The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to turn away from the rotation at outside linebacker this season after they felt the need to utilize it to supplement the dearth of talent and experience that existed there in 2015. Or maybe they won’t. second-year defensive coordinator Keith Butler hedged on the question recently at training camp.
And perhaps that is really the only thing he can do, because until you see it on the field, you can’t anticipate what you will need. It goes without saying that the Steelers would like to see the two outside linebackers that they drafted in the first round over the course of the past four years to stay on the field all game, but reality often necessitates a divergence from one’s intentions.