Over the course of the past couple of years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have undergone an uncommon amount of change, which could have been largely correlated with the fact that the team had finished 8-8 in consecutive seasons while failing to advance to the postseason.
In deference to general manager Kevin Colbert, the attitude used to approach the offseason in those years was that this was an 8-8 team and these were 8-8 players. It’s little surprise that a lot of things changed during those years.
One key change that the Steelers are really looking forward to this season, however, must be discovering some stability at the inside linebacker position, and by extension within the ‘triangle’ that is the heart of the 3-4 defense, made up of the two inside linebackers coupled with the nose tackle.