Steelers Now
Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s whether the team should employ a Casey Hampton-style nose tackle.
Keeanu Benton has been struggling at nose tackle through two games this season and the defense as a whole has been gashed by two straight 100-yard rushers. Is a big plugger to play in the middle the answer, or would such a player be wasted in the current version of Mike Tomlin’s defensive scheme?
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Do Steelers Need a True Nose Tackle? | Steelers Morning Rush
