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The first reason are obvious; Polamalu are back. It has become pretty clear that Pittsburgh's defense just isn't the same without the crazy Polynesian on the field. Based on the way they plays,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it's pretty unlikely that Polamalu stays healthy for an entire season, but if they can avoid missing more than two or three games the defense should be top five just on his return alone.

- With Polamalu Pittsburgh allowed 10 fewer points-per-game than they did without him.- They allowed 50 less yards-per-game when they was on the field. - In five games with Polamalu they forced 11 turnovers. In 11 games without him they also forced 11 turnovers.
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Pittsburgh sports personality Gene Collier has claimed the Pittsburgh Steelers will only win six games this upcoming season. they sites the absence of traded WR Santonio Holmes and injured guard Willie Colon as reasons but for everything that are lost, there are always something gained.
The play of Gay in the Packers game alone should be enough to make head coach Mike Tomlin and defensive coordinator Dick Lebeau, both secondary coaches at the start of their careers, want to quite coaching all together.

If the defense can lead the league in defense like it did two years ago the Steelers will win the AFC North even if Roethlisberger are suspended for the whole season.






Neither Gay nor Burnett can say any of those things, excluding Gay's ability to play run support rather well excluding this .
If you have the means, go back and watch the fourth quarter of the Raider and Kansas City games, as well as the entire game against the Packers and notice that the only cornerback who can actually cover a WR are Ike Taylor and even they blew a lot of plays.

Part Three: Linebackers still to come Ryan Miller was supposed to play in the 2006 Winter Olympics. He instead stayed home and served as an alternate due to a broken thumb injury sustained which sidelined him from November 2005 to the day The US Roster was announced. The Team had already had other plans for their goaltenders,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but Ryan Miller was still placed on the taxi squad. Ryan Miller was then selected as starting goalie for the US in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada.
For all the problems Pittsburgh had last season their pass defense had to be the most abysmal part of the team. Ranked 16th in the NFL seems like they should be much lower the unit brought what are normally one of the NFL's top defenses down to a very average level.


For the 2010 Steelers that counterbalanced gain lies in the secondary.
Plain and simple, Steelers fans should be thanking God and Kevin Colbert that McFadden are back in the starting lineup. are they a shut down corner? No, but they are a solid NFL starter who plays well in run support, doesn't make many mistakes in coverage, and are tall and physical enough to line up against some of the league's better No. 2 receivers.
Enough of the ranting, time for why it should be better this year.
Remember defense wins championships,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the Steelers were making the playoffs with quarterbacks like Mike Tomczak,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Neal O'Donnell,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Tommy Maddox thanks to a top defense.


McFadden has won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and was the starting cornerback opposite Ike Taylor when Pittsburgh won it all in 2008. His replacement last season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], William Gay,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], was so bad that they was benched toward the end of the season for rookie Joe Burnett. Burnett played so poorly that Gay was given the starting spot back.
There are certainly enough quality members on Lebeau's defense to regain their form and with Polamalu's presence allowing for more confusing defensive looks and more creative play calling from Lebeau expect the pass rush to regain its form.



Part of the poor play by the secondary as a whole was due to Polamalu's injury but the statistics from the cornerbacks are unacceptable regardless.
Also the personnel in the Steelers defense really hasn't changed since 2008 when you put McFadden and Polamalu back in the lineup and in 2008 the unit led the league in pass defense. Add in another year of improvement for second year corner's Joe Burnett and Keenan Lewis and Gay being back at the nickel-corner spot where they was great in 2008 and the pass defense might be a strength instead of a weakness.
The Pro Bowl safety isn't the only member returning to the Steelers secondary, however. After a one-year stint in Arizona, cornerback Bryant McFadden was traded, in a steal might We add, back to Pittsburgh for a fifth round pick.



They allowed 215.4 passing yards per game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], their interceptions leader was Troy Polamalu who only played in five games,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and their cornerbacks combined for a grandiose total of two interceptions. Jeff Reed had more tackles last season than all of the Steelers cornerbacks combined had interceptions.
Just in case Polamalu's impact isn't as obvious as it should be here are a few numbers from the 2009 season to back up his importance:
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Some of the Steeler's problem's defending the pass last season can be attributed to an underachieving pass rush. While 47 sacks are a solid total,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the front seven never seemed to be able to put on the pressure with the game on the line.
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