Barring some unforeseen development, Dan Moore Jr. should open his fourth season as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left tackle. The Steelers keep trying to make him the bridesmaid, but somehow he keeps ending up the bride. While the Steelers’ plans have run into some snags, Moore deserves a lot of the “blame”.
In each of the past two seasons, the Steelers have drafted a first-round tackle meant to replace Moore. In each case, that tackle failed to display readiness by the time the ball kicked off. Last year, it was Broderick Jones who couldn’t unseat him. This year, Jones was supposed to move to left tackle when rookie Troy Fautanu was ready.