The good news for the Steelers secondary is they broke in two new starters last season when Artie Burns and Sean Davis managed to work their way into starting positions on a team that made it to the AFC championship.
The bad news for the Steelers secondary is they might have to do it again next season.
The defensive backfield is in much better shape at this time this year than last year, but it remains in transition. Head coach Mike Tomlin and defensive backs coach Carnell Lake would like to employ more man coverage in the defense next season, which means new players — third-round pick Cameron Sutton, fifth-round pick Brian Allen, 2015 second-round pick Senquez Golson (whose injuries have prevented him from playing one down in the NFL) and free agent Coty Sensabaugh — could be learning on the job this fall.