Tom Bradley brings a resume of several players he was able to grow into being fundamental defensive backs that can attack the ball around the field. While the Steelers' secondary gave up numerous big plays down the field, Bradley's history of coaching defensive backs in the NCAA show a tendency of being able to improve the ball skills of cornerbacks.
For years, the Steelers' defensive backs struggled with players selected through low draft picks and a lack of superstar talent while Carnell Lake was secondary coach. Lake helped the likes of William Gay go from being a weak point of the secondary to being a reliable player at various positions in the defensive backfield. But Lake's secondary never turned into an elite group.
So when the Steelers brought in Bradley as their new secondary coach for the 2018 season, many wondered what he could bring to the team and help improve with the Steelers' current players. The Steelers' current secondary boasts two first-round picks in Artie Burns and Terrell Edmunds and a second-round pick in Sean Davis. Bradley will have the opportunity to mold these young players to the style of football he wants his defensive backs to perform, so we take a look at how his players have performed over the years.
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