Rewind to this time last year, and the Pittsburgh Steelers were just kicking off their three-game losing streak to start December with a loss to the Arizona Cardinals. That launched one of the noisiest news cycles for the Steelers in recent memory. The sky was falling, and it was all being blamed on the lack of leadership on offense.
In the post Ben Roethlisberger era, the foundation wasn’t set for a productive transition. When Roethlisberger entered the league, he had guys like Hines Ward, Alan Faneca, Jeff Hartings, and Jerome Bettis to help the offense from a leadership perspective.