Mike Tomlin says to have a plan but be light on your feet. It’s clear the Pittsburgh Steelers have ushered in a new era, one that features sweeping change when the feeling is warranted. No longer is it a franchise making incisions around the margins, tweaks that are barely noticeable. The team has an axe, and its roster is a tree that must be cut down for something new to bloom.
So what’s the vision? It’s a Pittsburgh team perennially focused on winning now, attempting to maximize an aging defense and fill in Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt’s empty playoff resumes.