What To Expect from the Steelers Linebackers after This Year

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The Outlook

Our starters, as always, are set. All four of them have the potential to be in the Pro Bowl this year.

James Harrison is 31 years old, but did not really receive much playing time until two years ago; he has the wear and tear of a 27-year-old.

Timmons is 23 years old, and is just stepping into his own on the football field. Look for him to become a monster now that he is the starter.

LaMarr Woodley is another beast on the rise. He plays the best in the big game, and is the perfect complement to Harrison on the other side.

James Farrior is really the only question mark going forward. He is 34 and only has another year or two before his skills start diminishing.

I look for Bruce Davis or Keyaron Fox to be the one to take over when Farrior is ready to step down. But they are going to have to earn it.

In the Steelers' system, they mold young men into the mold of a Steelers' linebacker. It happened to Harrison, and it happened to Timmons.

Now it's time to mold the next great player.

Who will it be?

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