With the Pittsburgh Steelers being in a natural state of transition, there isn’t a lot about it that can be said right now with any meaningful clarity, particularly with respect to how successful it might be or how it might differ schematically from teams past.
To begin with, the unit is now being guided by a new defensive coordinator, after having made the switch from long-time staple Dick LeBeau to former linebackers coach Keith Butler. For as much as he might adopt the basic tenets of the system already in place, there will inevitably be difference that will likely reveal themselves over time.