New Steelers head coach, Mike McCarthy, probably wants to go 11 personnel a lot.

How does it impact their draft plans and does that leave a bright future for the offense?

We talk about that with Nick Farabaw.

I'm Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette here on the Locked on Steelers podcast.

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Nick, Mike McCarthy, he's bringing his offense.

And a big staple of Mike McCarthy's offense has been the heavy usage and deployment of 11 personnel.

Now, for those who don't know, 11 personnel, that means one tight end, one running back, which means three wide receivers.

Lots of three wide receiver sets the Steelers could be using.

This is something that we have been talking about and why we've been talking about the

Steelers wanting to draft a wide receiver early in this draft class who can be put out there

right with Pittman, right with Metcalf,

and it not be a serious drop off in play, that it be a high level player.

How serious do you think that has an impact on what their plans are in this draft class,

the potential use of 11 personnel in Mike McCarthy's system?

And how serious should it be, Nick, to as far as impacting their plan of,

not just getting a receiver, but a guy who could be a dog at wide receiver.

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