So, the Steelers tried to land a big fish in ILB Dont’a Hightower. Some read that as the team’s perceived need to upgrade the ILB spot with Timmons’ departure in free agency. I don’t.
I see it purely as the team having tried to seize an opportunity to land what they consider to be an elite player at an affordable price. Regardless of whether I think Hightower would have been effective in coverage (stats/draft bios say no), I don’t think they considered ILB a need position with Vince Williams manning the helm. I just think they saw an opportunity to try and leverage. Williams is otherwise perfectly adequate there.
In truth, the Steelers have five real needs:
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