You may recall that the Pittsburgh Steelers had the baffling inability to stay out of their own way, or illegally in the way of others, when it came to special teams in the early portion of the 2014 season, during which they racked up the penalties that hamstrung the unit until it finally improved over the course of the year.
The Steelers knotted four special teams penalties in last year’s season opener, with an additional six over the following three weeks before ratcheting it back up to four, including a pair on special teams captain Robert Golden.