@reezee412 you don't go hoping you go to a weak coach...Flores was not one of them so doubt they would promote from within...he went to vikings cuz he got a dc job ...wich we didn't offer
Okay I was convinced the problem was Sutton (and it is), but HOLY COW what the hell is Minkah doing??? THAT is the “elite” safety that sits in coaches meetings???? W O W
The center field safety has consistently played soft most of the year. You can’t pick balls or defend anything from 15 yards away from the receivers on either side
Thank Austin. They’ve tasked Minkah with going back to keep the top on things. No safety NATURALLY plays 25 yards off the ball and sits there. It’s scheme. And it’s a garbage scheme at that
A couple comments. On the first TD you showed 3:00, the Steelers post game said they knew the Chiefs like to run the WR out of the backfield into the flat. They anticipated that exact play. Minkah either was caught sleeping / looking in the backfield, or underestimated the speed of the WR. Even more interesting, on the long pass that the Chiefs connected, 5:57 the Steelers blitzed a corner from the left slot (#25 Elliott). The Chiefs had Kelce out wide left, but reset him to an inside position. Did the Chiefs read the blitz pre-snap?? When the ball is hiked, Kelce immediate has eyes on the blitzer and goes straight for him to pick up the blitz! Cool protection scheme, and unselfish play by a star TE like Kelce. If he doesn't make that block the blitz would have been right in Mahomes' face.
One of the major problems with Pittsburg pass coverage is that they give free releases off the line of scrimmage. They need to disrupt the route and the timing between the quarterback and the receiver expressly on those slant routes to the middle.
The Steelers have forced 4 fumbles in the last 2 weeks but haven’t recovered any of those. They also have lost two fumbles in that span (one in the redzone). Those game results are likely very different if the ball literally bounces their way just once or twice. They have essentially 3 redzone turnovers one in each of the last three games. There’s been some ugly but these games were all for the taking. These key missed opportunities are just accentuated with the last three opponents. That being said cut Cam Sutton and start Jaylen Warren over Najee.
Put him in. Start him. Start Warren as RB1. And start Nick herbig over highsmith. Things will get instantly better. The younger players are hungrier than some of the veterans it’s sad but these young guys wanna win and play SO LET WHO I LISTED PLAY THE DAMN GAME STARTTTT THEMMMM.
@HellxAngelz If you think Highsmith has been a problem at all, then clearly you don't understand what you are seeing. He is a better player. Not to mention, he played against the Chiefs and we barely even noticed. We noticed Highsmith.
I’ve learned so much about coverage from your videos. So, thank you! I think it’s clear the problem is a player and the coaches for not making sure this didn’t happen. When it’s a team sport there is never just one person to blame. Coaches failed us.
The worthy TD and the TD where he just sat centerfield by himself and offered NO help at all is SHOCKING. Like it looks like straight up frustration making him be lazy, and that’s the WORST response. I’d much rather him be balls to the wall on the first instinct he had and pressing too much giving up stuff than just being like “who cares, the rest of these dudes suck anyway”. I thought Elliot was gonna punch him in the face after the Worthy TD. And cam Sutton should have been cut after the Kelce score at the end. Dude should never see the field again after that embarrassment. Add to him going rogue on a blitz…..trash. People need to lay off Queen. Him and Elliot are the ONLY 2 busting ass to try and cover the garage mistakes.
Thanks, I wanted to see the film on this slowed down. It’s quite clear the whole Defense needs to be better, from the D-line to the DB’s. Sutton needs to sit tho. Coaching is a problem to, he needs to have these guys communicating better. It’s so important especially in zone defense!
Safety being 20 yards deep routinely is egregious. Maybe the thinking is play the safety deep to keep the top over things put as we saw it just let the offense play 11 on 10 underneath and Mahomes and Reid ate their food. I guess I can understand the mindset, don’t allow big plays and hope for redzone stops or turnovers. But I’d like us to be a little more aggressive or more unpredictable. Right now we’re letting offenses dictate our defense
I think that last play Cam Sutton, got stuck, staring at Patrick Mahomes since he was scrambling right in front of his face, he was more interested in running up and tackling him if he was to tuck the ball and run oh, I’ll just forget the best tight end in the NFL release him uncovered into the end zone over and over and over they did the same thing all game long?
Play #4 In trips detached bunch formation Sutton is supposed be press man & get hands on the point man (#2 Wr / On the ball Wr) to disrupt the timing of the routes & if all 3 WRs don’t push vertical, he takes the first Wr that goes to the flats. He did not. He bailed.. this is why you can see him guessing on the route because he was out of position at the snap.
great breakdown, thanks for these. Cam Sutton is a big problem, but Minkah really needs to be better and the leader of the room. Beanie has heart and id rather have that then Cam out there right now.
Hi Chris. I’ve read that Minkah used to be the D player who communicated with DBs but Queen took that over this year. Do you think Minkah has issues with Queen wearing green dot and calling the D plays? Are the problems an ego thing w/Minkah?
@@mike2687 fair. I’d love to know the thought behind taking your best DB out of the game by sitting him back for the rare possibility of a deep shot. Especially when our safety room got stronger adding Elliot and Kazee is capable of playing deep zone (he doesn’t scare teams, but he’s not a bum). So weird. Minkah had to play in the box against the Ravens and snagged his first INT in 2 years. Then go right back to 50 yards off while Mahomes dinks and dunks us to death
My educated guess is the deep safety -- sometimes Minkah, sometimes Kazee -- is that deep by design. I'm not in the room and haven't gotten any players or coaches to actually confirm that. But, that's my guess. -Chris
The 15 yard cushion is a trademark of Tomlin's defense. This is nothing new. This is partly why you see opponents converting so many 3rd and 5+ yard comversions.
If the defense doesn't get figured out, then it doesn't matter. In my view the biggest issue with the offense is the personnel utilized. There is zero reason that Pruitt, Heyward, and Patterson should get significant time on the field barring injury. They also need to stop rotating the RBs. Whenever one gets momentum they kill it by substituting.
@ I just think he does a great job of teaching. I’d like to learn about offense brother. It’s not that deep. I’m Just a lady that would like to learn more.
10:05 i get it Minkah could of been the safety help over the top.. BUT.. if he had been Kelce at the top of the screen could of easily hit a inside slant for a TD if he left that position and we would of still been screaming where was the safety .. Pierre just got beat Stright up on that one
It was Minkah on that second play and PQ said that they had gotten into the right check so Minkah messed up.. Him and Sutton have been an issue. Going rogue maybe?
@cylynnpa0192 yes I agree but he's been there all season and has been invisible.. Problem with Minkah is he's easily moved by a QB eyes when he should be baiting the QB into some throws.. He's no Ed Reed I'll say that.
@keem7910 the scheme yes but his instincts have left him, he's 30yds off the line of scrimmage but not making plays like Ed Reed use to that far back 🤷🏽♂️
What do we do in the draft? We need receivers we need playmakers on the offense, but we need to build the D LINE and obvi prob a high corner. Mitchell was ours for the taken!! o
I think people don’t understand how hard man coverage is. You’re already at a disadvantage trying to chase a person because you don’t know where they are going.
It really takes a special skill to be a good man coverage defender. In a game without their best man coverage corner, it's no wonder the man coverage looked so awful. -Chris
Anyone think the injuries, the 3 playoff teams in 11 days, and quick turnaround just flat out gassed the team… I hope to god that is the culprit and they will be fine.
As Tomlin having a long tenure as a DB coach before his HC position, you wouldn't think this team would have a prominent history of secondary blunders.
10:15 Pierre and sutton banjo that route is great, however of course pierre got beat outside leverage because of the inside step to creat seperation but if donte jackson has that much cushion on dhop and is literally falling in love with Mahomes eyes he shouldve jumped that route easily for a pick. I understand quarterback eyes get you beat when you stare but dang a lot of these clips the corners aren't staring at their work but the quarterback too much i think
When the plays are broken down like this, really scrutinized, it looks like the steelers dont even know how to play. I've seen Teryl Austins' play chart. And it looked really small, as in not many plays. And these steelers are that confused? Holy shit
To further your point, this team is 17th in sacks with only 1.5 sacks coming from non pass rushers (Bishop with 0.5 and Roberts with 1.0-which was probably getting a QB on the run before he crossed the los). This means a very low level of blitzing despite knowing the pass rushers have been just under the NFL average. We are one game away from getting through a full season with ZERO sacks from the starting ILB 🤷♂️… and ZERO from any S. The big surprise to me is ZERO sacks from Benton and only 1.5 from Larry O. Cam has been the bright spot with 8
The players said that Worthy TD formation was practiced and called out during the game - Worthy is the first option, but a player didn’t do his job. That’s Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick ran out of the Locker room and didn’t speak to anyone for a reason.
They knew worthy was getting the ball in the flat...they even checked to it... Fitz got cute and peaked at the tight end instead of getting to the flat that's why queen and Elliot had their hands on their hips, looking at him after the play!
Our D - Coordinator is in way over his head against top notch QB’s and play callers. You can see his play sheet on game day is a 3x5 card very limited concepts compared to KC defense coordinator.
3:00 How is this a lack of communication? It looks like a bad defensive scheme to me. As you can see in the clip, the defense relies too much on communicating, and a team like the Chiefs can take advantage of that by hurrying up to the line of scrimmage and quickly running their play before the players on the Steelers' defense can finish their communications amongst. Somebody must tell Coach Austin that this is a weakness of his defense that better teams will exploit in critical moments like 1st conversations and red zone touchdowns. So, let's eliminate a lot of this pre-snap chitter chatter because it does not work in the Playoffs, especially since they'll be playing on the road and have to deal with low crowds trying to interfere with their "communications."
That last play shows ya everything ya need to know. Wtf is Sutton doing? He just sits down, NOBODY is in front of him. Literally nobody, so he just sits and lets Kelce run right by him. Ya can't give up easy 10 yds wide open, blown coverage tds.
The more I watch minkah the more I think that he's a great tackler... Who can't read a defense. He just doesn't have much instinct, is always slightly out of position, and always arrives a second late. I know polamalu isn't a fair comparison... But that's what we thought we had in minkah a few years ago. He clearly isn't at that level.
Steelers fans didn't say that when they were winning and who your going to get as a coach we don't have an elite quarterback and safety and the Rooney are too cheap to get an elite coaching staff 😮
The problem on the first TD was the possibilty of a fade. Like what would they have done against 83 running a fade? Absolutely nothing, pure green grass. Minkah probably knew and just couldn't decide how to lose. KC didn't run a fade, I don't know why, but that way Minkah looked like a fool
I think the problem is we are too predictable. Mahomes knew exactly where the opening would be. We play cover 3 way too much. Having the safety so far back let him throw under everytime.
I wanted to watch this game. But CBS didn't show it here in north TEXAS. Just only have one thing to saY.. Another 3 game in 11 days against 3 +500 teams.. The steelers are beat up tired and the back side of our defense isn't a great or even good pass coverage. Haven't been for 15 years...
The secondary has been shielded most of the year as the pass rush has been good. But when you go against the top qbs in the league as they’ve done for the last 4 weeks and the def can’t get pressures you get exposed.
Peyton Wilson is our best middle linebacker. He needs to be on the field a lot more. And Beanie Bishop was really coming along why sit him the entire game? Poor coaching
They seem to hurt themselves trying to disguise coverages. Queen is at line at right and then drops to cover a guy on left out of backfield. Obviously late and he wouldn’t be down in 2 handb touch.
all im saying is minkah is being paid big money and is a vet should def not have issues in his area of the field.. i do believe the middle safety played that far back in this game bc of worthy and brown speed one person that stands out to me the most is sutton.. and imo its no coincidence defense communication has gotten worse since sutton came back.. he has been in every bad play lol
This Defense is a Mess . Great 👍. We got Joe Burrow - Chase - Higgens coming to town 😀. Seeking Revenge . We may not be seeing the same Old Bungles we are using to seeing ..
Pittsburgh really relying on the pass rush sacks and forced fumbles the secondary gets lost because they normally don’t have to defend like they do playing great coached teams and very talented teams
He wants to leave because he doesn't want to have a nothing stat line year after year because of the steelers team mismanagement, and I'm a steelers fan
The fans calling for more man coverage are idiots. Man is bad against the run too. The best schemes are always majority zone. The calls should be mixed so to not be predictable. With the way this defense is struggling with match concepts I'm gonna say they need to play more spot-drop zone and keep everything in front of them. Have the underneath zones drop 5 yards in passing situations. It eliminates the deep and intermediate passes. We have good athletes. Make them throw short and tell the guys in coverage to gang tackle like hungry dogs. There should be 2-3 guys in on every tackle. Tackle hard and dirty if necessary. Punch and strip the ball out. If they try anything deep then guys will be in position to punish them if the pressure doesn't get there first. Then when they aren't expecting it sprinkle in some press cover1, 2-man, zone match, combo coverages, and zone blitzes. That's how real defense keep offenses on edge. This defense doesn't force the offense into corners. They just play a step behind and take the punishment.
I agree, but at this point, it's looking like Austin and Tomlin are just being outclassed by superior O.C.s so I don't think they can adjust like the rest of the nfl.
Jackson should be a safety, and there are two (2) areas where performance is egregious for him and one other player. That's coverage in the back, allowing the long pass completion, and in the front, Broderick Jones blocking high is ridiculous! Broderick Jones consistently blocks high leaving running backs vulnerable and causing quarterback sacks with his ineptness. Broderick Jones is a consistent high blocker and this is absolutely unacceptable, if it's an injury he should not be on the field, if he's this lazy he should not be on the field for this reason either. If he continued moving his feet, instead of planting them and then swiping he was still have mistakes but they would be minimal. This is either injury or laziness. The question is who should be the cornerback covering Jackson's side of the field since Joey Porter is back? Who should replace Broderick Jones horrible blocking skills? This bad habit will not be corrected in one game and we will see more sacks and blown running back plays because of Broderick Jones. as far as playing better defensively I believe the short field areas will be corrected with this rest, and by normal coaching maneuvers. My issue is these two (2) positions need to be changed now for us to be Sirius contenders, and I don't think my position changes will be fixed and that's why my criticism prediction is here. these changes are adapted in someway then we will be strong against the Bengals. If not I would pass against Jackson and use my third best against Broderick, because you don't need your best against him, except for when I wanted to put one of my sack masters against him so they could get in and demolish the quarterback.
Tomlin should have kept Brian Flores and let Terryl get hired elsewhere
That's the truth.....but tomlin like yes men...Flores was gone do him....and tomlin wouldn't like that
NO, Tomlin should fired long ago
Flores wanted to be a head coach so he left and went somewhere with a weak coach .where he could possibly replace them
@reezee412 you don't go hoping you go to a weak coach...Flores was not one of them so doubt they would promote from within...he went to vikings cuz he got a dc job ...wich we didn't offer
It's Tomlins defense.
Thank you Chris, some of your finest work.
This level of miscommunication within the defense usually happens in week 1…
of COLLEGE FOOTBALL….smh…
Okay I was convinced the problem was Sutton (and it is), but HOLY COW what the hell is Minkah doing??? THAT is the “elite” safety that sits in coaches meetings???? W O W
Beanie Bishop played 0 defensive snaps?!? That’s fucking insane
Pretty incredible that an NFL "defensive" coach and coordinator put this scheme together.
That one guy was Cam Sutton
There is NOT one guy. As a collective they stink
Thank you Chris, miscommunication , Blown coverage Great coverage on your part Chris.
Chris who? What’s his last name?
Safety is watching the game unfold like TV viewers. Best seat in the house.
The center field safety has consistently played soft most of the year. You can’t pick balls or defend anything from 15 yards away from the receivers on either side
Thank Austin. They’ve tasked Minkah with going back to keep the top on things. No safety NATURALLY plays 25 yards off the ball and sits there. It’s scheme. And it’s a garbage scheme at that
@@Helden_Daddybingo!!!
I hate too as well like everyone else is up close to everyone but tell it to our team nope
Watching Andy Reid outscheme Tomlin was the easiest prediction I had this year.
A couple comments. On the first TD you showed 3:00, the Steelers post game said they knew the Chiefs like to run the WR out of the backfield into the flat. They anticipated that exact play. Minkah either was caught sleeping / looking in the backfield, or underestimated the speed of the WR. Even more interesting, on the long pass that the Chiefs connected, 5:57 the Steelers blitzed a corner from the left slot (#25 Elliott). The Chiefs had Kelce out wide left, but reset him to an inside position. Did the Chiefs read the blitz pre-snap?? When the ball is hiked, Kelce immediate has eyes on the blitzer and goes straight for him to pick up the blitz! Cool protection scheme, and unselfish play by a star TE like Kelce. If he doesn't make that block the blitz would have been right in Mahomes' face.
Keep up the good work, great breakdown. Appreciate it.
One of the major problems with Pittsburg pass coverage is that they give free releases off the line of scrimmage. They need to disrupt the route and the timing between the quarterback and the receiver expressly on those slant routes to the middle.
The Steelers have forced 4 fumbles in the last 2 weeks but haven’t recovered any of those. They also have lost two fumbles in that span (one in the redzone). Those game results are likely very different if the ball literally bounces their way just once or twice. They have essentially 3 redzone turnovers one in each of the last three games. There’s been some ugly but these games were all for the taking. These key missed opportunities are just accentuated with the last three opponents. That being said cut Cam Sutton and start Jaylen Warren over Najee.
Correct. I don’t believe the Steelers are a mess. Just bad bounces and Harris fumbling pitch on way to 20-20
Where is beanie bishop
Put him in. Start him. Start Warren as RB1. And start Nick herbig over highsmith. Things will get instantly better. The younger players are hungrier than some of the veterans it’s sad but these young guys wanna win and play SO LET WHO I LISTED PLAY THE DAMN GAME STARTTTT THEMMMM.
@HellxAngelz If you think Highsmith has been a problem at all, then clearly you don't understand what you are seeing. He is a better player. Not to mention, he played against the Chiefs and we barely even noticed. We noticed Highsmith.
Look we love beanie but when he is out there he isn’t better, it’s still pretty bad
@@HellxAngelzyeaaa bro, cuz you know better than the coaches 😂
@@MRulli427yeah we have bigger issues. Our scheme sucks
I would like to see then play more press
Jam these guys at the line
I’ve learned so much about coverage from your videos. So, thank you! I think it’s clear the problem is a player and the coaches for not making sure this didn’t happen. When it’s a team sport there is never just one person to blame. Coaches failed us.
Really?
What the heck is Minka doing
The worthy TD and the TD where he just sat centerfield by himself and offered NO help at all is SHOCKING. Like it looks like straight up frustration making him be lazy, and that’s the WORST response. I’d much rather him be balls to the wall on the first instinct he had and pressing too much giving up stuff than just being like “who cares, the rest of these dudes suck anyway”. I thought Elliot was gonna punch him in the face after the Worthy TD.
And cam Sutton should have been cut after the Kelce score at the end. Dude should never see the field again after that embarrassment. Add to him going rogue on a blitz…..trash. People need to lay off Queen. Him and Elliot are the ONLY 2 busting ass to try and cover the garage mistakes.
Thanks, I wanted to see the film on this slowed down. It’s quite clear the whole Defense needs to be better, from the D-line to the DB’s. Sutton needs to sit tho. Coaching is a problem to, he needs to have these guys communicating better. It’s so important especially in zone defense!
Safety being 20 yards deep routinely is egregious. Maybe the thinking is play the safety deep to keep the top over things put as we saw it just let the offense play 11 on 10 underneath and Mahomes and Reid ate their food.
I guess I can understand the mindset, don’t allow big plays and hope for redzone stops or turnovers. But I’d like us to be a little more aggressive or more unpredictable. Right now we’re letting offenses dictate our defense
I think that last play Cam Sutton, got stuck, staring at Patrick Mahomes since he was scrambling right in front of his face, he was more interested in running up and tackling him if he was to tuck the ball and run oh, I’ll just forget the best tight end in the NFL release him uncovered into the end zone over and over and over they did the same thing all game long?
Play #4
In trips detached bunch formation Sutton is supposed be press man & get hands on the point man (#2 Wr / On the ball Wr) to disrupt the timing of the routes & if all 3 WRs don’t push vertical, he takes the first Wr that goes to the flats. He did not. He bailed.. this is why you can see him guessing on the route because he was out of position at the snap.
Great video. Love more analysis like this!
Very intend detailed information. Thanks
Tomlin's highest paid defense is phenomenal..........Rooney should extend him 18 more years!!!!!!!!!!
Its vet heavy that’s why its the “most expensive “. Stop with this take.
great breakdown, thanks for these. Cam Sutton is a big problem, but Minkah really needs to be better and the leader of the room. Beanie has heart and id rather have that then Cam out there right now.
I hope the Bengals are watching this.
You're right about that the old football rules
Hi Chris. I’ve read that Minkah used to be the D player who communicated with DBs but Queen took that over this year. Do you think Minkah has issues with Queen wearing green dot and calling the D plays? Are the problems an ego thing w/Minkah?
Absolutely not. -Chris
Great break down!! Sutton needs to be sat down. To many mistakes.
Great breakdown, thank you
Burrow is going to rip them a new one
Nice breakdown thank you
Love watching the film study and learning more about American Football (Steeler fan from NZ) just sucks it about how bad we are right now 🤦🏽♂️
That was a very good analysis of the game, and yes it was bad coverage.
I don't.
Understand why Minka it's twenty five yards deep😮
Teryl Austin
@@Helden_Daddy- Tomlin… Austin is play to play and Tomlin is the overall scheme and game planning-or at least is approving the game plans.
@@mike2687 fair. I’d love to know the thought behind taking your best DB out of the game by sitting him back for the rare possibility of a deep shot. Especially when our safety room got stronger adding Elliot and Kazee is capable of playing deep zone (he doesn’t scare teams, but he’s not a bum). So weird. Minkah had to play in the box against the Ravens and snagged his first INT in 2 years. Then go right back to 50 yards off while Mahomes dinks and dunks us to death
Well done.
Thank you for the breakdown. In your opinion, why is Minkah playing so deep in some cases?
My educated guess is the deep safety -- sometimes Minkah, sometimes Kazee -- is that deep by design. I'm not in the room and haven't gotten any players or coaches to actually confirm that. But, that's my guess. -Chris
@@DKPS_Steelers Thanks!
I agree with you 100% on that play
Why are we so far back in coverage. ? It’s crazy looking at. We have no front pressure created either
Good question
The 15 yard cushion is a trademark of Tomlin's defense. This is nothing new.
This is partly why you see opponents converting so many 3rd and 5+ yard comversions.
@@mikedoyle2023and how Brady beat us in the playoffs every year
@@mikedoyle2023 - exactly!!!
Thanks for the breakdown of the D 🏈
Can we get offense film study!?
If the defense doesn't get figured out, then it doesn't matter.
In my view the biggest issue with the offense is the personnel utilized. There is zero reason that Pruitt, Heyward, and Patterson should get significant time on the field barring injury. They also need to stop rotating the RBs. Whenever one gets momentum they kill it by substituting.
@ I just think he does a great job of teaching. I’d like to learn about offense brother. It’s not that deep. I’m Just a lady that would like to learn more.
Steelers almighty channel
@@alexking752 thank you. I’ve watched that channel. Not a fan of the gentleman. Find him a little hard to listen to for more than 2 mins lol.
I don't know if I can't handle the disfunction on offense in detail....
Nice work on this. Comm problems all over
That zone high school defense
I’ve never ever ever seen a defender line up that far back in a non Hail Mary prevent D. Like Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt are lining up against us.
Which play?
@@bobbyraejohnsonevery play lol Minah is damn near 25 yards back lol it’s insane
This has to show up in practice. They play like they don’t watch film.
Would love to play against a teryl Austin led defense. Kyle Allen would go for 400 yards 5 TDs
10:05 i get it Minkah could of been the safety help over the top.. BUT.. if he had been Kelce at the top of the screen could of easily hit a inside slant for a TD if he left that position and we would of still been screaming where was the safety .. Pierre just got beat Stright up on that one
That's when I said the same thing I can't believe this game is going to be another lost
It was Minkah on that second play and PQ said that they had gotten into the right check so Minkah messed up.. Him and Sutton have been an issue. Going rogue maybe?
Minkah is trying to cover for Sutton's constant stupidity
@cylynnpa0192 yes I agree but he's been there all season and has been invisible.. Problem with Minkah is he's easily moved by a QB eyes when he should be baiting the QB into some throws.. He's no Ed Reed I'll say that.
@@e.n.yjay1925no it’s the scheme. They are playing Minkah wrong. TA scheme sucks
@keem7910 the scheme yes but his instincts have left him, he's 30yds off the line of scrimmage but not making plays like Ed Reed use to that far back 🤷🏽♂️
What do we do in the draft? We need receivers we need playmakers on the offense, but we need to build the D LINE and obvi prob a high corner. Mitchell was ours for the taken!! o
our secondary especially the corners have been depleted for yearsssssssss
I think people don’t understand how hard man coverage is. You’re already at a disadvantage trying to chase a person because you don’t know where they are going.
It really takes a special skill to be a good man coverage defender. In a game without their best man coverage corner, it's no wonder the man coverage looked so awful. -Chris
1st play was good offense good scheme
not having Joey Jr hurts our defense im hoping for a healthy defense in the post season
Anyone think the injuries, the 3 playoff teams in 11 days, and quick turnaround just flat out gassed the team… I hope to god that is the culprit and they will be fine.
As Tomlin having a long tenure as a DB coach before his HC position, you wouldn't think this team would have a prominent history of secondary blunders.
10:15 Pierre and sutton banjo that route is great, however of course pierre got beat outside leverage because of the inside step to creat seperation but if donte jackson has that much cushion on dhop and is literally falling in love with Mahomes eyes he shouldve jumped that route easily for a pick. I understand quarterback eyes get you beat when you stare but dang a lot of these clips the corners aren't staring at their work but the quarterback too much i think
When the plays are broken down like this, really scrutinized, it looks like the steelers dont even know how to play. I've seen Teryl Austins' play chart. And it looked really small, as in not many plays. And these steelers are that confused? Holy shit
We cool when the pass rush gets there but last 3 weeks it hasn't.. Just need to simplify the back end and get more creative with the rushing upfront..
Yup. Our coaches get bailed out by our excellent players vs poor teams, and exposed badly against good teams when individual excellence isn't enough.
To further your point, this team is 17th in sacks with only 1.5 sacks coming from non pass rushers (Bishop with 0.5 and Roberts with 1.0-which was probably getting a QB on the run before he crossed the los).
This means a very low level of blitzing despite knowing the pass rushers have been just under the NFL average.
We are one game away from getting through a full season with ZERO sacks from the starting ILB 🤷♂️… and ZERO from any S.
The big surprise to me is ZERO sacks from Benton and only 1.5 from Larry O.
Cam has been the bright spot with 8
Its because the last 3 weeks the steelers has been playing real teams and great wrs
@mrsdtravels exactly so if we wanna compete with the best we must improve.. We already know we ahead of the rest..
The players said that Worthy TD formation was practiced and called out during the game - Worthy is the first option, but a player didn’t do his job. That’s Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick ran out of the Locker room and didn’t speak to anyone for a reason.
Fitzpatrick hasn't done a damn thing all season. He's checked out on the Steelers.
Since Sutton got off of suspension, I've seen him make one play.
A pass deflection on a blitz.
These coaches need sit 20 ....
They knew worthy was getting the ball in the flat...they even checked to it... Fitz got cute and peaked at the tight end instead of getting to the flat that's why queen and Elliot had their hands on their hips, looking at him after the play!
Our D - Coordinator is in way over his head against top notch QB’s and play callers. You can see his play sheet on game day is a 3x5 card very limited concepts compared to KC defense coordinator.
3:00 How is this a lack of communication? It looks like a bad defensive scheme to me. As you can see in the clip, the defense relies too much on communicating, and a team like the Chiefs can take advantage of that by hurrying up to the line of scrimmage and quickly running their play before the players on the Steelers' defense can finish their communications amongst. Somebody must tell Coach Austin that this is a weakness of his defense that better teams will exploit in critical moments like 1st conversations and red zone touchdowns. So, let's eliminate a lot of this pre-snap chitter chatter because it does not work in the Playoffs, especially since they'll be playing on the road and have to deal with low crowds trying to interfere with their "communications."
Can you press on the play at the beginning!
All those all Stars on defense playing scared zone is crazy
DeShon Elliot is working himself into a very large contract. Minkah is working his way out of one.
That last play shows ya everything ya need to know. Wtf is Sutton doing? He just sits down, NOBODY is in front of him. Literally nobody, so he just sits and lets Kelce run right by him. Ya can't give up easy 10 yds wide open, blown coverage tds.
The more I watch minkah the more I think that he's a great tackler... Who can't read a defense. He just doesn't have much instinct, is always slightly out of position, and always arrives a second late. I know polamalu isn't a fair comparison... But that's what we thought we had in minkah a few years ago. He clearly isn't at that level.
Ridiculous comment. Minkah is one of the smartest players in the game. Problem is he is trying to cover for Sutton instead of just doing his job
Steelers fans didn't say that when they were winning and who your going to get as a coach we don't have an elite quarterback and safety and the Rooney are too cheap to get an elite coaching staff 😮
The problem on the first TD was the possibilty of a fade. Like what would they have done against 83 running a fade?
Absolutely nothing, pure green grass. Minkah probably knew and just couldn't decide how to lose. KC didn't run a fade, I don't know why, but that way Minkah looked like a fool
Our offense stunk too
I think the problem is we are too predictable. Mahomes knew exactly where the opening would be. We play cover 3 way too much. Having the safety so far back let him throw under everytime.
I wanted to watch this game.
But CBS didn't show it here in north TEXAS.
Just only have one thing to saY..
Another 3 game in 11 days against 3 +500 teams..
The steelers are beat up tired and the back side of our defense isn't a great or even good pass coverage. Haven't been for 15 years...
And they will bring it all back next year.
What a bad string of games, always next season. Somehow go from top 3 to wildcard. They don't have what it takes to win. Let's go Steelers
The secondary has been shielded most of the year as the pass rush has been good. But when you go against the top qbs in the league as they’ve done for the last 4 weeks and the def can’t get pressures you get exposed.
Pass rush and coverage go hand in hand. Now a good pass rush can make an average coverage look better and the same the other way around.
They made it easy for Pat Mahomes.
😂excuses didnts yall lose 2 games before the chiefs.......and yall said that yall was a superbowl team when they was 10-3😂
And yall offense played bad as well
@@mrsdtravelswe not on chiefs level we understand that.
Peyton Wilson is our best middle linebacker. He needs to be on the field a lot more. And Beanie Bishop was really coming along why sit him the entire game? Poor coaching
Let’s don’t forget about the quarter back that can run also it causes confusion .
They seem to hurt themselves trying to disguise coverages. Queen is at line at right and then drops to cover a guy on left out of backfield. Obviously late and he wouldn’t be down in 2 handb touch.
all im saying is minkah is being paid big money and is a vet should def not have issues in his area of the field.. i do believe the middle safety played that far back in this game bc of worthy and brown speed
one person that stands out to me the most is sutton.. and imo its no coincidence defense communication has gotten worse since sutton came back.. he has been in every bad play lol
Hate to say this but I’ve never seen Minkah play so bad, feels like he doesn’t want to be here anymore or he wants someone out!
Im hoping that bishop is probably healing from something so they saving him for the final run 😭 cause damn
Jeez it almost looks like players are taking a dive
This Defense is a Mess . Great 👍. We got Joe Burrow - Chase - Higgens coming to town 😀. Seeking Revenge . We may not be seeing the same Old Bungles we are using to seeing ..
Most of those were on Minkah... He is freelancing out there.
Minkah slow to react repeatedly.
The offense is a mess also.
Pittsburgh really relying on the pass rush sacks and forced fumbles the secondary gets lost because they normally don’t have to defend like they do playing great coached teams and very talented teams
Why isn't Minkah free to roam the field to attack the ball in the air? This defense is too flawed. I do not blame the players.
He wants to leave because he doesn't want to have a nothing stat line year after year because of the steelers team mismanagement, and I'm a steelers fan
The fans calling for more man coverage are idiots. Man is bad against the run too. The best schemes are always majority zone. The calls should be mixed so to not be predictable. With the way this defense is struggling with match concepts I'm gonna say they need to play more spot-drop zone and keep everything in front of them. Have the underneath zones drop 5 yards in passing situations. It eliminates the deep and intermediate passes. We have good athletes. Make them throw short and tell the guys in coverage to gang tackle like hungry dogs. There should be 2-3 guys in on every tackle. Tackle hard and dirty if necessary. Punch and strip the ball out. If they try anything deep then guys will be in position to punish them if the pressure doesn't get there first. Then when they aren't expecting it sprinkle in some press cover1, 2-man, zone match, combo coverages, and zone blitzes. That's how real defense keep offenses on edge. This defense doesn't force the offense into corners. They just play a step behind and take the punishment.
I agree, but at this point, it's looking like Austin and Tomlin are just being outclassed by superior O.C.s so I don't think they can adjust like the rest of the nfl.
We need Beanie in he’s been that guy all year
I know the DC is trash but this was more on the players
One and done again! Same old steelers, the standard
Jackson should be a safety, and there are two (2) areas where performance is egregious for him and one other player. That's coverage in the back, allowing the long pass completion, and in the front, Broderick Jones blocking high is ridiculous! Broderick Jones consistently blocks high leaving running backs vulnerable and causing quarterback sacks with his ineptness. Broderick Jones is a consistent high blocker and this is absolutely unacceptable, if it's an injury he should not be on the field, if he's this lazy he should not be on the field for this reason either. If he continued moving his feet, instead of planting them and then swiping he was still have mistakes but they would be minimal. This is either injury or laziness. The question is who should be the cornerback covering Jackson's side of the field since Joey Porter is back? Who should replace Broderick Jones horrible blocking skills? This bad habit will not be corrected in one game and we will see more sacks and blown running back plays because of Broderick Jones. as far as playing better defensively I believe the short field areas will be corrected with this rest, and by normal coaching maneuvers. My issue is these two (2) positions need to be changed now for us to be Sirius contenders, and I don't think my position changes will be fixed and that's why my criticism prediction is here. these changes are adapted in someway then we will be strong against the Bengals. If not I would pass against Jackson and use my third best against Broderick, because you don't need your best against him, except for when I wanted to put one of my sack masters against him so they could get in and demolish the quarterback.
Our secondary is terrible
Has been for years
And offense wasnt really good in this game eathier
Benie is small and gets picket apart by the taller receivers. I like his effort though.