In name only, Teryl Austin is the Defensive Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In reality, this is Mike Tomlin’s defense. Refusing to recognize this is as big of a liability as Tomlin claiming otherwise. Last night’s 33-31 loss to Cincinnati was one of the larger indictments of Tomlin’s ‘overpaid’ and ‘over-hyped’ defenses that we’ve seen during his career. In other words, something needs to change.
The most important thing Mike Tomlin can do on this ‘mini-bye’ week is admit that what they are doing isn’t working. Have there been moments in this young season where the defense has played well?