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Ben Roethlisberger Jersey , the Steelers have 10 picks at their disposal. Therefore, moving up to find an impact player—and not moving down to acquire even more picks—is the only realistic trade option."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsSteelers Film Room2018 NFL Draft AnalysisLatest NewsLatest News2019 NFL Draft AnalysisGoing up, not down, is the Steelers only trade option in the 2019 NFL DraftNew,67commentsHeading into the 2019 NFL Draft, the Steelers have 10 picks at their disposal. Therefore, moving up to find an impact player—and not moving down to acquire even more picks—is the only realistic trade option. EDTShareTweetShareShareGoing up, not down, is the Steelers only trade option in the 2019 NFL DraftTrevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsEvery year, leading up to the NFL Draft, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert does his little dance with the media, where he says the team would not be opposed to trading up, trading down or standing pat (he almost always stands pat) in the first round.The theory this year is that Pittsburgh should absolutely try to trade up if one of the Devin’s—realistically, Michigan’s Devin Bush—slips far enough into the middle portion of the first round to make such a deal doable. I agree. I think most would agree that inside linebacker is the team’s biggest need, a need that may be addressed much more adequately with a 21-year old rookie with speed and upside than a going on 30-year old veteran just picked up in free agency who may be in the twilight of his career (Mark Barron).Nothing against Barron, who very-well could be a tremendous asset to the defense in 2019, but he doesn’t seem like much of an impact player these days. Does Bush? Nobody knows for certain, but that’s why they call the draft one giant crap-shoot. But the closer you get to the top ofthe first round, the greater the chance of finding an impact player, hence the desire to see the Steelers trade up to get a prospect such as Bush. And with 10 picks to use as trade ammo Derwin Gray Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey , why not get on the phone if Bush is in sight? How about trading down? Trading down, really, with 10 picks? In years past, when Pittsburgh was perhaps struggling in the draft capital department, the thought of trading down in the first round (or even out of the first round) and acquiring more picks seemed sensible. But with 10 this year, that just seems unnecessary. It isn’t like the Browns of a two or three years ago, when 15 rookies made the team. The Steelers may have their struggles and their deficiencies and their weaknesses, but even after the departure of some very serious offensive production, Pittsburgh is still believed to be closer to a contender than a team about to blow it all up. Teams that are blowing things up want lots of rookies. Teams that are believed to be contenders don’t have room for many youngsters. True, by bringing more draft picks into camp, you increase the odds of finding some really good ones (I doubt even the Steelers believe they will break camp this summer with all 10 draft picks having made the team). But, again, by trading up in the first round, you increase the odds of finding a splash player. The last two times the Steelers traded up in the first round, it led to finding players who would be integral to future Super Bowl success. Everyone gets enamored with draft picks in the spring, but those Super Bowl victories in the winter are much more gratifying. The Steelers are probably going to stay true to their draft board and just stand pat on Thursday, but if there’s any thought of making a trade, up, not down, is the only way to go. The Jacksonville Jaguars still believe they can turn their season around Derwin Gray Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey , and it starts with just one win.Finding it has never felt like more of a challenge.The Jaguars ran the ball with authority, intercepted Ben Roethlisberger three times, kept the Pittsburgh Steelers from scoring in the first half for the first time in 33 games and had a 16-0 lead in the final minutes of the third quarter.They still managed to lose their sixth in a row.Roethlisberger led two touchdown drives at the end of the game, scoring from the 1 with 5 seconds left for a 20-16 victory."This is as tough as it gets," defensive end Calais Campbell said. "There are going to be some games you definitely lose and you'll definitely win. But when it comes down to that last play, and you're on the losing side of it, those hurt, especially in a situation where we're a desperate team in need of a win."For a team that was 12 minutes away from the Super Bowl last year, just getting to the postseason appears unlikely. The Jaguars, whose 3-1 start included a big win early over New England, fell to 3-7 and are four games behind the AFC South-leading Houston Texans.Roethlisberger, at one point 3 of 12 for 18 yards and two interceptions, was at his best in the end. He finished 27 of 47 for 314 yards and two touchdowns, with 170 of those yards coming in the fourth quarter.He had plenty of help from the Steelers' defense, which figured out to stop Leonard Fournette and came up with key sacks of Blake Bortles.The Jaguars ran 11 players in the fourth quarter and, including three sacks, had minus-7 yards.Cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who last week showed some frustration with a tweet suggesting that he'll be missed when he's gone, came up with two interceptions by breaking on Antonio Brown. On one, he managed to keep the ball from hitting the turf. On another Derwin Gray Jersey 2019 , when it appeared Roethlisberger had Brown for a touchdown, Ramsey reached over his helmet and somehow kept control of the ball.After the game, he was more angry than shocked."I've been pretty (ticked) off, I'm not going to lie to you," Ramsey said. "I've been battling with my emotions, trying to hold them in. ... You need a little frustration. If people are in here and they're content 鈥?not saying anybody is 鈥?but if people are content with losing and things not going right, then that's not the type of guys you want on the team and that's not the type of environment you want to have."Even when the game was going well for the Jaguars, they left points out there.They scored on three straight possessions 鈥?all field goals by Josh Lambo.On the first scoring drive, the Jaguars had 13 rushing plays 鈥?just one pass, a short completion 鈥?for 65 yards and stalled on a holding penalty. Another drive that started on the Pittsburgh 47 ended with a sack on Bortles.Fournette was clearly at full strength from a hamstring injury, with 28 carries for 95 yards. He equally effective out of the backfield for two completions of 20 or more yards, leading to the only touchdown.Against the Steelers 鈥?and given how the Jaguars' season has gone 鈥?that wasn't enough.Next up is a trip to Buffalo."We just have to look forward to next week and try to get back in the win column," Campbell said. "There's still a lot of life left. I don't know if 9-7 will get us where we want to go. We might need some help. Nobody's quitting. If we can go and play our best ball and find a way to a 9-7 record, hopefully that will be enough to get in."It's hard to win six in a row in this league, but it's possible," he said. "It just starts with one."