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From 2004 to 2013 the Pittsburgh Steelers only had one season where they weren’t a top ten defense in yards per pass attempt, and were either first or second in half of those years, the only season they weren’t top ten was in 2006, when Ike Taylor was benched during the Super Bowl hangover season.
From Ike Taylor’s second season to his last as starter, the Pittsburgh Steelers were top ten in yards per pass attempt allowed. They fell to 29th in the NFL in 2014, Dick LeBeau’s last year with the Steelers.
They improved from there and in 2017 would rank 11th in yards per pass attempt, in 2018 they would rank 7th, in 2019 3rd and in 2020 2nd. The Steelers pass defense fell off in a huge way when Ike Taylor was done, and has bounced back and is now a top pass defense again.
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After the Pittsburgh Steelers promoted/hired names like Matt Canada, Adrian Klemm and others, it left just one known coaching vacancy on their coaching staff. That was the role formerly held by Tom Bradley as the team’s secondary coach.
At one point fans wondered if the team would just have Teryl Austin handle the duties of secondary coach, but it looks as if they will indeed be hiring a new secondary coach. It is being reported the Steelers are expected to hire former Houston cornerbacks coach Grady Brown.
Source: The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to hire Houston cornerbacks coach Grady Brown to work with their defensive back group.
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On January 14, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced three coaches would not have their contracts renewed for the 2021 season. With tight end coach James Daniel announcing his retirement, Steelers had for coaching positions become vacant within a week of their final game.
Of the four available positions, two have been filled as the Steelers have hired Alfredo Roberts as their new tight end’s coach and have promoted Matt Canada from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator. Along with the hires, the Steelers have talked to several candidates in regards to their offensive line coach and the newly vacated quarterback coach position.