Article Says Our Playoff Defense Not Good For Years

https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.c...-super-bowls-look-at-the-steelers-defense-nfl

My general remembering is we give up big plays.

 

We don't need an article to tell us that, we can see it for ourselves lol

 

The defense has been in transition. New defensive coordinator, aging vets being replaced and starting rookies their first season.

And with all this we've remain competitive but it's been a frustrating competitive effort.

 

I read an article that claimed the pope was catholic and bears **** in the woods. Can’t find the link now though.

 

I am not buying, what Coach T is selling. Turn up the heat Mr. Rooney.

I am like what the minority owners are thinking, and have been for YEARS.

 

Unless the Steelers get lucky, they will never win another super bowl with Tomlin. Same with that bozo in Green Bay. These two schleps have been winning with elite qbs and not winning enough.

****ty coaches with great Qbs.

 

SI had a great article last week (ironically). Steelers have been pouring draft picks into the defense and it just hasn't gotten better. In last 5 years Steelers have invested 8 of 10 first or second round picks in defense. I think they are way beyond 'transition' at this point. They just aren't good in spite of all the high draft picks.

 

Yeppers, need a good D to win it all and we won't be seeing the show for years to come

 

We put up 42 on that terrific Jax defense and lost. That is a fireable offense and we aren't going to make any changes. Stupid is as stupid does.

 

But they are ONLY putting draft picks into the defense. I believe in building through the draft but you have to supplement with free agents. And we are not doing that. Only free agent on defense that is a starter is Mitchell and Haden and Haden came this year.

We have to apply money and talent to the defensive side of the ball. Our offense is light years ahead of our defense in that respect.

I think it's better but not good enough. Draft picks takes time to development. Hargraves, Burns, Davis are second year players. Watt is a rookie. Now look at the offense, One rookie and he's not really a starter.

 

The problem isn't that we aren't spending draft picks on defense. It's that we are missing badly on them. More misses and misfortune on the defensive picks in the last five years that at any time I can remember.

Jarvis and Bud both look like misses
Shazier is bad luck
Golson was another miss
Burns, Davis, and Hargraves all look like below average to average players

All of these were premium picks (1-3 round) and none of them provided impact plays at the end of this season. I think we need better defensive scouts (and coaches).

 

Well technically we did fire Haley

 

Coach: "What's the strategy going into next season?"

 

found it for you

 

What I hear from Pack fans is that organization is not putting anything around Rodgers.

Tomlin will likely win another Super Bowl in his tenure... BUT he needs to maintain discipline on the overall team and bolster the defense. Unless he does those two things, you are probably right that he will not win another.

 

Looks like Haley is going to the Browins as OC .....he said with Tomlin now coaching defense even I could get a win or two against that....

 

If the ball is caught, Browns could have possibly the chance to win the game.
That’s a scary thought.

 

Come, even if they won that game, the Steelers had their F team playing in that game.

 

Still don’t ever want to lose to Browns.

 

It only took the pats 3 games to transition their defense, maybe we need to transition this D coaching staff to unemployment and get some real D coaches in here and keep tomlin from meddling with this defense....

 

The article is very accurate!Those are some atrocious defensive numbers!If we just had a average defensive with the present offense we have we would be talking about us for the next 12 days in the Super Bowl instead of ripping on the Patriots all the time!We might never get a qb as good as Ben!What a waste!Still have hope we can get that average defensive in the next few years as it usually goes in phases.We’re not going to have a real good defensive tomorrow!When we do Ben will be gone so I’ll take average next year with some tweaks here and there on the defensive side of the ball includind COACHES!!!

 

We can talk about stats all we want as we we’re in the top ten statistically I think!Stats don’t stop big plays!Stats don’t stop 3rd and seven!I could go on and on but I never feel confident we can stop anyone when we’re on defense.Were a little lucky this year also as we played a few backup qb’s and so so offensesNext year that’s not going to happen!!!

 

2008

88 Bruce Davis LB
188 Mike Humpal OLB
194 Ryan Mundy FS

2009

32 Ziggy Hood DT
96 Keenan Lewis DB
168 Joe Burnett DB
205 Ra'Shon Harris DT

2010

52 Jason Worilds LB
116 Thaddeus Gibson LB
164 Crezdon Butler DB
242 Doug WorthingtonDE
2011

31 Cameron Heyward DE
95 Curtis Brown DB
128 Cortez Allen DB
162 Chris Carter LB another example of a timid scared player a tomlinette

2012



86 Sean Spence LB semi-tomlinette some board think full one
109 Alameda Ta'amu DT all world dodge care champion
246 Terrence Frederick CB who are all these guys wtf

2013

17 Jarvis Jones OLB would never have played a down anywhere else

2014

15 Ryan Shazier OLB find a great one look what happens
46 Stephon Tuitt DT
157 Shaquille Richardson DB
192 Jordan Zumwalt LB
215 Dan McCullers DT

2015

22 Bud Dupree LB
56 Senquez Golson CB
121 Doran Grant CB
199 L.T. Walton DT
212 Anthony ChickilloDE
239 Gerod Holliman FS

2016

25 Artie Burns CB
58 Sean Davis SAF
89 Javon Hargrave DT
123 Jerald Hawkins T
220 Travis Feeney OLB
246 Tyler Matakevich LB

2017

30 T.J. Watt LB
94 Cameron Sutton CB
173 Brian Allen CB
248 Keion Adams LB

Really dont know what to make of this??? It does seem to be getting better in recent drafts. At least they are making the team Is that good??

I took a look at some drafts earlier in the decade. 2002 drafted 4 D players 3 were starters

2002

94 Chris Hope DB
128 Larry Foote ILB
212 LaVar Glover CB
242 Brett Keisel DE

2003 drafted 3 players

16 Troy Polamalu DB
59 Alonzo Jackson LB at least Zo Zo as good for some laughs. Reporters liked to interview him.
125 Ike Taylor CB

 

H

l have to totally agree with you!It’s not like we’re not drafting enough defensive players but that list until recently is head scratching.WOW

 

You might be right. Probably need to stop hiring former Steeler players.