While featured in a Friday interview with 93.7 The Fan with Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller, Merril Hoge was not afraid to speak his mind in regard to several topics regarding his former team in the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hoge spoke about the retirement of Stephon Tuitt and the fact the Pittsburgh had to play a fair amount without him in the past due to the numerous injuries he had sustained throughout his NFL career.
When asked about how the Steelers effectively go about replacing Tuitt while on the The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller Podcast, Hoge provided the following analysis regarding the defensive line in Pittsburgh after the retirement of Tuitt:
“They’ve got some kids that can do some stuff inside down in the trenches too, that could help ’em out,” Hoge responded.