No one expected Chris Wormley or Isaiahh Loudermilk to play as much as they did last season. For Wormley to be a full-time starter, for Loudermilk to work his way into the rotation, all due to Stephon Tuitt being unavailable the entire year. Far from ideal on paper or in practice, the Steelers’ defense suffered.
Now that Tuitt has officially hung up his cleats, DL Coach Karl Dunbar sees the silver lining of the many, many growing pains this group went through last year. They’re a lot better off for it in 2022. That’s how he viewed things in speaking with reporters Wednesday via this tweet from the Trib’s Chris Adamski.