I think everybody knows by now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have an immensely talented defense. Half of their starters or more have the ability to play at a Pro Bowl level quite easily—and several of them have already earned that distinction.
All the talent in the world won’t build you a championship defense, however, if you’re not running the same plays and seeing the same things, which is why communication has been such a big focus over the years with the Steelers’ defense, pretty much since Dick LeBeau parted ways.
They were thrown a major curve ball on the eve of what is the biggest game of the season to date for them, losing defensive signal caller and every-down player Devin Bush in the middle of the unit, just as they are about to face the only other undefeated team in the AFC.