AFC North division round-up: July 2019 edition
Pittsburgh Steelers:
The Pittsburgh Steelers remain a bully in the AFC North for all the right reasons. They still maintain future Hall of fame quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a cast of stars in running back James Conner and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. The offensive line is elite, as is their defensive line. Joining that d-line is a cast of solid linebackers and an optimistic secondary.
When you put all of that together, you have a Steelers team with revenge on their mind. Right now, a Super Bowl run is within reason, but the team is likely looking for revenge against their arch-rivals, the Baltimore Ravens.
Pittsburgh had a chance to win the AFC North last season, but a Cleveland Browns loss thanks to linebacker C.J. Mosley kept the team on their couches instead of competing for a seventh Lombardi Trophy. You know as well as I do that the Steelers won’t forget that anytime soon.
While this Pittsburgh Steelers team looks ready to rebound, they could just as easily be a .500 team. We can’t forget that the Steelers just lost All-Pros Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown within months of each other. I don’t care how talented this Pittsburgh squad is; it’s not easy to overcome losses like that.
It doesn’t help that the Ravens remain an above-average team and the Cleveland browns look like world beaters. Right now, the Steelers could be the third best team in the division.
But again, revenge is on this team’s mind and you can never count out the Pittsburgh Steelers. This team remains well-coached and talented, making them as dangerous as anyone else in the AFC North and the AFC entirely.
Next. Baltimore Ravens are getting their NFL Draft swagger back. dark
That’s it for the July recap of the AFC North. Keep it locked to Ebony Bird for updates once a month on the best division in the NFL!