One of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most crucial and evolving tasks over the course of the rest of the season is going to be how to maintain a consistent pass-rushing presence while using four rushers in the wake of the season-ending injury suffered by Stephon Tuitt.
One of the options that they unveiled on Monday night against the Miami Dolphins was to make liberal use of inside linebacker Vince Williams as a rusher. While it’s by no means new for him to rush the passer, the adoption of a 1-5-5 defensive package in which he is used as a dedicated rusher certainly is.