Keith Butler made a huge splash in his first year as the Steelers’ defensive coordinator, significantly improving on 2014 in a number of categories while simplifying the playbook to get young guys on the field faster. Can he follow up with further improvements in 2016?
The Steelers’ 2015 defense didn’t turn out as many of us expected, and that’s okay. In fact, it was probably the best possible outcome, given the circumstances.
Heading into the 2015 season, the biggest question marks for the Steelers were all on the defensive side of the ball. That makes sense, considering the offense was largely unchanged from a 2014 campaign in which it led the team to the playoffs despite the defense seeming to sabotage things at times.