There is no training camp battle between Justin Hartwig and Sean Mahan. There can't be.
Let's try an experiment real quick……We're going to look at how NFL DTs and NTs performed vs the Steelers (and Sean Mahan) this past season and then we're going to look at how these DTs and NTs performed in their very next games. Did Sean Mahan struggle because he ran into amazing talent? Was he facing guys that absolutely dominated on a week to week basis? Unfortunately for Mahan the answer is NO.
In fact, most of the DTs and NTs he faced in 2007 had the best games of their entire season when they faced Mahan and the Steelers.
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