The Steelers defense in 2019 was better than it has been for nearly a decade. When you think of all of their top performers from this season, players like T.J. Watt, Minkah Fitzpatrick, and Cameron Heyward come to mind. Not Bud Dupree.
Dupree is an afterthought; a sidekick. He’s not Batman, he’s Robin at best. If he were an Avenger, he would be Hawkeye or Black Widow – not Iron Man or Captain America. Nerdish analogies aside, I truly do not believe that Bud Dupree is worth a franchise tag or a loft contract extension the Steelers may offer him this offseason.