Be physical. Be versatile. If you can’t be both, be a lot of one of them. That seems to be the message the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting this offseason, particularly in training camp, from head coach Mike Tomlin. Whether it’s interior offensive lineman Kendrick Green playing fullback or CB Patrick Peterson taking snaps at safety, he wants you to find the ways in which you can contribute.
Because it helps “their cause and ours”, as Tomlin put it recently when describing Green’s work at fullback. Another example is the more formal work some of the defensive ends have been getting as outside linebackers.