Prior to the days of offseason training activities (OTAs), training camp was all about the position battles that would take place.
OTAs changed that dynamic -- at least somewhat -- but football in shorts, as Mike Tomlin likes to call the offseason program, isn't a true measure of a player. The offseason can certainly open the eyes of the coaching staff, as it did for Mike Hilton two years ago, but it's what happens on the fields at Saint Vincent College that matters more.
That's what will begin Thursday when the Steelers officially report to Saint Vincent for the opening of training camp.