Defense Legit

We asked for these things:

Better run D- 6th, drastically improved
Pressure- lead in sacks and pressures
Better tackling- drastically improved
Red zone offense- #1
Better clock management- yup


It’s time to praise Mike Tomlin.

 

We also asked for block numbers and cheerleaders.

Which we got, via throwback unis and Bell’s twitter account.

 

That's what fans do hope....well most fans!!!

 

We need better run defense

 

You may be right but as long as we keep winning I am fine with that. I think is you look at this defense from week 1 to now you will see a big improvement.

 

Huh?

7th in total yards and 9th in yards attempt, 9th in tds allowed.

Top 10 in all 3 categories that’s pretty solid

 

For reals I want revenge bad. Revenge tour ‘18

 

I just watched a video that said the Pats and Chiefs have very low rated defenses, where we were somewhere in the middle.

The potential is there. If our offense keeps clicking and we are as good as them on offense, we should have an edge over both of them because of the defense.

The only problem seems to me that our defense seems better stopping the run. If we play them and they pass every down, that could be a problem if they can execute that successfully.

 

Extra tidbits

Steelers 5th in yards per pass attempt.

17th in pass yards against
20th in qb rating

 

Not necessarily. If we are up and know they are passing, see Carolina lol.

Balanced offenses kill us

 

8th in 3rd down percentage allowed, 3rd in percentage converted

 

Watch the yards per carry more than the yards per game. The Steelers give up 4.1 per rush, which is 12th in the league. Just as the Steelers were getting away from the run due to the game situation early in the season, opponents have been doing that of late. The Bengals ran well against the Steelers, but didn't do it enough. The same was true of the Panthers.

With Fournette back and Bortles struggling, the Jaguars might actually stick to the run. That will be a real test.

 

Yes, you are watching a different team. Cam gave us that game. McCaffrey was gauging us. If they didnt fall behind so quickly ... McCaffrey wouldve had an even better night then he did

 

They did make some adjustments, but the idea that the run defense was even decent against the Panthers is just silly.

Overall, the defense was good. They had huge breakdowns on the first two touchdowns, but otherwise they were decent in coverage and got great, consistent pressure on Newton.

 

Yea they did that against Carolina but I think that was designed as both our OLB's Dupree and Watt were to focus on Cam Newton and keep him check, which they did good. In doing this they did go right by the RB at times and continued toward Cam to get a hits on him or hurry him up on play action.

 

I always give the D credit if they play well. Hell, even if we lose but they play well I'll give them credit. I don't dwell on single games much though because I want championships. I'm not a Browns fan focusing on just getting a few wins. So while I can give them credit for beating the visiting team on a Thursday night, I have my sights set on NO, NE, and to a lesser degree, SD and Denver. More than anything, I want to see what we can do against NO. That team is absolutely firing on all cylinders and I'm not too sure how we can beat them.

I no longer care about Jax. They aren't a good team. Fournette is also overrated and always has been.

 

We will likely get blown up again but that’s the way it goes in this new league

 

I feel like the read option plays have us the most problem. They weren’t gouging us in any other type of play. We gave up a couple good runs and the two swing passes that we weren’t ready for (be prepared to see some I. The next few weeks).

Football is a team game. Sometimes the Offense makes it easier on the Defense, and other times vice versa. At the end of the day our defense will love and die by the front 7. If we can stop the run and get pressure, we can beat anyone

 

Better run D: YES
Pressure: HELL YES
Better tracking: Yes
RZ: YES!
Clock management: meh not much better

I always liked Tomlin better than most. He’s done a pretty good job. Now we just need to find a way to win the game Monday thru Saturday... that’s really the only thing I’ve seen that’s lacking (aside from his still poor game management).

 

I've seen our OLB's go by RB's with the ball in other games too. It's both Dupree and Watt, not just one.

I know we have to get pressure on the QB but if the QB doesn't have the ball then there is no point in targeting him and taking yourself completely out of the play. Sometimes the lineman is blocking their view so they don't always see the RB with the ball.

I just think they should put a little more emphasis on playing the run and try to keep a good view of the QB so they see the hand offs.

And, when they do get to the QB and go for a sack they should have their hands out in front of them so the hands make the hit and not the helmet.

 

Less disappointment if you let yourself enjoy a game more. Expecting championships every year could be depressing and certainly unrealistic. Just my 2 cents!

 

We have the best defense out of the top 5 offenses. We are #4 in offense ppg/ 4th in ypg.

 

That is hard to believe after what we've seen over the past 2 years. But it's true. Even the NFL Network crew, who is very pro-Brady/Patriots, brought up the Steelers defensive stats.