After seeing limited playmaking at the position in 2022, the Steelers and GM Omar Khan went out in free agency and were aggressive, adding the likes of Cole Holcomb, Elandon Roberts and Kwon Alexander to try and shore up inside linebacker.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/09/film-room-cole-holcomb-continues-to-make-impactful-splash-plays/

And that’s even truer when you lose two key figures, as the Pittsburgh Steelers have at the inside linebacker position recently with season-ending injuries to Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/11/ilb-blake-martinez-says-panthers-wanted-to-sign-him-to-53-ending-up-choosing-here/

At inside linebacker, Roberts’ absence was compounded by the season-ending injuries suffered last month by Kwon Alexander and Cole Holcomb.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/minkah-fitzpatrick-plays-with-broken-hand-but-steelers-lose-elandon-roberts-isaac-seumalo/

Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander already are on injured reserve and won’t return this season.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/5-things-we-learned-welcome-to-worst-december-home-loss-in-mike-tomlin-era/

Cole Holcomb will be an every-down guy, too, while Tanner Muse and Mark Robinson should be able to make impacts on special teams.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/08/carney-2023-pittsburgh-steelers-final-53-man-roster-prediction/

Focusing in on the new additions of Cole Holcomb, Elandon Roberts, and Kwon Alexander along with second-year Mark Robinson, they brought a tenacity and physicality missing from this unit last season.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/08/watch-pittsburgh-inside-linebackers-impress-in-preseason-opener-heres-why/

Next is the fact that the Steelers have already signed two inside linebackers this offseason in Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/04/lb-devin-white-wants-traded-but-pittsburgh-is-unlikely-to-be-his-destination/

Pittsburgh completely redid its inside linebacker room, shuffling out Devin Bush, Robert Spillane, and Myles Jack to bring in Cole Holcomb, Elandon Roberts, and Tanner Muse.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/06/steelers-receive-nfl-best-a-offseason-grade-from-the-sporting-news-named-leagues-most-improved-team/

The inside linebacker room should be at least slightly improved, provided Cole Holcomb is healthy.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/05/steelers-offseason-named-one-of-nfls-best/

The Steelers brought in Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/06/kozora-let-mark-robinson-cook/

When the Pittsburgh Steelers signed LB Cole Holcomb in free agency, they were looking for someone to finally stabilize the off-ball linebacker position after years of subpar play.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/09/huge-benefit-to-this-talented-defense-cole-holcomb-named-one-of-nfls-most-impactful-free-agent-additions/