Keith Butler said this has to be the year for Dan McCullers to put it all together. He said with as big as he is, playing in the okie he is going to be over the center and has to push him back and put him in the QBs lap. Said it's a make it or break it year for McCullers.
— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) August 25, 2020
For the past six seasons, defensive tackle Dan McCullers has hung around the Pittsburgh Steelers like he is blackmailing them. Drafted because he was such a massive human being, McCullers has never been able to take his physical gifts and pair it up with any sort of NFL production.
Defensive coordinator Keith Butler talked about McCullers when he spoke to the media via Zoom on Tuesday. Butler didn’t hold back in how critical he was of McCullers and the expectations of him are.
One of the biggest struggles for McCullers during his career has been his height. At 6-foot-7, McCullers really struggles to get leverage. Low man wins and McCullers is almost never the low man. Playing head up on the center presents a real challenge for him but there just isn’t really another spot for him along the defensive line.
Pittsburgh is thin along the defensive line so don’t be shocked if McCullers gets even more opportunities than he has in the past. He is in the final year of his contract and it is doubtful the team is going to sign him to a third contract if he cannot show something this season.
