With just nine days between now and the start of the regular season for the 2021 version of the Pittsburgh Steelers, hope and expectations seem to fluctuate, not only within the fan base, but from the media as well.
On Thursday, The Athletic’s Mike Sando published his AFC execs rankings from No. 1 to No. 16 (subscription required) after polling five executives in the NFL, asking the execs to rank all 16 teams from 1-16. Unsurprisingly, executives across the NFL were rather down on the Steelers ahead of Thursday’s all, ranking the Steelers No.