According to most media members and fans, the play of Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva against the Cleveland Browns in Week was atrocious and especially when matched up against defensive end Myles Garrett. With so many people now carrying that narrative post-game, it must be true, right?
While Villanueva’s play on Sunday against the Browns was obviously far from perfect, the current narrative that he was awful in Cleveland and especially against Garrett, last year’s first overall draft pick, is just way off base.
After going back through the all-22 tape from Sunday’s game multiple times, I have identified eight total snaps of Villanueva’s that need to be broken down in detail.