Steelers Morning Rush: Can Nick Herbig Handle Colts Ground Game?
Steelers Morning Rush: Can Nick Herbig replace Alex Highsmith and deal with the Indianapolis Colts running game as well as rush the passer?
Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s the matchup between Steelers outside linebacker Nick Herbig and Indianapolis Colts left tackle Bernhard Raimann.
Herbig is going to start in place of injured right outside linebacker Alex Highsmith, and there doesn’t appear to be a big drop-off in their respective pass-rush abilities.
But the bigger Highsmith is better suited to deal with the ground game, and this Colts offensive line tore Pittsburgh front seven up in a victory in Lucas Oil Stadium last December.
RELATED: Alex Highsmith Gets Good News on Groin Injury
Get the full archive of episodes of Steelers Morning Rush with Alan Saunders.
Read This Next
