Are Pittsburgh Steelers fans underrating the reigning Defensive Player of the Year? While not universally applicable, it does seem as though there are a lot of people who are not particularly worried about the San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa having an effective, even dominant game after skipping almost the entire offseason.
The fifth-year edge defender orchestrated an old-school holdout, only showing up to the team facility in recent days after signing the largest defensive contract in NFL history. But how many formal practices does he need to be even 90 percent of himself? Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin certainly isn’t hedging his bets, nor is he foolish enough to think they’ll only see him coming off the offensive left edge at LT Dan Moore Jr.