When Mike Tomlin was hired in 2007 to be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, two very different defensive philosophies came together. Tomlin was a Tony Dungy disciple, the Tampa-2, a 4-3, 2 deep safety system that was designed to get young athletic players on the field early and get the most out of their rookie contracts. Dick LeBeau ran a zone-blitz out of a 3-4 base that was heavily cover 3, it relied on veterans that could execute more than elite athletes, and the two systems used different types of players at almost every position.
The time to change the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is now
