Mike Tomlin promised changes. What those are, no one knows. Since making that proclamation after Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans, all the team has done is waive WR Dez Fitzpatrick, presumably to make way for a tight end to replace the injured Pat Freiermuth. Perhaps Zach Gentry is coming back to the team. Not that he’s curing all that ills the team.
Changing Joey Porter Jr.’s role doesn’t solve all their problems either. But if you want an obvious and logical choice to make, it’s a worthwhile place to start. Through the first month of his career, he’s been limited to dime packages, playing in third-and-long situations and two-minute drills at the end of halves and games.