The Pittsburgh Steelers are learning a lot about a number of young players this year, and doing so in a hurry. Eight of their nine draft picks made the team, and seven of them are contributing on a regular basis right now. But there are others, like second-year cornerback James Pierre, about whom there is still much to learn as well.
Pierre was a college free agent out of a small school. There was a limited offseason and no preseason, yet they kept him on the roster, and he earned a handful of defensive snaps due to injury late in the season.