Coaching is all about the ability to make adjustments. Mike Tyson said it best. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
And Pittsburgh’s defense got punched in the mouth against Buffalo. On the scoreboard, it doesn’t look like it. But Buffalo constantly had the better scheme, knew what coverages the Steelers would run and attacked them, exploiting Pittsburgh’s Cover 2 with smash concepts like on Tyler Kroft’s game-winning touchdown, and as we did a video on last week, slowing down the Steelers’ pass rush.
Pass rush was still an issue against the New York Jets but TJ Watt and Bud Dupree each finished with a sack, Watt forcing a critical fumble that let Pittsburgh tie the game by halftime.