One of the key pieces of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense being able to be successful this year was Sean Davis. It was necessary for him to be able to make the conversion from strong safety to free safety in order for the unit to function, because, frankly, you can’t play pass defense in today’s NFL without a competent free safety.
The third-year player, for the most part, has done that, especially over the course of recent weeks, settling into a role that has helped the defense calm down during this three-game winning streak, during which they have posted some of their best numbers, especially if you factor out some garbage time production in two of the past three games.