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Steelers Defense Showing ‘New’ Look To Stop The Run

Despite all the attention given to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary, the defense’s top goal in 2018 is to get better at stopping the run. One way they’re doing that? A “new” personnel look, according to Steelers.com’s Mike Prisuta.

Here’s what Prisuta wrote in an article early Wednesday morning.

“The Steelers have traditionally favored a four-man front in their sub-package defense in passing situations, with the outside linebackers lining up as defensive ends and defensive ends Heyward and Tuitt moving inside to defensive tackle positions.

The 4-3 look in the base alignment Dupree detailed following OTA No.