respective matchups against Pittsburgh. There is plenty of negativity surrounding the Steelers right now as their chances of making the playoffs have dropped significantly while fielding a team that no one wants to see get whipped around in a playoff game should they get in much as was the case against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021.
The last two losses have dropped Pittsburgh to 18th overall in the draft order, setting themselves up to capitalize on better draft position to add quality players to address various needs as they look to retool this roster to field a better football team than we’ve seen this season in 2024.