Do Steelers, Mike Tomlin still have time to get right for NFL playoffs? Can George Pickens lock in?

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On the Monday edition of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Edgar Snyder & Associates, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo look ahead to an NFL Week 18 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Do coach Mike Tomlin and his players have enough time to get back in a groove ahead of the NFL playoffs? Could a potential first-round matchup with the Houston Texans -- as opposed to the Baltimore Ravens -- help in that pursuit ahead of tougher later-round matchups? And are Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and the red-hot Bengals the perfect test of adjustments on defense, led by T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward and Minkah Fitzpatrick?

Our duo tackles those topics, then dives deep on the offense. What's going on with the offensive line right night? From young guys including Broderick Jones, Mason McCormick and Zach Frazier to veterans like Isaac Seumalo and Dan Moore Jr.? Has the success of Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren in recent weeks been legit? Or padded by game scripts? And can George Pickens lock in mentally to be the big-play threat that OC Arthur Smith and QB Russell Wilson need him to be?