Steelers' Promising Young Pass Rusher Nick Herbig Is 'A Starter On Almost Every Team In Football'

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a pretty ugly preseason. The team went 0-3 in games against the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. The main issue in these games was on the offensive side of the ball where Arthur Smith's unit really struggled to get going, regardless of who was on the field.

Obviously, preseason success isn't always indicative of what's to come in the regular season, so it might not be too much to worry about. Last season, we saw Pittsburgh dominate in the preseason and move the ball efficiently on offense, and then do the complete opposite in the regular season. There seemed to be more negatives than positives on offense overall, but pass rusher Nick Herbig was certainly a bright spot on the other side of the ball.

Herbig dominated off the edge in this preseason, having 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble in the final two games against the Bills and Lions. When Herbig is on the field he has the ability to kill drives and be an absolute game-wrecker.

The problem is that he might not be on the field very much come the regular season. During a Steelers preseason recap on NBC Sports , former NFL quarterback, Chris Simms talked about what he saw from Herbig. "Every week, I watch him and I just go ******' a.

He's a starter on almost every team in football except the Steelers." Herbig is surely one of the 64 best pass rushers in football and would more than likely start on just about every other team outside of Pittsburgh, however the Steelers have two of the be.