Newly anointed a Pro Bowler once again, Minkah Fitzpatrick attempted to explain the Steelers’ recent defensive issues. And he doesn’t believe it’s so complicated, after all—it’s a matter of their recent opponents exploiting an issue.
“I think teams are scheming us. They know that we’re having some issues with motions and stacks and bunches and stuff like that”, Fitzpatrick told reporters on Thursday, via the Steelers’ website. “If you look at the stuff that we’ve been beat on or guys are running open, it’s stuff that each team kind of got from the last two.