Here in the Locked on Steelers podcast, we've been talking about how the Steelers have been planning to bring back Blitzburg this season.

And they have.

But now you're seeing the cohesion behind the Blitzburg tactics.

And I want to talk about that with West Euler of Steelers Nation Radio.

I'm your host, Chris Carter.

It's the Lockdown Steelers podcast.

Let's get into it.

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But they didn't send the blitz. They weren't one of the top sack producers. They weren't one of the top blitzers.

And last year, to show that, they had a blitz rate of 25.9 percent that was like just outside the top 10. And they weren't not blitzing, but they were not brisked blitzing as frequently.

But through their first five games at four and one,

they have the number two blitz rate in the NFL at 35.5% right now in the NFL only behind the Vikings, and they have the second most sacks in the NFL at 20 sacks, and they're only behind the Denver Broncos who have 30 with an extra game played.

What have you thought about how the Steelers have brought their blitz packages forward?

And what have you seen that has excited to you about this defense?

Yeah.

I mean, it's about dang time, right?

Right.

Chris, there was a long stretch there kind of towards the back end of Ben Rothesberger's career

where the Steelers led the league in

Sacks every year. It was like five or six straight years. And the years that they didn't,

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