On Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan and head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media in their pre-draft press conference. During the presser, Tomlin talked about the unique situation Pittsburgh finds themselves in with what are essentially two first-round picks.
“That 32nd position is something that’s new to us, and that’s something that’s probably going to have more of our attention and the spontaneity of it or the uniqueness of it,” Tomlin said. “It’s just due diligence in terms of preparing for the things that could happen at 17, whether we stay there, move up, move back. That’s every year business for us.”
Tomlin is indicating that what the team will do at No. 32 will rely heavily on how things play out for the team at No. 17. This sounds like if things go according to play with that first-round pick, the team is willing to trade down from 32 when they get those calls.
“We’re excited about it,” Tomlin said. “We’ve been talking about. The thing we’re least familiar with about it is the amount of calls that we will be getting. That’s what we’ve spent our time talking about is how do we organize and how do we get prepared for the receiving of the amount of interest that pick could have.”
But on the other side of it, if the first round doesn’t go according to plan, what happens when the Steelers go on the clock? Do they sit tight and draft the best player on the board and then get active with that No. 32 pick or do the moves start at No. 17?
