A small but significant—and vocal—part of the Pittsburgh Steelers fan base spent the better part of their Sunday and Monday up in arms over a couple of personnel decisions made by the front office in an effort for, as head coach Mike Tomlin described it, “find the best combination that’s going to help us win this week”.
In an effort to strengthen their depth at the running back and defensive end positions, the Steelers signed running back Jordan Todman and claimed defensive end Caushaud Lyons off waivers, supplanting rookie fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, cornerback Doran Grant and outside linebacker Anthony Chickillo.