It may be too much to say that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season lives or dies based upon the play of their offensive line, but…they’re certainly not going to live if the line plays poorly. And so far, they’ve come precariously close to playing at that level in several games, some of which have resulted in losses.
That’s not wholly unexpected. After all, their line is substantially different from last season, with two starters parting due to retirement and salary cap issue (David DeCastro’s release being prompted by the need to find another starter due to his injury). They’ve been relying on two rookies, a second-year guy, a veteran free agent on the downslope, and a right tackle who was supposed to play left tackle.