“Run to the ball!” an old defensive coordinator I once coached with used to scream during team pursuit drills. “And be in a bad mood when you get there!”
I have been thinking about this quote in the wake of the Steelers’ signing of linebacker Jon Bostic. The signing seems to have elicited mixed reviews from the BTSC faithful. Optimists see him as a thumper who will bring to Pittsburgh a physical presence and a much-needed penchant for stopping the run. Pessimists portray him as a journeyman who can’t stay healthy and who represents no more than a Dixie cup with which to bail the hull of the sinking Steeler D.