The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up in the 2019 draft to acquire a dynamic linebacker in Devin Bush Jr. After losing their starting free safety in week 2, they would strike again, trading a first round pick for Minkah Fitzpatrick. With the changes before and the season started, and some surprising developments over the course of the season, I’m going to compare the state of the Steelers defense to two different points in time.
First, the state of the Steelers entering training camp in 2019, what we thought the Steelers were going to be, and second, what the Steelers defense was at the end of the 2019 season.