How much will the Steelers play Nick Herbig and Jack Sawyer on defense this year?
With Nick Herbig and Jack Sawyer, the Steelers have stocked their outside linebacker depth, but how will they deploy them? If T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith stay healthy, how many snaps will their backups see? There are a variety of things they could do, but which strategy would be the most effective?
In roughly 600 career defensive snaps, Nick Herbig already has 8.5 sacks. Jack Sawyer, of course, doesn’t have any sacks, or anything else, being a rookie. However, he comes to the Steelers a ready-made professional who fits their system.