The Steelers pass rush

They finished the season with 48 sacks, their most since 2010 when they also had 48. This is a big improvement over the last few seasons, which is why I wanted Dick LeBeau gone he had no creative blitzes to use when the talent fell off. Butler didn't just rely on the OLBs who underperformed this season, he used the secondary effectively to bring pressure.

 

To be fair to the OLB's on alot of plays they seem to be using them to seal the edge and using the DL to rush the QB.

 

To be fair we got like 20% from Browns lol

 

So, you're saying they have a pass rush?

 

I agree. The tweaking that is once again involving the secondary in blitz packages (the Blitzburgh defense of the mid '90's employed similar schemes) also seemed to deploy the OLB's in different ways. Some of this is natural - someone has to drop back to cover the flank if a DB goes charging in - but the DE's approach seems to be changing into one that aims to get to the QB/backfield rather than just tying up blockers so that a LB can do it. Heyward and Tuitt are talented 3-4 DE's, but I don't know that this is the most effective approach long term. It could be an adjustment made in light of our current OLB situation.

 

wait
sometimes it appeared the entire secondary blitz

it is nice to get them
keep it up boys!!!

 

lol, it sure didn't appear as if they were in the secondary

 

Sacks are just numbers. Situational sacks such as on 3rd down, or a sack fumble matter. Ones that take them out of fg range too. Steelers get a sack on 2nd down and when it's 3rd and 23 they convert on Blake lol

 

This. I am frustrated with the way the defense lets opposing offenses out of 3rd and long. They have to take offenses off the field once they get 3rd and long if they want the team to be successful in the playoffs.

 

This!

The way the Steelers talk about physical play is mond boggling when you see that they don't get up and physical with the receivers on those third downs!

 

Thank goodness this Defense has Tuitt and Heyward.

 

It was better this year, but still not where it needs to be.

 

The pass rush has a built in mechanism of 30mins. it only works in the second half.

 

You don't think Butler has done a better job than LeBeau did his last few years in Pittsburgh? The stats don't lie, Le Beau ran that same cross dog predictable blitz and produced average results.

 

Also back in the 90s, we had two OLBs that could rush the passer (Lloyd and Greene) that made it even harder on the Olineman and made it easier for our CBs and S's to get to the quarterback. We can't keep relying on DBs to make sacks. We need at least one legitimate passer rusher from the front 7. And right now we have none.

 

we got to the qb better but we are giving up a lot of rushing yards at times. give and take i guess. butler has a good ways to go to seal this defense up on the backend and LB play. both of these i talked about in the coaching deficiency thread. i'm not sure our current crop of coaches at these spots is helping butler much. i'd sure be up for a change or addition of a couple of old vets as LB and DB coaches to get us cinched up at these two levels. i think it would really help out like it has with the receiving corp, the o-line and at RB. we are seeing the fruits of their knowledge at these positions.

oh and a shout out to moats for last week. he had a good day.

 

I like them both, but for discussion sake, who could the Steelers have drafted instead of them that would've better?

 

Part of being creative is Butler blitzing different players in the secondary, when was the last time LeBeau did that.