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The most effective way to get to Brady is by bringing pressure up the middle because Brady’s pocket awareness and quick release allow him to escape outside rushes that take more time to develop.
It is, however, easier said than done. Houston frustrated Brady, but the Patriots still won by 18 points. The Broncos had a historically great defense last season, hit Brady 20 times, sacked him four times, and only won narrowly.
The 2015 Broncos the 2016 Steelers are not, but Pittsburgh does like to blitz and has the personnel to do so from a variety of angles. Defensive end Stephon Tuitt and linebackers Bud Dupree, Ryan Shazier, Lawrence Timmons, and James Harrison are all accomplished pass rushers.
One factor is the Steelers activated left outside linebacker Dupree off injured reserve on Nov. 19, before their Week 11 game at Cleveland. Harrison, who had previously been rotating with Jarvis Jones, has taken over the full-time OLB gig on the right side. Harrison and Dupree have combined for 10 sacks since Week 10
“They’re very confident in their system and what they do, and like I said, they do it well. They’re good at running blitzes, their blitzes they run, they’re good at it,” Andrews said. “The big thing for us is just everyone being on the same page, getting that coordinated and handling that, and not having anyone run free with some of their blitz packages.”
I hope that they blitz a lot. Tom eats that **** for breakfast.