The Pittsburgh Steelers’ run defense found itself between a rock and a hard place against the Jaguars Sunday afternoon. The rock was Jacksonville running back Leonard Fournette. The hard place was an already demonstrated inability to stop running backs of any ilk.
Two weeks prior, the Chicago Bears destroyed the Steelers’ run defense, particularly from the tackles to the sidelines. Facing a Jacksonville running back who has demonstrated an ability to find great success on the perimeter much like Chicago backs Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard, Pittsburgh made it a point to protect the perimeter.