While the 2015 season saw the Pittsburgh Steelers experience the last licks of their two most important defensive backs since Rod Woodson and Carnell Lake—those being Ike Taylor and Troy Polamalu—the following year brought a fresh cast of characters.
Well, a couple of new characters and a couple of characters previously in supporting roles seeing even greater opportunities. While others lost their chances. I’m not sure how many recall this, but Cortez Allen and Shamarko Thomas were intended to be in the starting lineup in 2015.