There was a time not so long ago that many fans, though certainly not everybody, was ready and willing to give Robert Spillane a chance to be a full-time starting inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When I suggested back in April or May that Vince Williams might still start, I was certainly met with some resistance at the time.
While it has been made a moot point since the trade acquisition of Joe Schobert, Spillane just wrapped up what was really a pretty ugly preseason, with some quite terrible tape in coverage, showing consistently being defeated in one-on-one matchups and playing chase.