For as close-to-the-vest as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ normally are, they’re generally transparent about the areas of the team they have to address. Before the draft, the team made it clear they wanted to develop a better pass rush and they walked away with a pair of outside linebackers.
Sitting down with Missi Matthews over at Steelers.com, defensive coordinator Keith Butler repeated that creed to get after the quarterback.
“We got to improve our pass rush,” he told Matthews. “There’s two elements of pass defense. One is covering, the other is putting pressure on the quarterback.