Breaking down the sacks allowed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 9 win over the Chicago Bears. It’s a busy one with Ben Roethlisberger sacked four times in this one. Let’s talk about it.
1. 6:09 1st, 1st and 10. 11 personnel. Six block vs four rush.
Playaction, max protect shot. But Roethlisberger hardly has a chance to face downfield. Quick side note, hate how high the Steelers’ line plays on playaction. Seems to be by design and you have to walk the line between selling the run and actually being able to block up the play-pass, but this immediate “high hat” read from the o-line keys the linebackers and secondary that it’s pass. Makes playaction, already not this team’s strong suit,…
