Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith believes the Steelers defensive front is very similar to the front the 2008 Steelers had. Smith first broke into the NFL as a quality defensive quality control coach with the Washington Commanders (then the Redskins) in 2007 and first faced off against the Pittsburgh Steelers the following season.
While he was prepping for the Steelers offense when the Steelers went to Washington D.C. on a Monday night in 2008, he clearly was moved by that dominant Steelers defensive front as in his press conference today, streamed via AtlantaFalcons.com, he told reporters he sees a lot of similarities, between the Steelers defense of then to now.