Juan Thornhill’s August prediction that the Steelers could have one of history’s great defenses isn’t looking great, but he still believes in the unit. Coming off an ugly game against the Bengals last Thursday, he says they’re not far from playing to their talents. Rather than play-in, play-out issues, he sees it as the occasional creeping mistake.
Asked how close the defense is to playing well with clean communication, He said, “A couple plays away”, via the Steelers’ website. “It’s that simple. Literally a couple plays away. We [can] eliminate the small, little mistakes that we had.