Welcome to the terrible take a mini podcast telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind.

I'm Josh Carney.

Now that the first full week of the new league year has come and gone,

it's a good time to take a step back and assess the bigger picture, especially regarding

the Pittsburgh Steelers and the changes that they've made.

GM O'Mar Khan, Assistant G.M. Andy W, and company were busy moving and shaking, upgrading the roster

at some key positions.

Most importantly, the Steelers upgraded the quarterback room in a big way and they did it at a very affordable

rate.

Yet, despite all that and not losing a ton from a playoff team one year ago. Somehow the Steelers were ranked

the number 10 in the AFC on Wednesday by CBS Sports. I have one question for that.

How exactly? It remains a mystery. The explanation didn't even make much sense.

The Steelers, without a doubt, improved. They got better at quarterback, inside linebacker, and in the secondary.

There are still some questions at receiver and offensive tackle, sure,

but this roster looks much better than it did entering the off season. That's because of the

quarterback situation. Yet they are still viewed as one of the lower teams in the

AFC. It makes no sense. Even teams ahead of them got worse,

yet are still held in high regard in that CBS ranking. Like the Buffalo Bills,

Buffalo cut a ton of players and lost numerous key contributors

just to become salary cap compliant. The Jacksonville Jaguars lost a number of

key players as well and had to cut key guys. They're ahead of the

Steelers. Even the New York jets are ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yes, the

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