4 Steelers that need to see less playing time going forward

Despite the strong start to the year, the Steelers have a handful of disappointing players who need to see less playing time going forward

The Steelers are off to their best start to a season since 1979, having won their first four matchups for a perfect 4-0 record. While the team is slowly finding their groove, some early positives have already been found on this team. Rookie Chase Claypool had a coming-out party in week five while Vince Williams has seemingly revived his career from fading starter to ferocious two down backer.

While there have been quite a few pleasant surprises, there have also been some players who haven’t lived up to expectations. Perhaps they aren’t taking the leap that many thought they would or perhaps their play has regressed, but for some reason, they just aren’t working for the Steelers right now. While they shouldn’t necessarily be benched, there is a good reason that some of these players should see less time on the field.

To be clear, this doesn’t necessarily mean a player should be outright benched. Saying they need less playing time could mean moving them into a position more advantageous to them, or it could mean subbing in a backup with upside more often than we have seen them subbed in. Two players on this list have almost played almost 100 percent of the snaps they could. By playing them less, that doesn’t mean that number suddenly shoots to zero, it just means some new players are brought in to see how they mesh.

With all of this said, here are the four Steelers who need to see less playing time in future weeks.