Welcome to the terrible take, a daily segment telling Steeler Nation what's on our minds.

I'm Melanie Freelander. The 2024 NFL Combine will come to a close today.

Affectionally known as the Underwear Olympics, it's a chance for the top tier players attending this invitation only event to show their skills, strength, agility, and speed.

For fans watching at home, it's an entertaining couple of days.

For the players, it's an entertaining couple of days.

For the players, it's a chance to improve their draft stock,

not just by what they do on the field, but also in interviews

and proving their health in medical evaluations.

But will it really change what the Steelers do once they're on the clock when the

NFL draft starts in just under two months? Hard to say. Despite Pittsburgh's longstanding

mantra of best player available, it might be tough not to draft for need, at least partially this year.

There are gaping holes in multiple position groups. So despite the comments made by NFL insider Ian Rappaport yesterday, no. The Steelers will not be

trading up in the first round to take wide receiver Rompadunze despite how good he

looked at the combine. The beauty of the combine is the players who do manage to improve their draft stock.

Take my Shrine Bowl sleeper pick, Louisville Running Back Isaac Gerundo, who certainly turned heads.

He led the running back group with a 4.33 second 40 run as well as the top vertical jump and came in second in his group and the broad jump.

Sometimes players are just looking to confirm the athleticism that teams hoped they would see.

This was certainly the case for Toledo cornerback Quinnin Mitchell,

a player the Steelers would love to add to their roster.

After a strong senior bowl he was second in his position group for the 40 with just a 4.33 seconds, a mere

four hundredths of a second behind the fastest guy in his group.

I'm looking forward to seeing the offensive linemen who will take the field today before the

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