Pittsburgh Steelers Should Embrace Youth Movement On Defense

For many years, Pittsburgh Steelers fans grew accustomed to the starting lineup. Terrific drafts, shrewd free agent signings and continuity was the name of the game in Pittsburgh. When July rolled around and it was time to pack up and head to Latrobe, there weren’t many opportunities for young players to state a case for a starting job. Safeties were relegated to special teams as Ryan Clark and future first ballot Hall of Fame inductee Troy Polamalu locked down a perennial underrated secondary. Larry Foote and James Farrior spearheaded the middle of the defense, relegating Pro Bowl linebacker Lawrence Timmons to the bench.