During the 2000s and early 2010s, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a defense littered with All-Pro talent, but they also had one of the best defensive coordinators in NFL history in Dick LeBeau. During an interview with Rob King on Steelers.com, former Steelers DT Casey Hampton said that LeBeau was “everything” for the Steelers defense since he was a players’ coach and wouldn’t get on players for making mistakes.
“Dickie was everything, dude. I think the biggest thing with Coach LeBeau is him playing football and being the type of player he was, he never got on you for making mistakes and doing things wrong, ’cause he understood it.