Steelers Defense - Is it Coaching, Scheme or Players?

I’m still afraid of nuns

 

I don't recall him getting a fully guaranteed deal I thought that was something teams started doing this year.

 

See 4 posts before

 

Love liver and onions now that I know how to properly cook it. Growing up my mom’s family boiled everything in water.
The onions bring out the taste
Adding, loved fried liver with hot sauce

 

Are you a happy camper or a gay camper?

 

I have the cilantro thing and apparently it’s genetic specifically the OR6A2 gene

My wife can eat spicy food that would strip the chrome off a bumper

 

Huh

 

One time my uncle was drunk, he asked me to call him a cab.
So, like a good nephew , I said ok your a cab

 

The cilantro is real. Either you like it or it tastes like soap.
What is the symptoms for spicy foods , other than heartburn?

 

BINGO!

 

I will tell you a short story from 4th grade that is still burned in my psyche;

One day Sister came into the room and told all the girls to leave. She then proceeded to lecture us boys about keeping our hands out of our pockets during class "because boys could go to town down there". "Boys watching TV at night and the hands are in your pockets having a good old time".

I always wondered how she knew this stuff?

 

Never said "fully". It's the first time the Steelers guaranteed any money to a rookie 2nd round pick.

Just like they broke their own rule a while back on Watt's extension. Guaranteeing a bunch of money to a non-QB.

My guess is that the next CBA the owners will dig in hard on the subject of guarantees. Because of the escrow requirement Rich owners (that have easy access to cash) have a big advantage over owners who worth is mainly the team.

 

some nuns have brothers.

 

I was going to say that. No Nun, or Priest was born a Nun, or a Priest.

 

I work with a lady who's husband grows his own Reapers and Ghost Peppers. He cans them for making salsa and hot sauce. That's too much heat for me. I like spicy but it's best when it complements the flavor, not over-powers it. IMO.

 

I grow about 50 jalapeños plants

My wife and her friend sweet pickle and can them

By that point they really aren’t overly hot and taste great

 

I love stuffed jalapeños. I will buy a bag and half them and clean out the seeds and membrane. Then fill the halves with a mixture of cheeses. Bake them until they are good and soft. I don't bread them, just naked. Good stuff.

 

I don’t eat raw jalapeños because they taste astringent to me (maybe another gene)

But stuff them and roast them and I’ll gobble them down

A local waterhole stuffs them with shrimp and cheese and I found this to be a good excuse to drink beer

 

One of her students was little Al Bundy.

 

i have a nephew that makes them like that but wrap them in bacon as well. pretty special.

 

Wrapped in bacon and put in the smoker is referred to as a 'Texas Twinkie'.

 

not my first thought when you say that. God Bless Texas.

i have seen some with brown sugared bacon. pretty tasty too.

 

Good chance it will change this year...No more Watt on the same spot too

 

So why have they waited and what changed

 

Defense looking 'crazy'...... ok, it's camp hype. What can I say?

Steelers Defense Looks Crazy
Story by Noah Strackbein • 5h
PITTSBURGH -- With the sun scorching down at Saint Vincent College, the Pittsburgh Steelers took the field, welcoming plenty of new faces to Latrobe, Pennsylvania as they began their journey toward the 2025 campaign. And in one play, there was a clear dominant force for the black and gold.

The biggest takeaway of Day 1 of Steelers training camp was easy to find - the defense looks elite.

On the first pass Aaron Rodgers threw at Saint Vincent College, it was intercepted by Patrick Queen. He completed just one to DK Metcalf all afternoon, and finished his first drive with one completion on three attempts.

"It's good to get that out the way," Rodgers joked afterward. "Anybody that's watched me practice over the years. Ya know, you like to try certain throws at certain times."

From there, Cam Heyward and Derrick Harmon got their hands on batted balls. Payton Wilson looked fast and physical. And Jalen Ramsey, Darius Slay and Joey Porter Jr. only looked like three pieces to a secondary that looked very, VERY elite.

The other two were Juan Thornhill and DeShon Elliott.

It's Day 1, and expectations can't be too high. There are no pads, and although the Steelers are one of the most physical teams in the NFL even in shorts and helmets, you can't full judge anything in this league until there are live reps.

From the jump, though, the defense looked even better than you thought they would.

Ramsey started in the slot, following Calvin Austin on certain plays as the team played man on a good chunk of the plays. Porter Jr. and Slay were on the outside, with Thornhill and Elliott moving around at safety. The biggest question mark of the group was Thornhill, but the former Cleveland Brown and Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs fit right in as a starter with the group.

During his first interview with the Steelers media, Ramsey shared his excitement for the defense this season.

"You look at the defense, from the d-line, probably the best d-line in the NFL," he said. "Then you got [Patrick Queen] leading the linebackers, then the secondary. Me and [Darius] Slay have had a relationship for a while. Me and Joey [Porter Jr.], we got some kinda family ties going on. Then add me in there ... so it's a lot of excitement around the defense, but not just the defense, the offense too. Obviously [Aaron Rodgers] is here now, DK [Metcalf], who I've had a lot of battles with, that's been fun. [Robert Woods] is here, I played with him with the Rams."

It's only one day, but the hype seems to be real. And the Steelers defense - without pads - looks better than they did on paper heading into training camp.