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With two weeks to let the Steelers’ 2019 draft sink in Terrell Edmunds Jersey White , one BTSC writer wonders to what extent circumstances were altered due to the decisions of other teams and what the FO was actually hoping would happen."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsSteelers Film Room2018 NFL Draft AnalysisLatest NewsLatest NewsFeatures and Long FormTwo weeks later, there are questions that may never be answered regarding the Steelers’ 2019 NFL DraftNew,32commentsWith two weeks to let the Steelers’ 2019 draft sink in, one BTSC writer wonders to what extent circumstances were altered due to the decisions of other teams and what the FO was actually hoping would happen.EDTShareTweetShareShareTwo weeks later, there are questions that may never be answered regarding the Steelers’ 2019 NFL DraftDouglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsWith minicamps starting and second-guessing having gone on for two weeks after the 2019 NFL Draft, some questions will start being answered about the validity of the Steelers’ decisions. But some queries regarding the events surrounding each selection will never be satisfied. Here is a look at some of them.Had the Seahawks not traded up and selected D. K. Metcalf two picks earlier, would the Steelers have still selected Diontae Johnson over him?While that would have been the fan’s choice, the WR Toledo seemed to fit the identity of Darryl Drake’s stable of wideouts. It would have been tempting, but I’m thinking Johnson would have still gotten the nod over the shirtless wonder from Ole Miss.Was Zach Gentry’s selection a knee jerk reaction to the Raiders trading up to get TE Foster Moreau ? The Steelers seemed to covet the TE from LSU as a ready-now player. The Raiders seemed to also, hence trading up to nab him. I’m deducing that Gentry was next on Pittsburgh’s big board and the combination off enormous size and position need triggered the pick. It’s my assertion that any player picked at that position would have been nothing but a TE.Did the Steeler Front Office have interest in Chase Winovich or was the outcry for him purely fan or media manufactured?The big plans for living on the edge with Ola Adenyi have not wavered. The golden-haired Wolverine, while still a possible priority for the Steelers, was bigger for the fans. The wideout position loomed larger on the big board Womens JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , much more than rush OLB. Had Chase still been there at their next pick, it would have been a tossup between Winovich and Justin Layne.With Cincinnati reportedly set to select Devin Bush at No. 11, did Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin enjoy the experience more knowing that they traded up and snatched the linebacker right out from under them?They will never admit that rivalries and emotions don’t play a factor in their decision on who they select. But I think the selection of Bush (a player that the Bengals reportedly coveted along with other teams) was sweeter knowing that they will wrest them away from Cincy.Who would have been the selection at 20, had the deal never come into fruition? My thought is that CB Rock Ya Sin or TE Noah Fant would have gone with the 20th pick at the original draft position. While the rest of the draft would have looked much different from what we know.Once again, these questions will never be answered and my speculation could be way off base. But the most important answers will be provided by the newly-minted players in the upcoming weeks, months and years. The Pittsburgh Steelers took a disruptive, but smaller, pass rusher in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft that is getting the attention of others."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsSteelers Film Room2018 NFL Draft AnalysisLatest NewsLatest NewsDrafting Sutton Smith viewed as the Steelers’ most ‘under the radar’ offseason moveNew,36commentsThe Pittsburgh Steelers took a disruptive, but smaller, pass rusher in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft that is getting the attention of others.EDTShareTweetShareShareDrafting Sutton Smith viewed as the Steelers’ most ‘under the radar’ offseason moveGlenn Beil-USA TODAY SportsThroughout the course of an NFL offseason, there are moves which get overlooked. Often times these moves are ones which make a big impact on the team Womens T. J. Watt Jersey , yet were not those BREAKING NEWS stories when the move was made. Some might call these moves ‘Under the Radar’ moves, and recently SB Nation’s Christian D’Andrea gave an under the radar selection for all 32 NFL teams. For the Pittsburgh Steelers he selected a smaller, but powerful, pass rusher drafted in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft from Northern Illinois. None other than Sutton Smith.See what he had to say about the ‘Under the Radar’ pick:D’Andrea labeled Smith as a “gamble”, but can you really suggest this to be true as a sixth round draft pick? While some point to Tom Brady and Antonio Brown as sixth round draft picks to become All-Pros, and some of the best of their positions, these cases are truly few and far between.The reality is 6th and 7th round draft picks flame out more than they pan out, and few become true impact players for their teams. In this case, I don’t view Smith as a “gamble” but as a move with an extremely high upside. If Smith gets to training camp, shows some promise and makes the team solely as a special teams player, it would follow suit for a 6th round selection. If he provides quality depth at the outside linebacker position for the Steelers, this is an added bonus. If Smith somehow shows his size isn’t a negative JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey White , but a positive in terms of leverage, and becomes a sack machine, then you have found yourself a genuine diamond in the rough. When looking at it this way, Smith isn’t a gamble, but a high upside selection. If there was a gamble move for the Steelers this offseason, it might be the signing of Steven Nelson, the most targeted cornerback in the NFL last season. Moving up 10 picks and giving up valuable draft stock to take Devin Bush. Those moves are gambles in my opinion, not taking Sutton Smith in the 6th round.With that said, all of Steelers Nation is excited to see what Sutton Smith has to offer the black-and-gold when Organized Team Activities (OTAs) start this Tuesday.