Remember all those calls for Steelers to trade for Deshaun Watson - LOL!

When reports surfaced that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was disgruntled down in Houston and clamoring for a high-profile trade to another team, more than a few Steelers fans piped up in Pittsburgh that their favorite football team should make the deal, whatever the cost. Flashforward a couple of months, and now Watson is embroiled in an ugly sexual scandal that could lead to his lengthy suspension by the NFL -- not to mention personal lawsuits and perhaps even criminal proceedings. This stands as Exhibit One for why the Steelers brain trust might know a wee bit more than the average Yinzer fan out there and Steelers Nation. It’s also why I don’t buy the current Steelers’ draft narrative being forced down our throats. Namely, that the Steelers are falling in love with Alabama running back Najee Harris at pick 24 – and vice versa. It’s an outright romance at this point, Pittsburgh. But I say, Jerry McGuire might have had Renee Zellweger at “hello,” but Najee lost me when he gushed to Adam Schefter that Mike Tomlin is “really cool.” That sounds more like junior high than your shrewd, cold-eyed Steelers draft room. Could it be another patented Steelers’ head fake to cover up what the team truly covets high in this draft – a pedigree pass rusher to pair with T.J. Watt? History’s shown absolutely anything can happen when Pittsburgh is poised to pick. I cover all the Steelers’ draft scenarios and reveal the team’s real rebuilding plans, including the blueprint for when Big Ben is done, in this astute edition of the Steelers Update Podcast. Don’t miss it, Steelers fans!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices