What do you consider to be the weak link on the 2026 Steelers?

I see up-side and reason to be positive at nearly every position but QB, and we can't be any worse in the coaching department. There are so many possible breakout players we should see a few of them step up.

Being the savvy veteran that Rogers is, he will be smart and provide chances to win, although I wish they would have moved on from him so we could find out what we have in Howard and Allar.

O-line is up in the air but with decent coaching it should be better.

I think Danny will be missed on special teams but we have a lot of ST talent.

 

On D: Probably ILB. I'll also feel better about the CBs when I see the vet addition play well...been burned on this front too many times. Hearing Samuel is looking pretty good in camp too, but it's still early and probably mostly meaningless.

On O: QB is still the most important question mark. How does AR look one year older. We should have our strongest WR2 in a long time, but again it's kind of an I'll believe it when I see it thing for me. What's going to happen on the right side of the OL? How do they all gel with only 1 guy in the same spot from last season?

 

Overall?! Cohesion of the entire team. New philosophy, new play book and new personnel. A lot of moving parts as it stands. Time isn't really on Pittsburghs side either with these aging vets. The team has to start as fast as possible for the second half of the season is brutal.


Offense?! Comes down to the Offensive Line.... again. It has been said one times too many but does bear repeating; how quickly will this new unit gel and stabilize?! This isn't accounting for the positional switches of Troy Fautanu and Mason McCormick though there isn't too much concern there thus far.


Defense?! Easily ILB. There is no clear cut answer as it stands. Have to find out what you have I Payton Wilson.

 

On offense, having a soon to be 43 yr old qb will always bring up questions.....
The only other potential weakness offensively would revolve around the moving parts on the o-line and how quickly they come together as a unit



Defensively, the talk at ilb is gonna end up being a broken record, until proven otherwise....
I'm holding my breath at the safety position..
Brisker, Elliott and Savage are an incredible top 3 if they stay healthy, which is something they all have issues with

 

WR

 

Biggest weakness on defense is horrible NT and Inside Lb play. They cannot stop the run on a consistent basis. Another one was consistently giving up third and long. I think that was coaching. We shall see.

 

I think our DC and HC were an absolute disaster on defense. I can't see it being worse coaching, and we have better talent.

 

IDL and ILB.We need much better play from these positions.

 

I could be 100% wrong, but I believe it's possible our ILBs will surprise us in a new scheme and no longer be a weakness during the season.

Regarding the question, it's about Rodgers and the safety position... Rodgers needs to be much better against tough defenses. He'll be okay against average defenses, but if he's not better against good defenses, the results will be the same.

 

Good question.

It’s likely short-to-medium distance coverage over the middle by our linebackers.

We just can’t cover for $#^t in that area. This has been a Steelers weakness for years. We no longer have Tomlin and his dolt at DC to compound the problem. Hopefully the new coaches especially Graham can find a way to mask this long-standing Steelers weakness.

Early in camp he has played Holcomb in coverge and in my opninon he is better the Queen is coverage.

 

Yes, but it appears that may of our DBs are made of glass.

Though he’s fighting for a special-teams and backup safety spot, one player I really want to see is Spears. I think he’ll be a good special-teams player with the upside of his size and elite speed to mold. I have suggested that he plays in the dime as the coverage linebacker before. Now is the time to experiment with that idea. He has the tools. See his measurements below.



https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/robert-spears-jennings

 

i think this team has made the right moves and added the right players to help the old QB. depth is good at most positions now. coaching should be much better. i think this team can hang with anybody on our schedule this year.

 

I actually think WR is going to be pretty good. Metcalf and Pittman will be tough to cover and if Bernard and/or Wilson step up it could be real good.

 

Spears is struggling in camp he will be lucky to make the 53.