Steelers' Lack of True Free Safety a Major Issue Before Training Camp | Can Offense Reach Top 10?

Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast, and is joined Nick Farabaugh.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have defensive backs they're confident about, but do they have a true free safety? Christopher Carter and Nick Farabaugh discuss how Jalen Ramsey, Jaquan Brisker and DeShon Elliott all can be playmakers in the secondary, but that they're all more suited to defend the slot or play strong safety. But can any of them be a true free safety to protect against the deep ball the way Minkah Fitzpatrick did for years at an all-pro level? Also, Chris and Nick answer your questions from the Locked on Steelers call-in line. Can the Steelers' offense return to being a top ten scoring unit under Mike McCarthy? Aaron Rodgers having new weapons in Michael Pittman Jr. and Germie Bernard could help, but there could be plenty more bumps in the road for the offense to have a great year. Finally, Chris and Nick answer a question on whether the Steelers could pull off a trade with the Dallas Cowboys to get a first round pick by sending Alex Highsmith and Kaleb Johnson away. Could that be the shakeup the Steelers need to land an elite NFL Draft quarterback prospect like Archie Manning?

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