Welcome to the terrible take and many podcast telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind.

I'm Josh Carney. As expected, the Pittsburgh Steelers retained

defensive coordinator Terrell Austin Wednesday, signing him to a new two-year deal to remain the

coordinator for the Steelers moving forward.

Yet for some reason, the fan base and even some in the media are up in arms regarding

the decision for Austin to return.

That reason?

Well, it escapes me because it makes no sense why anyone could be upset with the move. Austin, to his credit, did a good job during the 2023 season,

helping the Steelers defense stay afloat despite all of the injuries that really crushed the depth, especially at linebacker and at safety.

At one point in the season, the Steelers were down to their fourth and fifth linebacker's

on the inside, and were relying on a safety in Eric Rowe who was on the couch for much of the season to hold down a key role on the back end.

Despite dealing with those injuries and scraping the bottom of the barrel on the depth chart,

the Steelers defense remained one of the better ones in the NFL.

With everything that Austin had to deal with on the defensive side of the football,

the Steelers still finished

sixth in scoring defense and had one of the best Red Zone defenses in the NFL. Not to mention,

they forced quite a few turnovers too. They were strong down the stretch as well, allowing outputs of just 11,

23, and 10 points in the final three games of the regular season. Sure, the defense was carved

up in the wild card loss to the bills, but missed tackles, poor

execution, and missing TJ Watt really hindered them.

Hard to blame Austin for that. It might not be the move everyone wanted, but it is the right move.

Continuity is key on the defensive side of the football. Austin did nothing to even put his job in jeopardy.

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