If you go back through some of the all-time great defenses, there are usually at least a couple players who loved talking trash. At the end of plays, you might see a little extra chirping to offensive players as they jog back to the huddle. When I think of the early 2000s defenses for the Pittsburgh Steelers, I immediately think of players like Joey Porter and Ike Taylor as guys who would engage in the extracurriculars. And if you think back to the Legion of Boom secondary for the Seattle Seahawks, Richard Sherman was one of the league’s great villains at the time.
The Art Of Talking Trash: Steelers’ Defense Should Have Plenty Of Personality In 2024
