With Nick Herbig coming back and Preston Smith just brought in, the Steelers are in a better place than most teams after losing a starting edge rusher like Alex Highsmith. There is never a good time for a quality starter to miss games due to injury, but that’s why you build depth. Given the novelties of the situation, it’s unclear exactly what the Steelers’ plans are, though. And DC Teryl Austin isn’t about to just tell us.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Austin fielded a question about how the Steelers might deploy Nick Herbig and Preston Smith in replacing Alex Highsmith on Sunday versus the Baltimore Ravens.