The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has been surprising many this season, coming up with slash plays and limiting the points on the board allowed. While they have given up a lot of yardage through the air, the top-10 ranks in rushing yards per game and per carry have come as a pleasant surprise, indeed.
If you’re looking for somebody who isn’t as pleased by the turnaround in the running game, however, you needn’t look far: just turn to the defensive line coach.
John Mitchell, who learned the game from Paul Bryant and has been on the Steelers’ coaching staff for over two decades, is not beating his chest after holding the Cleveland Browns to 15 rushing yards on 14 attempts.