When the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense has struggled this season, the main culprit has usually been stopping the run. After surrendering a staggering 139.3 rushing yards per game over the first three weeks, the unit has (mostly) steadied itself. Derrick Harmon discussed the turnaround of the run defense Friday on 102.5 WDVE’s Morning Show with Randy Baumann.
“We know near the beginning half of the season, we didn’t like our run defense and we had to change some things quickly just to get back on the road to where we’re trying to go,” Harmon said. “I feel like we’ve done that in a short amount of games.