They’re on the right track in the initial stages of the Kyle Dubas roster remake. Making a big splash just to make one won’t necessarily make the Pens better now or later.
Their motives have been as questionable in recent seasons as their ability to win games. But the drafting of Paul Skenes has confirmed a long-overdue seismic shift in approach.
Getting better in the present may be more difficult than even Kyle Dubas has acknowledged. But the future, too, is looming, as Dubas is apparently well aware.
Stan Savran's passing has inspired an outpouring of passionate reaction that he’d have thought was excessive. But when you do it as well as Stan did it for as long as Stan did it, recognition of a job well done and a life well lived is as inevitable as it is well-deserved.
The Pirates aren’t yet resurrected, far from it. But their return to relevance has made baseball fun again at PNC Park, and for now that’s more than enough.
He has a lot of work to do, as will the eventual new GM. Both will need to realize the gravity of the challenge they’re facing first and foremost to have any hope of eventually getting the job done.
The last two years haven’t been good enough. But in the wake of the draft and the natural evolution of the offense, the embattled OC, at last, has what he needs to change the narrative.
Not being a member of that oh-so-tight inner circle on the South Side, I don’t know for certain who the Steelers are about to draft. But I know what I’d do.
Just missing the playoffs when a spot was there for the taking is as frustrating as it is disappointing. But the bigger problem is the Pens are about to slip into the abyss, if they haven’t already.
The Pirates are coming off their first back-to-back, 100-loss seasons since the 1950s. But they’ve at least hinted this season might finally be different. We’ll see.
He’s been to Super Bowls and he’s failed to make the playoffs. But the Steelers’ head coach continues to embrace the job and the process no matter the results.
It was intriguing he considered un-retiring, but it's what he had to say about his successor and the Steelers' offensive coordinator that should be making headlines.
Kenny Pickett’s rookie season was promising but how long he’s perceived as the answer remains to be seen. That will depend, in part, on economics eventually, ask Lamar Jackson.
They didn’t stop adding talent after drafting Kenny Pickett last year. They need to follow suit — no matter who winds up first on their list this time around.
Jeff Capel’s team has a collective maturity that includes veteran perspective. That explains why it’s not about 20 wins for the Panthers, it’s about the next one.
