As Tomlin so frequently puts it "such is life in the NFL." Perhaps, but the next wave the Steelers expected to keep them in contention have failed to meet the lofty expectations.
The team poured high draft picks into the offensive line,Andre Smith Jersey, with mixed results. Maurkice Pouncey is a perennial Pro Bowl center but is also out for the year with a knee injury. Second-year guard David DeCastro is still trying to find his footing after missing most of 2012 with a knee injury and tackles Mike Adams 鈥?who the Steelers liked so much they declined to re-sign the rock-steady Starks last spring 鈥?and Marcus Gilbert have underachieved.
