Teryl Austin joined the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff on January 11 to be the senior defensive assistant/secondary. Austin brings an abundance of NFL secondary and defensive experience with his 15 years of coaching in the NFL. Not only does Austin come with a vast amount of secondary experience https://www.thesteelerslockerroom.com/authentic-juju-smith-schuster-jersey , he also has spent time as a defensive coordinator. Austin has a mixed bag of success that can be seen below with his resume. Penn State: 1991–1992 Broke in coaching as a graduate assistantWake Forest: 1993–1995 Defensive backs coach when he followed Jim Caldwell from PSU.Syracuse: 1996–1998 Defensive assistant under Paul PasqualoniMichigan: 1999–2002 Defensive assistant under Lloyd CarrSeattle Seahawks: 2003–2006 Defensive backs coach under head coach (HC) Mike Holmgren and defensive coordinator (DC) Jim Mora.League pass rank and pass touchdownsYear, Rank, TDs2003: 27 242004: 23242005: 25182006: 1623Arizona Cardinals: 2007–2009 Defensive backs coach under HC Ken Whisenhunt and DC Clancy Pendergast and Billy Davis.League pass rank and pass touchdownsYear, Rank, TDs2007: 17 222006: 22 362009: 23 22Florida: 2010 Defensive coordinator under Urban MeyerBaltimore Ravens:2011–2013 Secondary coach under HC Jim Harbaugh and DC Chuck Pagano and Dean Pees.League pass rank and pass touchdownsYear, Rank, TDs2011: 4 11 (Won the Super Bowl.)2012: 17 152013: 1225Detroit Lions: 2014–2017 Austin is reunited with HC Jim Caldwell.League pass rank and pass touchdownsYear, Rank, TDs2014: 13 232015: 15 272016: 19332017: 27 21Cincinnati Bengals (2018) DC under Marvin Lewis. (Relieved of DC duties on On November 12. The Bengals finished last against the pass and gave up 32 touchdowns.)The above resume is painted with a wide brush that does not give the full picture of Austin’s success or lack thereof. Besides the stellar 2011 season, he never had a top 10 secondary. Is that because of his lack of coaching ability or the lack of talent associated with the team? A bright spot that is not listed above is the progression of Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay.The Lions drafted Slay with the 36 overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft. From 2014 to 2017, Slay earned a Pro Bowl and a first-team All-Pro selection in 2017. During that span, Slay had 69 pass deflections to go along with 14 interceptions.Austin will be tasked with molding a Steelers tenth ranked secondary in the NFL in pass yards surrendered, but a secondary that forced a mere six interceptions and four forced fumbles while surrendering 27 touchdowns.Can Austin get unheralded safety Sean Davis to go beyond the production he had in 2018? Terrell Edmunds’ second half of 2018 was leaps and bounds better than his first half Womens James Conner Jersey , can Austin get the first rounder to live up to his pedigree? What can Austin do with former first rounder, Artie Burns or a young cornerback if the Steelers draft one? Will Austin be able to resurrect Joe Haden back to his 2014 Pro Bowl form? Safety Troy Polamalu, wide receiver Reggie Wayne and linebacker Patrick Willis are first-year eligible players among the 25 semifinalists of the modern era for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Also on the list, which will be cut to 15 on Jan. 2, are previous finalists John Lynch, Steve Atwater, Tony Boselli, Steve Hutchinson, Isaac Bruce, Edgerrin James and Alan Faneca.Five former players will be elected to the class of 2020 on Feb. 1, the day before the Super Bowl. They will be inducted into the Canton, Ohio, shrine in August.The hall also will induct 10 senior candidates T. J. Watt Jersey , three contributors and two coaches in a special centennial class in 2020.There are 14 defensive players, 10 on offense, and one special-teamer, Steve Tasker, who also played wide receiver for Buffalo.Four players make the semifinals for the first time: linebacker Carl Banks, running backs Fred Taylor and Ricky Watters, and defensive tackle Bryant Young. Every other semifinalist for 2020 has gotten this far before.There are six defensive backs in the group: Polamalu, Lynch, Atwater, Ronde Barber, LeRoy Butler and Darren Woodson.Five receivers make the list: Wayne, Bruce, Torry Holt Jerome Bettis Jersey White , Hines Ward, and Tasker. There also are five linebackers: Willis, Banks, Clay Matthews, Sam Mills and Zach Thomas.Taylor, Watters and James are the running backs. Defensive linemen are Young, Richard Seymour and Simeon Rice.The semifinalists, in alphabetical order:Steve Atwater, safetyCarl Banks, linebackerRonde Barber, cornerback/safetyTony Boselli, tackleIsaac Bruce James Conner Jersey White , wide receiverLeRoy Butler, safetyAlan Faneca, guardTorry Holt, wide receiverSteve Hutchinson, guardEdgerrin James, running backJohn Lynch, safetyClay Matthews, linebackerSam Mills, linebackerTroy Polamalu, safetySimeon Rice, defensive endRichard Seymour, defensive end/defensive tackleSteve Tasker, wide receiver/special teamerFred Taylor Womens Jerome Bettis Jersey , running backZach Thomas, linebackerHines Ward, wide receiverRicky Watters, running backReggie Wayne, wide receiverPatrick Willis, linebackerDarren Woodson, safetyBryant Young, defensive tackle