As we are already amply aware, the Pittsburgh Steelers have an interesting situation going on at the back end of their defense this year thanks to a domino effect related to the retirement of likely future Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu.
Their two projected starters for the 2015 season, Mike Mitchell and Shamarko Thomas, could not fairly be described as established starters at this point in their careers, and they certainly don’t have any of them further down the depth chart.
Mitchell spent the early portions of his career with the Raiders before signing a one-year deal in Carolina, where he entered the starting lineup and produced a number of splash plays behind a dominant front seven.