Recap: Opening Day Weekend: Steelers Friday Night Five Questions<\/a><\/p>\nQ1: Which rule proposal that will be voted on at the NFL owners meetings would most improve the game\/league?<\/p>\n
Steelers Depot respondents were split between several different proposals. The NFL approved three rules that tinker with the kickoff, including allowing teams to attempt onside kicks anytime. And two that involve more remote officiating. But Ginko18 is not a fan of adding new rules, writing, \u201cNone. More rules and regulations are not helping the game. Let\u2019s aim for clarity on current rules.\u201d<\/p>\n
Q2: Who should be the Steelers\u2019 primary kickoff returner in 2026?<\/p>\n
Travis Homer is the only player named as the primary kick returner. Several folks said we have to wait for the draft to find out. Wes writes, \u201cCan\u2019t answer this question without knowing which players are going to be back there competing for the job yet. Too early.\u201d<\/p>\n
Q3: Of the 12 2026 draft picks the Steelers currently possess, how many will they actually use?<\/p>\n
The median response was the Steelers using 9 of their 12 picks in the 2026 draft. The remainder are used to either trade up or to accumulate additional 2027 picks. Ginko18: \u201c10-11. Don\u2019t be surprised that those R7s are used to get players that Steelers won\u2019t pay as UDFAs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Q4: Which AFC North team has gained the most talent so far this offseason?<\/p>\n
In a rare show of unanimity, everyone said the Steelers have gained the most talent so far this offseason among AFC North teams. ValyrianSteelerJedi captured the feeling with, \u201cSteelers and it\u2019s not even close.\u201d<\/p>\n
Q5: Conversely, which AFC North team has lost the most talent so far this offseason?<\/p>\n
A couple of folks said Cleveland lost the most talent. But the clear majority said it was Baltimore. Ted Webb: \u201cRavens, yeah, they got Hendrickson, but lost 2 TEs and their center, plus a running back and fullback.\u201d<\/p>\n
Consensus vs. Correct Answers<\/p>\n
Questions
\nSD Consensus
\nCorrect Answers<\/p>\n
Rule proposals improving the game?
\nTrade Expansion\/Onside Kick
\nTBD<\/p>\n
Steelers\u2019 primary KR?
\nTravis Homer
\nTBD<\/p>\n
How many draft picks will the Steelers use?
\nNine
\nTBD<\/p>\n
AFC North team that added most talent?
\nSteelers
\nUp to you!<\/p>\n
AFC North team that lost the most talent?
\nRavens
\nUp to you!<\/p>\n
Players report for voluntary workouts on April 7. On April 20, voluntary minicamp begins, and it ends on April 22. The draft rolls around right after that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy Friday, and I hope yinz are doing well. Once again the Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[7,19098,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-852889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-friday-five","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116345352855754061","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}