We knew going into the 2015 season that there would be some changes, especially on the defensive side of the ball, for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they looked to reassert themselves as championship contenders, hoping to win a playoff game for the first time since the 2010 season.
Perhaps one of the biggest changes that we’ve seen has been the Steelers’ willingness to take more chances with younger or inexperienced players, though this has not been universally true, and they have also been heavily goaded by necessity.
Throughout the offseason, the Steelers tried their best to force feed the strong safety position to Shamarko Thomas, but by the time the preseason was over, they were simply not comfortable enough to trust him in that role, and so they turned the spot over to the veteran Will Allen.