The Pittsburgh Steelers have a dilemma on their hands after the 2020 season.
The Steelers managed to piece together a very talented secondary in as little as 4 years. They went from starting the likes of William Gay, Ross Cockrell, Sean Davis, and Mike Mitchell to fielding a secondary in 2020 that features Minkah Fitzpatrick, Joe Haden, Steven Nelson, and Terrell Edmunds. It is incredibly clear that every guy in 2020 is a massive improvement over their 2016 counterpart. Yet the biggest upgrade for the Steelers may very well be the difference between Cortez Allen in 2016 and both Mike Hilton and Cameron Sutton.
The Steelers went from barely surviving in nickel sets in 2016, to it very nearly being their primary defense. They have done so much to get one of their ultra-talented nickel corners on the field on nearly every down. Both players generate big plays on the defense regularly, to the point where it doesn’t matter which guy is starting. There is going to be a huge play from that 3rd cornerback nearly every week.
However, there is a huge dilemma for the Steelers after 2020 as both of these star nickel corners are currently in the final years of their contract. There is a possible chance that teams that could use defensive back help, which is pretty much every team in the league, could outbid the Steelers for both of these players. I expect Pittsburgh to use whatever they can to keep at least one of them and I firmly believe that Pittsburgh should sign Cameron Sutton over Mike Hilton.