Cornerbacks get paid to cover. In today’s pass-happy NFL, that matters more now than ever before. But run defense is an 11-man job and to stop a run-heavy team like the Denver Broncos, everyone has a role to play. James Pierre and Joe Haden did a solid job in that regard this weekend and the Steeler’s run defense did a good enough job to win Sunday. Here’s four examples of it.
First one. Broncos running to the perimeter on this play. Denver is cracking safety Terrell Edmunds with their WR, forcing Pierre to come down and support the run.