There can be little doubt that there has been a changing of the guard on the defensive side of the ball for the Pittsburgh Steelers over the course of this offseason, and I’m not talking about the retirement or release of a few veteran players that were visibly past their primes.
The biggest change on defense will be felt with the transition at the defensive coordinator position, from Dick LeBeau, known affectionately as Coach Dad, to Keith Butler, who has been the team’s long-serving linebackers coach under LeBeau.
It goes without saying that Butler will be bringing some of his own ideas to a core defensive philosophy already in place, but it could be that there are more changes taking place behind the scenes than might be realized.