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polamalubeast
09-22-2017, 10:53 AM
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been using more of their dime defense, and our local stat geek looks at how much they have used their dime defense, and whether the trend could continue in Week 3.

Since Dick LeBeau left the Pittsburgh Steelers and Keith Butler was promoted as the new defensive coordinator, there have been some changes in the defense. One of those changes in 2017 has been the team’s usage of their dime defensive packages. It isn’t that LeBeau didn’t sue the dime, but Butler is certainly deploying his own philosophy with frequency and when to use the sub package.

Through the first two weeks of the regular season, the Steelers have deployed their dime defense, especially with Mike Hilton being the first defensive back off the bench, at a pretty high clip, which made me wonder what the actual numbers were regarding their usage of this defensive formation.

So, I put our stat geek (58Steel) on the job, and he did a ridiculously good job finding out some really good stuff on the Steelers defense, and their dime defense.


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https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2017-nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-chicago-bears-tickets-streaming-time-how-to-watch/2017/9/22/16347920/the-steelers-are-dropping-dimes-on-defense-but-will-this-trend-continue-vs-the-bears-keith-butler