If he were on any team other than the Steelers, DC Teryl Austin would be in the hot seat. Outside of Matt Canada, they simply don’t fire coaches. But relative to expectations, there isn’t a more disappointing, underperforming unit in the NFL this season. Fortunately for him, despite the outside cries for his job, he isn’t listening.
“I don’t hear that,” Austin said about the increasingly loud outside noise regarding the defense, via transcript provided by the Steelers’ media department. “My concern is with the guys in the building and how I can get our guys to play better, because I care about winning and how we win.