Quote Originally Posted by Steelerphile View Post
The Steelers have made some good selections with their young DBs. I don't give full credit to a position coach when a young player does well. The player himself should get most of the credit, because he has to execute on the field, but a good coach can help polish up the talent. The DBs I am sure are also influenced by LeBeau, Tomlin, the culture of the lockerroom, and his teammates. Lake seems like a good guy, but let's not rush him to a coordinator's spot.
It's hard to know anything from the outside. Just seems we're doing great without Troy. Clark, who's been around forever, is all of a sudden playing at a new level. And Kennan Lewis who didn't even show any reason to be worth a roster spot, suddenly is a baller.

All I can see is Tomlin, Lebeau have been around for a while and the DBs have been a weakness on this team. Now it not only changes, but it changes in a time of transition where the front 7 hasn't been the best we've seen. And the DBs seem to be carrying this D to being great.

It's all just a guess? I also wouldn't mind the idea of bringing in someone from the outside like a Mangini or another known commodity.

I know the Steelers seem to like Butler and he appears to be loyal. It's all good. But I don't know what he brings to the table. He's the one getting to work with high draft picks like Timmons, Farrior, Woodley, Worilds, etc over the years. And he's coaching the guys that are supposed to be the impact players in a 3-4. And they can't consistently generate pressure or create turnovers. So it feels like his unit is underperforming a little.