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Originally Posted by NBT
Exactly my point. OK we have blitzed, but they are so easy to see coming that it is no problem for the opposing offense to block it. Pittsburgh always does a good job of moving in and out, disguising exactly who and when they are going to blitz.
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Pittsburgh does a good job of having Troy Polamalu and other athletic OLBs and Safeties.
Richard Smith (and kubiak for choosing and sticking with him) should bear the brunt of our defensive failure. But our lack of effective blitzing is absolutely not a scheme thing. Very rarely do guys come free in the NFL. But a good blitzer beats a RBs block and still gets pressure. For years the Texans have blitzed with Greenwood, Charlie Anderson, CC Brown, etc... These guys run at the block and then pull up short of contact. Notice that our blitzing has been far more effective with a more explosive Zac Diles. Watch Polamalu or Adrian Wilson blitz. Those guys would terrorize QBs in any scheme. In the same way, the Steeler's vaunted scheme would look terrible with Brown, and Earl "bringing the heat."
You can blame Smith (richard) for lots of things, but not our lack of good blitzing. That one falls at the feet of Smith (Rick) who has seen no need to upgrade the worst spot on the team (safety) in any of his 2+ seasons.