The NFL and NFLPA have agreed for the safety of the players and staff, there will be no preseason games in 2020. While there will be an even playing field, this is going to be a huge change to the norm for all NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here are three big things a lack of preseason is going to mean for Pittsburgh.
Lots of rust
The Steelers are notorious for starting their seasons slow out of the gates and having no preseason games is just going to make this worse. Head coach Mike Tomlin is notorious for holding back his stars as much as possible in the preseason and it usually shows in the first regular-season game. This year don’t be shocked if bad football lasts several games this season.
No preseason fan favorite
Every year there is a player or two who really step up in preseason games and win the hearts and minds of fans. These guys literally never have any regular-season impact but it is always fun to see who the fans gravitate to in the preseason as the next sleeper star.
Position battles get complicated
We will dig much deeper into the various positional battles on the Steelers roster as training camp goes on but not getting to see many of these players in live-action complicates this situation especially for young players who have no film to show what they can do against NFL talent.
