Pass defense Steelers' main priority

[Gunzlingr]

The Steelers' defense could have a decidedly different look this season on passing downs, and not a minute too soon.

Trying to reverse a slump that had the team's pass defense ranked 20th in the NFL, coach Bill Cowher and defensive coordinator Tim Lewis are installing new-look dime and nickel defenses. The highlight of those alignments will be keeping inside linebackers Kendrell Bell and James Farrior, and nose tackle Casey Hampton on the field at all times.

"We want to find a way to get them involved, instead of standing on the sideline next to coach," Lewis said

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[Pride]

it better be, because with how bad their O sucks, their D will be spending alot of time on the field.

[BillsOwnAll]

exactly pride.

[The_Philster]

Notebook: Hampton can't finish conditioning test

Try as he might, Casey Hampton's girth and a heat index that reached 88 degrees would not allow him to complete Saturday afternoon's annual training camp-opening conditioning test.
The Steelers' nose tackle, listed at 6-foot-1, 320 pounds, labored at the outset of the test, which features the running of 14 40-yard dashes in a predetermined time at 30-second intervals. Hampton missed beating the timing buzzer on his 10th 40-yard dash by 10 yards. After an examination by athletic trainer John Norwig, Hampton was removed from the drill. ...

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