A Remade Secondary

[NorthCoast]

This secondary will almost be unrecognizable from Wk18 last season;

• Cam Sutton - gone → Pat Peterson - signed
• Arthur Maulet - gone → Chandon Sullivan - signed
• Terrel Edmunds - gone → Damontae Kazee - returning → Keanu Neal - signed
• Ahkello Witherspoon - gone
• Karl Joseph - gone
• Fitz - returning
• J. Porter - drafted
• C. Trice - drafted
• Tre Norwood - returning (bubble)
• James Pierre - returning (bubble)
  
• Levi Wallace - returning (bubble)

A lot of change in one offseason. Fingers crossed for some good things to happen.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

It's interesting when the defense held opponents so low and you change a lot of pieces. If it doesn't work out, some will wonder why.

I'm also curious to see if the ILB changes hurt on short passes...

[NorthCoast]

It's interesting when the defense held opponents so low and you change a lot of pieces. If it doesn't work out, some will wonder why.

I'm also curious to see if the ILB changes hurt on short passes...

You are right DeVille. Why change what was successful? Did Sutton really make that much difference that they needed wholesale change?
Both Sutton and Edmunds played 80+% of snaps last year. That is a lot of snaps to replace.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

You are right DeVille. Why change what was successful? Did Sutton really make that much difference that they needed wholesale change?
Both Sutton and Edmunds played 80+% of snaps last year. That is a lot of snaps to replace.

I have to wonder if they felt like Sutton was best suited for nickel CB and they just didn't want to pay "outside CB" money for him.

Ultimately, it did free up some $$ letting him and choosing Peterson, but we now have to hope that Peterson can still be effective in his advanced age.

[BURGH86STEEL]

This secondary will almost be unrecognizable from Wk18 last season;

• Cam Sutton - gone → Pat Peterson - signed
• Arthur Maulet - gone → Chandon Sullivan - signed
• Terrel Edmunds - gone → Damontae Kazee - returning → Keanu Neal - signed
• Ahkello Witherspoon - gone
• Karl Joseph - gone
• Fitz - returning
• J. Porter - drafted
• C. Trice - drafted
• Tre Norwood - returning (bubble)
• James Pierre - returning (bubble)
  
• Levi Wallace - returning (bubble)

A lot of change in one offseason. Fingers crossed for some good things to happen.

I doubt Wallace is on the bubble.

[Buzz]

I doubt Wallace is on the bubble.

Yeah, I would think he's pretty firmly in the team's plans at this point

[SteelerOfDeVille]

Yeah, I would think he's pretty firmly in the team's plans at this point

right... likely starting if JPJ isn't.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

right... likely starting if JPJ isn't.

Or even if he is. A lot of talk about Peterson in the slot or dropping to S.