Whenever coaches talk about the secondary, whether it’s brought up organically or a reporter broaches the subject, rare is it that they talk about Tom Bradley. It’s almost always exclusively about Teryl Austin, who officially functions in the capacity of Senior Defensive Assistant with a specialty toward the defensive backs.
Formally, Bradley remains the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive backs coach; however, it’s been apparent since they’ve taken the practice field that it’s Austin who more or less runs the show. And since he’s the new guy, and they’re playing at another level this year, he’s going to get the credit anyway, being the variable.