The Pittsburgh Steelers will need to invest a top-64 draft pick on a quarterback that spring. They tried to eliminate stealing Mason Rudolph from the third round of this 2018 draft and there has been little to inspire confidence that Mut 21 coins he can captain this team when Ben Roethlisberger is unavailable. Couple Roethlisberger's injury history and it is a no-brainer the Steelers need to devote funds to this position in the coming months. Lamar Jackson became the first quarterback in NFL history to have consecutive seasons of 1,000-plus racing yards. Do you understand how crazy that is? Xavien Howard picked his 10th pass of the season, something that hasn't been done since 2007. This league protects quarterbacks and receivers, and so it's harder than ever to intercept passers. Entering Week 17, the interception rate was in a post-merger low of 2.15%. Howard should include an All-Pro honor to his Pro Bowl honor from this year.

NFL insider notes: Optimism in diversity of coaching and GM searches, Giants and Falcons updates and much more

Together with the NFL's coach and general manager hiring cycle today in full swing, there is a sense of optimism in those early phases of the procedure about the hunts becoming more varied and inclusive than anything else we have seen in the last several decades. It is much too preliminary to make any proclamations, however through the first interviews for applicants not currently under NFL contracts, owners appear to be doing a more-than-cursory job of meeting varied candidates, and there is a growing awareness among current and former NFL executives, training agents, and among the candidates of color themselves that 2021 can in reality be more reflective of the composition of the NFL's locker rooms.

I would call it cautious optimism, as NFL teams start to submit formal request slips to interview coach and GM candidates. Along with Rod Graves, head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which operates with all the NFL in the pursuit of diversity in the coaching and management ranks.

"A great deal of credit goes to (Commissioner) Roger Goodell and (VP of football operations) Troy Vincent for the feeling of urgency which has developed about this problem over the past 8-to-12 months."

There's nothing to winner before we see the final outcome of these hunts, but it appears more than lip service is being paid into The Rooney Rule, and there is a sense within the classes doing the hiring which time for words is over -- that this league has to be equitable in who gets to sit in places of power within the sport, and, ultimately, just the owners themselves may alter this.

Knowledgeable coaches like Marvin Lewis and executives like Rick Smith seem really poised at this stage to have a valid chance with multiple teams. There's expectation that 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and cheap Madden nfl 21 coins Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will have better luck this time around.