I was the biggest skeptic when Pittsburgh traded away all-time top ten Steelers receiver Diontae Johnson to Carolina for cornerback Donte Jackson.
Now, with the benefit of hindsight, we can say that the move paid off for Pittsburgh. Johnson bounced around the league like a pinball, while Jackson had arguably the best season of his career.
Individual accomplishments aside, the Steelers’ defense went from being among the best in franchise history after ten weeks to having a historic letdown in the final month. Changes are coming to the defensive side of the ball, but the front office’s priority there should be to keep at least one thing the same.