Both our ILB's leave something to be desired. It goes to their talent, getting over injuries and no one stopping guys in front of them from getting to their level. They shouldn't be taking on OL on just about every play. They need to be staying back to run to gaps/holes and to cover RB's and TE's. That just isn't happening.
Our D coaches still think using 2 DL is adequate. At least they rushed 4 this week unless I missed them rushing 3 like last week. But, you want 3 big guys on the DL and then have your 2 OLB's to rush the edges and drop into coverage if needed. You put Watt as one of 3 or 4 DL and he is guaranteed to see a double or triple team as is Cam. We did get after Lamar for the most part so I won't complain about this too much.
PHYSI-*******-CALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Retired players, pundits, armchair quarterbacks all united on this fact. The Steelers are not playing physical. And, they ******* ARE NOT! Don't just hit someone, hit ******* everyone. If that ball is coming your way, clock the guy who might be getting the ball. If Lamar runs, ******* flatten him. Don't put two hands on his back and give him a little push like Maulet did. Put your facemask or shoulder into his back/shoulder area. If the Rats can hit Diontae and Claypool (not sure if the other one was Claypool), dirty, near their head, and with no ball remotely catchable, then we should be doing that every ******* down. No penalties were called although I expect penalties to be coming. If you want to show that you are physical, error on the ******* side of taking a 15-yard penalty. I'm not saying go try to hurt someone. But, I am saying, hit people, hit them hard, hit them if it's a close play (be it a catch or not, inbounds or out of bounds, a QB running the damn ball, etc.). If you start doing that a few times per game, teams will start to respect you again.
