On the second episode of Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp All-Access, defensive coordinator Teryl Austin talked to KDKA’s Rich Walsh about the importance of stopping the run and the potential of added pressure with the NFL’s highest-paid defense.
“It’s super important,” Austin said about stopping the run. “I know everyone thinks hey, it’s a pass league, it’s a pass league, but if teams are running on you they have everything open. They have play-action pass, they have regular pass, they’re just gonna dictate the game to you,” he said.
In order to stop the run after a year in which the Pittsburgh defense ranked dead-last in the NFL, Austin preached getting back to the basics.