Our Defense

[Flasteel]

As impressive as our offense has been and what still promises to be with the return of Le'Veon Bell and Martaivus Bryant, I would still be highly skeptical of our chances without the performance I saw from our defense today.

Shazier was a total beast, but the defense as a whole played fast, aggressive, and sound throughout the first 3 quarters. Kaepernick and their offense picked-up a lot of stats in the last quarter and a half, but by then, the Steeler D had already done what they needed to do.

If the Steelers can continue to show what they did on defense today, this team could easily be something very special.

[Ghost]

Shazier was flat out insane. In or next to every play, or at least it seemed like it. Great to see.

[Steelhere10]

Different calls when you up big, nothing to worry about as of the second half.

[phillyesq]

The Steelers front 7 was great today. In addition to the sacks and pressure, they blew up a number of runs for losses. Feels like it's been a long time since I've seen a Steelers D play like that. Great to see.

The secondary looked better, but still has room to improve.

[bostonsteeler]

Butler has been a -1 and a +1 so far, for a net 0.
Next week will finally swing the needle into the black.

[WindyCitySteel]

The front seven lived up to its draft pedigree. There's a ****ton of talent on that front seven. If they live up to it, good things are coming.