When a starter doesn't play with the other starters in a preseason game, it's not always a big deal.
After all, the Steelers held a number of healthy players out of Thursday night's 51-34 preseason loss at Green Bay. But when the backup starts and the starter plays with the second unit, well, that raises some eyebrows.
So it was in Green Bay at the nose tackle position, where Daniel McCullers got the start and Javon Hargrave came off the bench.
The two wound up playing nearly equal snaps -- 20 for McCullers and 18 for Hargrave -- but it was done with a purpose, according to Mike Tomlin.
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