The Steelers are set to take on the Washington Redskins to open up the season on Monday Night Football.The Pittsburgh Steelers secondary has been the unit under question all offseason. From Senquez Golson to Justin Gilbert to Sean Davis and of course Artie Burns, the Steelers have seen plenty of shuffling on the roster and in the depth chart. This new and unproven unit will have a tall task right off of the bat with the Redskins and their excellent plethora of skill players.

The Redskins biggest offensive weakness is that they do not have a running back in which they consistently trust to run the football for them. However, when it comes to passing the ball, it has been no problem.

DeSean Jackson came back at the perfect time last season and helped ignite the run to win the division. He entered the lineup in week eight for the team and they went 6-3 from that point on. Kirk Cousins entered his week eight game with nine touchdowns to eight interceptions. From Jackson’s return through the end of the season Cousins threw for 20 touchdowns to three interceptions.

Jackson’s best ability is the deep ball, which causes safety attention and creates space underneath, making the offense flow better as a whole. Last season, the Steelers ranked sixth in the league in giving up the most plays by 25 yards or more. They led the league in passes of 25 yards or more allowed with 43. Washington has to know this and they have to be licking their chops to send Jackson deep on this questionable secondary.

A quick bomb to Jackson sets up all the space needed for tight end Jordan Reed, and receivers Pierre Garcon, Jamison Crowder and Josh Doctson for the rest of the game. It sounds like a lot of mouths to feed, but the Steelers secondary may be their all-you-can-eat buffet.

Reed, when healthy can be placed in the next tier of receiving tight ends behind Rob Gronkowski, and ranked fifth among tight ends in receiving yards last season. The Steelers have proven in the past that they have struggled with tight ends, and have brought in the likes of Sean Davis and Ryan Shazier to hope to address that problem.

However, Davis will likely see slot duties and that means an opening date with Jamison Crowder. Crowder had an underrated rookie season while hauling in 59 passes and proving to be a commodity in the NFL. He is shifty and quick and Davis will have his hands full in his debut.

Garcon is a perfect possession receiver on the outside across from Jackson. He has strong after the catch ability and has received for over 700 yards in each of the past two seasons. Then there is the rookie, Josh Doctson.

Doctson was the second wide receiver taken in the first round of this year’s draft. Head coach Jay Gruden had compared Doctson to A.J. Green, and he should know, he was the offensive coordinator that helped in drafting Green to the Bengals. Doctson has dealt with injury all offseason and is unlikely to be a huge contributor, but as a fourth wide receiver entering the game, it is safe to say the Steelers hands are full.

All three of the Redskins running backs profile as better pass-catchers out of the backfield than runners between the tackles. They are built to pass the ball, and they are going to use all of their weapons to open things up in this game.

The Steelers offense is dynamic, and they are going to have to show that in week one because the defense may not be ready for the pass heavy attack that the Redskins plan to bring.