What To Expect from the Steelers Offensive Line After This Year

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Published: June 29, 2009

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... Most people say that it is the worst offensive line to ever win a Super Bowl.

There are a lot of different factors involved.  The key loss of Alan Faneca to the New York Jets last offseason and the injuries to Marvell Smith and Kendall Simmons could also be mentioned.

Then there is the fact that Max Starks was transition tagged, then franchise tagged, and then franchise tagged again, and he couldn't even take the starting right tackle job from Willie Colon.

However, if you looked at how Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert approached the offseason, you can see they believe in this young group.

 

LT Max Starks

After an early season injury to Marvell Smith, Starks came in and replaced him.  Starks improved over the season, leading the Steelers to franchise tag him for the second consecutive season.

If it was important enough for the Steelers to pay the kind of money they did to keep Starks around, it was importan...

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