Throughout the year, we’ve paid close attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dime defense. While they haven’t used it nearly as often as last 2018, in large part due to better ILB play and depth, it’s the grouping you most often see in crucial situations. 3rd and long, end-of-half, end-of-game, the “gotta have it” moments as a defense when you’re counting on that unit to get a stop.
Earlier this year, we wrote about the issues they had in dime with Kam Kelly on the field. The struggles that unit’s gone through. At the time, we wrote the team should make a logical adjustment.