We’re basically saying the same thing each week about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense. Lack of turnovers, lack of splash plays. The Steelers are a lowly 23rd in takeaways, just 12 of them on the season, with one of the league’s worst turnover ratios at -8.
Generally, rush and cover go together. If you create pressure, you create turnovers. Though the Steelers lead the league in sacks, the only team in the 40s, the secondary aren’t capitalizing on those big plays. For Mike Tomlin, that’s the most disappointing part.
“We’re in the process of working on it,” he said Tuesday afternoon.