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Steelers still searching for dominant pass rushers

You have to go all the way back to 2010 to find a double-digit sack master that wore a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey. Since then, the quality of play on the edge has been on a decline, and that’s a death knell for NFL defenses these days.

Pressure creates havoc and causes even the best quarterbacks to turn the ball over. Pittsburgh wasn’t particularly bad at this last year, recording 13 interceptions. And overall the team did manage to scrounge up 38 sacks last year. Given the fact James Harrison led the team with five sacks, this means the Steelers got production from many different sources as it relates to getting pressure on the quarterback.

But there is no doubt the Steelers are in dire need of finding a dominant pass rusher to have a shot at beating the team that embarrassed in the AFC Championship Game. A team that features some dominant players on offense, it falls well short defensively when put up against the best team in the league.

And as a side note, despite still possessing super human strength, James Harrison isn’t going to play forever. And he’d honestly be retired already if Pittsburgh had enough talent on the edge.