Baron Batch News

As the Steelers close out the first week of Organized Team Activities , several players who are either trying a new position or learning a new scheme have stood out as being very impressive.

When Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall tore his ACL in the season finale, it created some doubt about whether he'd be able to get back on the field in time to help the team during the 2012 season.

The problems with the Pittsburgh Steelers offense have been obvious for years, and it has become quite clear that the source of those problems is now gone.

Steelers No. 1 RB Rashard Mendenhall got off to a slow start last year; this season, he won't take the field in Week 1. What can the Steelers do to improve on the ground? Peter Aiken/Getty Images The biggest weakness for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season was their run game.

Mike Wilkening of Pro Football Weekly penned a solid piece on Steelers RB Jonathan Dwyer, and what he's up to this off-season. From Wilkening's accounts, Dwyer is ready to compete for an increase in playing time, something he hasn't had much of since being chosen six picks before Pro Bowl WR/KR Antonio Brown .

East Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Pittsburgh Steelers and why.

Texas Tech only had two seniors sign NFL free agent contracts in the wake of a disappointing 5-7 campaign.

Pittsburgh has been stockpiling talent at running back, a position that's become interchangeable in the NFL over the years.

Batch still not cleared : Steelers running back Baron Batch , a 2011 draftee who never made it past the opening week of training camp due to season-ending ACL surgery, wasn't cleared to join 40 first-year players and rookies for a minicamp last weekend.

However, we can look back to their 2011 draft class, see who made the most of their opportunities and where each of the seven players taken last year should improve in their sophomore seasons.

Aaron Wilson of Scout.com tweeted Sunday afternoon the Steelers have signed fifth-round draft pick Chris Rainey to a four-year deal.

Today news broke that Pittsburgh Steelers running back Baron Batch is still not cleared to take part in mini-camp as he recovers from a torn ACL.

I understand how that knock on Colbert exists. From 2000 when he took the job to 2006 his drafts were horrible late.