Statistically Speaking: How Good was the 2019 Defense?*

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By: G.Stryker,*Twitter @SNStryker & Instagram @SNStryker SteelerNation.com Pittsburgh Steelers fans have a long history of cheering for top defenses, and it has been awhile since Steeler Nation has employed a top 5 defense of their own. There were some expectations of greatness for a few years, until Ryan Shazier went down with a severe back […]

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Nice wright up "G", thanks



Last years defense was pretty dang good and a JOY compared to recent past defenses of the STEELERS. It's hard to say if BEN R. playing will alter that, after all Coach Tomlin said the D was called differently when Ben is playing. Add in the fact that the "D" knew without Roethlisberger that they had to step up if the team was going anywhere. Couple those two cases and we could have a different D than what is expected. That being said I think this "D" will pick up where it left off and continue on to an equal or slightly higher year end ranking.





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