During his press conference today, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin explained why the Steelers haven’t blitzed as often this year as they have in years prior.
“I think it’s more the way things have played out. Obviously, we’ve had some injuries in the secondary. When you do that and you lose some guys, maybe you don’t want to expose them as much. So, we had to mix up and maybe change up and do some things a little bit differently than we normally do. But I think if the situation calls for it and we need to, we’ve got to be able to get after people and blitz them.