I am not speaking in hyperbole, nor am I making a revelation, when I say that the Pittsburgh Steelers have been plagued with poor tackling on the defensive side of the ball through the first quarter of the 2015 season, an issue that is not only contributing to their defensive struggles it an issue that has been trending upward for several seasons.
Many in the media have pointed to a decrease in tackling efficiency league-wide, citing high-profile cases in primetime games as their body of evidence, and while there may be some kernel truth to it, there is not as of yet a convincing sample size to make such a conclusion.