What is that called cover three man WTF???
Top draft picks allow biggest plays in Steelers' 21-14 loss to Ravens
DALE LOLLEY
Yesterday at 7:40 PM
The veterans also played big roles in ugly Steelers loss.
BALTIMORE - Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback Artie Burns learned an important and costly lesson on Sunday.
Don’t leave your feet unless you’re sure you’re going to get your hands on the ball.
Burns was beaten for a 95-yard touchdown off a simple slant by speedster Mike Wallace because he left his feet in an attempt at his second interception in the Steelers' 21-14 loss.
“I tried to get the pick, but (Joe) Flacco made a good throw and he made the catch and was off,” said Burns. “I was pretty close, but not close enough.”
The touchdown was the only one scored on offense for the Ravens in the game. Baltimore’s next longest drive was 47 yards.
“It was missed opportunities. I can only speak for the defense, but there were some plays we could have got back,” said Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward. “Obviously, the 95-yard throw killed us. Hopefully, we’ll learn from that. I thought our performance against the run was better. It can’t be something each week.”
Indeed it can’t. The Steelers defense did play better against the Ravens on Sunday than it had the previous two games when they allowed over 300 rushing yards in losses to Miami and New England. The Ravens managed just 50 yards on 29 carries. And Flacco’s other 17 completions went for 146 yards as the Ravens struggled to 13 first downs in the game.
But that one play ...
Burns wasn’t alone in blowing that one. Safety Mike Mitchell had a shot at Wallace after the catch but was stiff-armed off the tackle and then lost a foot race down the sideline.
“I have to tackle him,” said Mitchell.
Then again, perhaps asking a rookie to cover the speedy Wallace one-on-one might not always be such a good idea.
“Just press man-to-man,” said Wallace of the coverage. “It’s disrespectful. I’m a guy, who, I feel like if you press me, you’re going to lose 90 percent of the time, maybe 95.”
The Steelers played more press-man coverage in this game because they wanted to blitz Flacco more. That worked to a large extent, except for that one play.
http://www.scout.com/nfl/steelers/story/1725161-rough-day-for-rookies