Keith Butler addressed the media after today’s minicamp practice to discuss the changes the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense will make this upcoming year.
Honestly? It’s hard to get a straight answer out of a normally candid, good ‘ol Southern boy.
Butler did admit the Steelers spot dropped too much in zone coverage last year.
“We knew at the end of last year we needed to develop more than just spot-drop and play zone,” he told reporters via Mike Prisuta of Steelers.com. “We knew that going into the end of the season, but we felt like, hey, that was the best opportunity that we had to try to get to the Super Bowl.