As NFL offenses become increasingly spread out, schemes on both sides of the ball are adapting; it’s an ongoing chess match. Front offices and coaches must find new kinds of players to accommodate these changing styles, and the new positional requirements have long-term effects on how they build rosters, manage the salary cap, and evaluate players in the draft.
Count the Pittsburgh Steelers as one team that seems to be leaning into a positionless football style. Early in training camp, the Steelers have been moving guys into different positions to get some up-close looks at them, creating versatility overall while searching for advantages within matchups as the game turns to more of a matchup-based one.