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stillers4me
07-26-2015, 09:45 AM
Whether it was a media mantra, or something more personal to the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://pit.scout.com/)' defense, chips-on-shoulders was a trendy topic as players reported for training camp yesterday in Latrobe.

Of course, such things were on media minds. Eyes just stopped rolling after last season’s defensive debacle. The defense carried the weight of plenty of lows last season. It ranked 18th in total defense in the NFL, its worst since 1999. It had the worst average yards per carry allowed in half a century, and the fewest sacks on the books in 26 years.


With stats like that, and a large returning roster, many of these guys have some explaining to do. And while Troy Polamalu, Brett Keisel, Ike Taylor and of course Dick LeBeau might not be there to speak, this defense is going to have answer for last year’s failures.


To that end, guys on D freely admitted that, yes, they might be running a little light along their shoulder blades. But Shamarko Thomas (http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=8460287) spoke volumes without uttering a word via his wardrobe choice for the day: a simple white t-shirt emblazoned with “Prove Them Wrong” in large black letters.


And reading between the lines, that may be the more important battle cry, based on statements from the defensive rank and file..........

read more @ http://www.scout.com/nfl/steelers/story/1566896-prove-them-wrong

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