Alejandro Villanueva has no doubt made solid progress since being thrust into the starting lineup. He is generally able to hold his own, but he is still making adjustments to both the talent level and speed of the game. I think the game against Cincinnati may be a fair representation of where the Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle currently is in his development.
While the second play of the game as a successful seven-yard pass for the offense, Villanueva certainly embarrassed himself a bit, getting knocked to his backside by Michael Johnson. Johnson was initially blocked by the tight end before Heath Miller released him, which makes it all the more perplexing how he could be so thrown off his base.