Through the first two weeks of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense did not look as good as advertised. While the unit played a little better in the Steelers’ Week 3 win over the New England Patriots, there still are several things the group needs to work on. There are enough problems to convince former NFL scout John Middlekauff to write off the Steelers this season.
“Defensively, to me, they look pretty putrid,” Middlekauff said Sunday evening on The Colin Cowherd Podcast. “I just don’t think their defense looks very good. Now, they made some plays today, they caused a fumble at the goal line, the pick, Drake [Maye] threw it right to them.