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A Letter From The Editor: The age-old debate of pass rush vs. secondary dominance

All 32 NFL teams are preparing for the 2019 NFL Draft this Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee. Team needs are debated, big boards are evaluated and the selection process begins with fans and executives alike waiting to see the next name which will fly off the board.

For the Pittsburgh Steelers the desire of many fans is to secure the team’s secondary. Finding a group of defensive backs who can blanket the opposition has long been a want of the black-and-gold fan base dating back to Bill Cowher’s days in the Steel City.

When you think about it, when was the last time the Steelers deployed a formidable secondary?