Nearly every day in training camp at Saint Vincent College each summer, the Pittsburgh Steelers put their offense and defense head-to-head in a very popular drill called Seven Shots.
The drill includes seven plays run from the 2-yard line with the defense aiming to stop the offense, seeing who wins each rep to get a best-of-seven score. More often than not, the Steelers’ star-studded defense held its own.
That daily drill in training camp isn’t just a fun training camp drill to get the competitive juices flowing, either. It’s a real-game situation that has real game implications.