GBMelBlount
09-27-2014, 06:21 PM
For yet another game, nose tackle Steve McLendon was among the better defenders on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Because the team played so much of the second half with a big lead, however, he saw his playing time decline as the game wore on and they relied more on the nickel.
After Ike Taylor was injured, Antwon Blake came in during sub-packages at the outside cornerback spot. He ended up playing 17 snaps during the game, showing just how little they used a nose tackle down the stretch.
There’s also the fact that the second-year starter was nursing a shoulder injury that he sustained in the previous game, and it’s for this reason, I believe, that the Steelers have been using Cam Thomas more at nose tackle, even as early as the Carolina Panthers’ first drive.
http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/09/steelers-vs-panthers-film-review-steve-mclendon-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SteelersDepotBlog+%28Steelers +Depot+Blog%29
After Ike Taylor was injured, Antwon Blake came in during sub-packages at the outside cornerback spot. He ended up playing 17 snaps during the game, showing just how little they used a nose tackle down the stretch.
There’s also the fact that the second-year starter was nursing a shoulder injury that he sustained in the previous game, and it’s for this reason, I believe, that the Steelers have been using Cam Thomas more at nose tackle, even as early as the Carolina Panthers’ first drive.
http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/09/steelers-vs-panthers-film-review-steve-mclendon-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SteelersDepotBlog+%28Steelers +Depot+Blog%29