Nothing like a football coach who knows necessity can be the mother of invention. Take, for example, Keith Butler, the defensive coordinator of the Steelers.
He had to be so inventive this year his middle name could be Edison.
To begin, the original plan mapped out for his defense started to blow apart three days into training camp when young cornerback Senquez Golson came down with a Lisfranc foot fracture that would end his season before it began. Then along came rookie cornerback Artie Burns, their first-round pick, with a thigh injury.
The original plan was to play Golson, their second-round draft choice in 2015, in the slot.