Some thought the Pittsburgh Steelers’ poor defensive showing in Week 1 was a fluke. However, they proceeded to disappoint in Week 2 as wel, allowing a mediocre Seattle Seahawks offense to beat them too often. Former NFL general manager Ran Carthon gave a somewhat optimistic outlook on the Steelers’ defense, though.
“It definitely can’t get any worse,” Carthon said recently on CBS Sports HQ. “They rank in the bottom third in every statistical category with the exception of short-yardage efficiency, where they’re 14th. At this point, it can’t get any worse. We’ve seen this defense do some unprecedented things.