Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive coordinator Keith Butler talks about changes on the defensive side of the ball. Steelers will play more Man Coverage this year along with Zone. Out base defense will remain the same in a 3-4-4 . More Pattern matching Man Coverage is being incorporated into defense. Expect to see some Man/Zone mixed . Half the field will be split into Man & the other half will be zone. The same philosophy can be broken down into Quarters coverage also . Last year the Steelers were in the 2-4-5 Nickle Sub Package 70% of all snaps . Their is no way Hargrave should be coming off the field . Butler needs to get back to Lebeaus playbook & use more Fire Zone Blitz . The Thunder/Lightning (SS/CB Blitz) call. The only weak part of this defense is at the Buck LB position strictly in coverage . Vinny is a bonus in the Run & Blitz game but a serious liability in coverage in which position Tom
Brady exploited in the ACC championship game where Lawrence Timmons was playing the Buck ILB position. Its probably fair to think that's part of the reason Timmons wasn't re-signed in Pittsburgh. I am looking forward to seeing positive changes in our scheme to prevent the Buck LB from getting caught in Man Coverage vs TE's/RBs & occasionally Slot WRs. That's a recipe for disaster. I believe Shazier & Vinny need to be interchangeable at the Mack/Buck LB spots depending on Offensive Formations that they are defending. Shazier should take over any Man Coverage responsibilities at the Buck and/or a 3rd Safety should take responsibility. Sean Davis seems to be a solid candidate for that spot . Golden could cover Davis' FS spot for those specific situations. Brian Allen hopefully will develop into a solid versatile DB . Mike Tomlin always talks about being prepared for situational football and that's exactly what needs to take place within this defense this season. If Coach Tomlin & Butler can prepare our personnel for Situational football than this will be a Championship Caliber Defense in 2017.
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