Steelers' Mike McCarthy Plans to Use Jalen Ramsey/Jaquan Brisker as Versatile DBs for Defensive Plan

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

The Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach Mike McCarthy spoke at NFL owners' meetings about how the team plans to use Jalen Ramsey and Jaquan Brisker in their defense. Christopher Carter and Nick Farabaugh discuss how different the secondary can be deployed in 2026, and why the Steelers' defensive backs are going to rotate between several positions. For McCarthy, 'versatility is king,' and the Steelers plan to move Ramsey around the defense as a weapon to be a threat in several facets of their game plan. But how does that fit with Deshon Elliott, Joey Porter Jr., Brisker and Jamel Dean? Also, Chris and Nick discuss what McCarthy noted about the Steelers' running backs and how he plans to use Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle and Kaleb Johnson. Are Warren and Dowdle going to play running back by committee? And can Johnson take a step forward after a rough rookie season? Finally, Chris and Nick also discuss what McCarthy said about his plan with his coordinators Brian Angelichio and Patrick Graham. What will Angelichio be doing to help while McCarthy calls the plays on offense? And with Graham having autonomy over the defense, what system will he use?

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