stillers4me
08-04-2014, 05:53 AM
Dick LeBeau is making official what has been evident since the first day of offseason workouts. Ryan Shazier will be the first rookie to start in his defense since LeBeau returned to the Steelers in 2004.
“He's going to start. Yeah, he's going to start,” LeBeau said. “Whether that was the situation or not (Shazier being a first rounder), he was going to start in the NFL. … We'll try not to overload him, but he's going to start, no question about it.”
But even as LeBeau officially proclaimed Shazier as a starter, he said that starting roles, positions and even basic formations are becoming blurred as the Steelers and the rest of the NFL try to keep up with the greatest offensive revelation in a generation.......
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/6519528-74/lebeau-defense-start#ixzz39Q4VnuF6
“He's going to start. Yeah, he's going to start,” LeBeau said. “Whether that was the situation or not (Shazier being a first rounder), he was going to start in the NFL. … We'll try not to overload him, but he's going to start, no question about it.”
But even as LeBeau officially proclaimed Shazier as a starter, he said that starting roles, positions and even basic formations are becoming blurred as the Steelers and the rest of the NFL try to keep up with the greatest offensive revelation in a generation.......
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/6519528-74/lebeau-defense-start#ixzz39Q4VnuF6