The New England Patriots offense had their way with the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night. It was ugly. The Steelers defense opened the game up playing a lot of man-coverage only to have the Patriots offense effectively use rub/pick routes to complete short passes, several of which turned into nice gains. If that wasn’t bad enough, the Steelers defense also gave up a few big plays during the game and several of those were a result of either missed assignments or poor communication, or sometimes both. On Thursday, Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler had to answer for all that went wrong Sunday night at Gillette Stadium and his opening remarks said it all.
Miscommunications, Pick Routes Against Patriots Rubbing On Butler Entering Week 2
