We need a safety bad!

[Steelhere10]

Ryan Clark is too slow to be on the field in passing situations. If I had to place a bet, I think Charlie B. could beat him in a race lol.

[grotonsteel]

I think Steelers might draft a Safety in Rd 1 in next draft.

[Dee Dub]

I think Steelers might draft a Safety in Rd 1 in next draft.

Eric Reid LSU.

[hawaiiansteel]

Eric Reid LSU.

I highly doubt that Eric Reid will still be available with the 32nd pick in the 1st round

[Dee Dub]

I highly doubt that Eric Reid will still be available with the 32nd pick in the 1st round

Very good chance. There are some really good safeties coming out next year. Bacarri Rambo, T.J. McDonald, Robert Lester, Kenny Vacarro, etc. I have seen all of those guys projected as first round picks. I love Bacarri Rambo, but he did have a dirty test for marijuana earlier this year. He's a flat out ball hawk.

[Steel Life]

Safety or not, those holes in our pass D are still there...

[steelz09]

I don't think Clark is the problem. But I do agree, we need a safety or 2. Absolutely ZERO depth at the S position.

Personally, I'm sick of having to watch Clark come up and make so many tackles when that should be our LBs.

[steelz09]

I don't think Clark is the problem. But I do agree, we need a safety or 2. Absolutely ZERO depth at the S position.

Personally, I'm sick of having to watch Clark come up and make so many tackles when that should be our LBs.

Here's an ALARMING statistic. Clark had more tackles than Chris Carter, Lawrence Timmons, LaMarr Woodley, and Larry Foote COMBINED

[RuthlessBurgher]

Here's an ALARMING statistic. Clark had more tackles than Chris Carter, Lawrence Timmons, LaMarr Woodley, and Larry Foote COMBINED

In the first quarter, Luck dropped back to pass 13 times and handed the ball off 4 times. That might have something to do with that statistic. Those 4 first quarter runs gained them a grand total of 6 yards, too, so it's not exactly an indictment on the prowess of our linebackers in the run game (Brown runs for 4 yards and is tackled by Keisel & McLendon, Brown runs for 1 yard and is tackled by Clark & Woodley, Ballard runs for 3 yards and is tackled by Hood & Foote, and Ballard gets thrown for a 2 yard loss when he is tackled by Timmons & McLendon).

[steelz09]

In the first quarter, Luck dropped back to pass 13 times and handed the ball off 4 times. That might have something to do with that statistic. Those 4 first quarter runs gained them a grand total of 6 yards, too, so it's not exactly an indictment on the prowess of our linebackers in the run game (Brown runs for 4 yards and is tackled by Keisel & McLendon, Brown runs for 1 yard and is tackled by Clark & Woodley, Ballard runs for 3 yards and is tackled by Hood & Foote, and Ballard gets thrown for a 2 yard loss when he is tackled by Timmons & McLendon).

I seem to recall the LBs playing after the 1st quarter.

And I don't think it's just this game either... it's a trend and it's been a trend. Look at Clarks tackle statistics from last year. Why in the world is a Free Safety having to come up and make all those tackles? He's the furthest guy from the LOS on a play-by-play basis. Yes, playing "center field" gives you the best vision of a particular play's development but still.... I think there is an obvious problem when you're free safety is making significantly more tackles than your ILBs especially in a 3-4 scheme.

Just because it's a pass play doesn't mean the FS should be making all of these tackles. In many situations, the CB should already have tackled the WR before the FS even arrives. You could be talking 5+ targets (between WRs, TEs, RBs). Are the CBs, and LBs missing tackles after a completion causing Clark to have make these tackles in addition to his run support?