PDA

View Full Version : Pass-rush rotation has contributed to uptick in QB sacks for Steelers



stillers4me
11-18-2015, 05:32 AM
Joey Porter is adjusting nicely from being one of the NFL's premier pass rushers to his role as an assistant coach.


However, Porter learned something during the Steelers' game against the Oakland Raiders on Nov. 8 that he won't soon forget:
Don't try to take James Harrison off the field on a pass-rushing down.


Porter tried. Harrison waved Jarvis Jones off the field, and Porter learned a valuable lesson he seemed to forget in the 10 months since he was promoted to the Steelers' newly created outside linebacker coaching position: don't take the pass rusher off the field in a pass-rushing situation.


And especially don't do it with Harrison.........



Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/9453668-74/porter-steelers-pass#ixzz3rqFlNb9e

(http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/9453668-74/porter-steelers-pass#ixzz3rqFlNb9e)