Mike Tomlin had begun preaching many years ago about how the NFL was morphing into a game that was primarily sub-package football—or at least what was previously known as sub-packages. The reality is that the sub-packages of yesterday are now the base defense, and the base defense—3-4 and 4-3 fronts—are now essentially the sub-packages.
At least, that is how it often is in most weeks. The Pittsburgh Steelers and coach Tomlin appear to have their doubts about this upcoming week, going up against the Tennessee Titans and the NFL’s leading rusher in Derrick Henry, who is averaging very nearly 25 carries per game.