Over the course of the past couple of years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have undergone an uncommon amount of change, which could have been largely correlated with the fact that the team had finished 8-8 in consecutive seasons while failing to advance to the postseason.
In deference to general manager Kevin Colbert, the attitude used to approach the offseason in those years was that this was an 8-8 team and these were 8-8 players. It’s little surprise that a lot of things changed during those years.
Perhaps the single most intriguing change that had been alluded to several times by players and coaches that will be brought to this team is the possibility of incorporating more one-gapping techniques for the defensive line in pass-rushing situations, which has certainly not been the norm for a Steelers defense.