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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh defensive end Cameron Heyward isnt opposed to a rotation along the line. Hes also OK with playing as many snaps as necessary.The Steelers made it a goal in the offseason to give Heyward and Stephon Tuitt support at end.Whatever cards were dealt, were going to be ready, Heyward said. We would love to have depth, but were not going to just give reps to anybody. We have to be well-conditioned and we have to be ready for that, but if we have guys that are able to step up, we welcome it.The Steelers realize they have one of the most formidable tandems at defensive end in Heyward and Tuitt. Thats why Keith Butler, in his first season as defensive coordinator, opted to find ways to create additional pressure on the quarterback with his two DEs.We have two guys that are probably as good as anybody in the league in that position, Butler said. We played them a lot last year. We would like to be able to rest them a little bit, so they can be fresh and maybe our four-man rush will improve.The pass rush improved considerably in 2015 as Pittsburgh finished third in the league with 48 sacks. That was an increase from 2014, when the Steelers totaled 33 sacks for a 26th-place league ranking. Heyward and Tuitt did their part, combining for 13 1-2 sacks in 2015, while the rest of the pressure came from the secondary and linebackers.Heyward feels a rotation along the defensive line could increase those numbers.You look around the league and the great (defensive) lines have a good rotation, and theyre fresh by the playoff run, Heyward said. If we can have that and have a continuity where it continues to grow, Id be happy with that too.Heyward played 88 percent of the teams snaps on defense, while Tuitt followed at 78 percent. The next closest along the defensive line was former nose tackle Steve McLendon at 34 percent, and Cam Thomas with 16 percent of the snaps.Heyward admitted inexperience along the defensive line, but pointed out growth from players such as L.T. Walton, the Steelers 2015 sixth-round pick, and this seasons third-round pick Javon Hargrave. He also expects contributions from seven-year veteran Ricardo Mathews.Were just about including them and trying to make them grow in our defense, Heyward said.A rotation along the defensive line will go a long way toward preserving the Steelers two best up-front pass rushers. Heyward will be ready regardless.I can stay in, Heyward said. Weve been doing it. My goal is to be ready for the game and to be ready for the fourth quarter, because thats when games are decided.If we can get a rotation, thats great, but if we only have so many guys, and those are the cards were dealt, then Im going to play. Im not going to moan or cry about it. 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Jarryd Haynes return home to CampbelltownI thought he was outstanding last week in his first game back and with all of the hype. Youd like to think theres going to be a sell-out crowd at Campbelltown on Saturday afternoon which adds to the air of excitement.I think a lot of people should appreciate how good an athlete he is and the fact hes back in the NRL and I think a lot of people will also want to see how well Mitchell Moses and James Tedesco are going.The game is also set up for a cracking game of football - whoever wins is a step closer to the semi-finals and it becomes sudden-death from then on for the team that loses.I still think 28 will get you into the finals - the Tigers are on 24 and the Titans on 23 but you can say whoever loses this game will need to win their next three.2.?The clashes involving the finals hopefuls.The Warriors have a chance to give their fans some hope and faith at home to Souths and the Canberra Raiders, if theyre able to beat the Melbourne Storm on Monday night, it will give them some reassurance and confidence.I think its amazing how open the competition still is in round 23. Through Origin we thought there were only a few sides that could win the premiership - we thought Melbourne, Cronulla and North Queensland were the only teams that could win it.ddddddddddddNow the Panthers are going great, the Warriors can be great on their day and of course the Raiders are showing us how good they are. If the Raiders are able to back up their win over the Sharks with a win against the Storm then it throws the competition wide open.On any given day, any team can win this competition. Traditionally the format is set up it so that only the top four teams can win the competition and no team below that has done it but this year we still have ten teams still in contention with four weeks to go.Its exciting and why cant those lower sides cause an upset when the finals are on as well?3. Brisbane could still miss the NRL finals.I still think Brisbane are a sneaky chance of missing the finals.Theyre on 26 points - they play Parramatta this week who are super resilient then two really hard games against Canterbury and Melbourne and they finish with the Roosters who beat them a few weeks ago.If they drop a game over the next two weeks all of a sudden a little bit of pressure starts to come onto a side we all thought were Grand Final certainties. ' ' '