Mike Tomlin wants to make several key additions in Pittsburgh. Mandatory credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
If the Steelers want to be a Super Bowl contender next year, they need a strong season. These three moves could be perfect for Pittsburgh.
The Steelers managed to chip away at last season’s 9-8 record, but that’s not good enough for head coach Mike Tomlin. He would demand off-season changes from the team’s front office in hopes of making Pittsburgh a legitimate title contender again.
The organization is counting on internal improvement from Kenny Pickett at the quarterback position, but he needs better protection. In a perfect world, the Steelers would come out of this season with a quality starting left tackle they can count on for the foreseeable future.
Cornerback represents the franchise’s most pressing need. The Steelers struggled mightily with pass coverage for much of the 2022 campaign. One thing Pittsburgh definitely can’t afford is letting its best angle run through free agency. This is why the first step on a team’s to-do list should be to keep one of their best defenders.
3. The Steelers need to re-sign Cameron Sutton
Sutton quietly made the big transition from a hard hole corner to a quality starter on the outside last year. Predictably, that will earn him a lot of money from a team looking to improve the minor in the coming weeks.
The Steelers need to make a solid multi-year contract offer if they want to keep him. Losing him would exacerbate the team’s greatest weakness. Pittsburgh may not want to pay top-tier Sutton money at the linebacker position but losing him would be a disaster. This is where the team reluctantly needs to pay whatever it takes to keep Sutton in the fold.
