Steelers defense continues to evolve with injury to safety Polamalu

[stillers4me]

The Steelers defense looks nothing like it did at the start of the season, either in performance or personnel.

It will look even different Sunday when the Steelers (6-3) try to avoid losing to the Jets (1-8), whose only victory came against the winless Raiders.

Safety Troy Polamalu (sprained knee) and inside linebacker Ryan Shazier (sprained ankle) are out, further altering a defensive lineup that will have five different starters than it did in the Sept. 7 opener against Cleveland.

It's a defense that's gotten older — thanks to James Harrison and Brett Keisel — in a season in which it was supposed to get younger. It's a defense that's now without both former starting cornerbacks and three former first-round picks in Polamalu, Shazier and Jarvis Jones. ..............


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[Count Steeler]

Next man up. Allen is usually solid at Safety. Spence has had more playing time, so he should be more comfortable and Williams will get more reps I imagine. If the DL can frustrate their O Line, we should be OK.