NFL Draft classes. College recruiting classes. Pictures of newborn babies. Within each of those categories is an automatic benefit-of-the-doubt clause factored in when it comes to any degree of self-evaluation. No couple believes their baby is anything but the cutest, and it’s a historic fact that those involved in the NFL draft business or the NCAA recruiting industry always use an optimistic tone when asked for an appraisal of their work product.
The Steelers have participated in each of the 88 drafts in NFL history, and their role in the 88th version concluded early in the evening on April 29. During the course of those three days they picked seven players and then announced the signing of some rookie
