Ron Cook With A Behind Enemy Lines Preview Of The Pittsburgh Steelers
Ron Cook is a writer and reporter for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette who covers the Steelers.
Ron joined Ed and Rob to preview what the Steelers have looked like so far during training camp.
Ron started off by talking about the Steelers defense and what to expect from them saying "I think the offense might have to score 30 points a game and that's their goal, that secondary just doesn't look very good at all." When he elaborated more on the subject of the Steelers defense Ron said "they think the front 7 will be ok, and they like their pass rush but there is no question the secondary looks really weak...they're not only bad in the secondary but they're also not very deep at all."
As for the Steelers offense and if they can score enough points to overcome the defensive deficiencies Ron said "they're certainly optimistic about it, Martavis Bryant is out for the year and that is a big loss for them...Roethlisberger is playing as well as he ever has, and with Antonio Brown between the two of them they might have the greatest season between a quarterback and a pass catcher ever."
Ron went on to talk about the rest of the AFC North and whether or not it's a three team race or if all four teams will be involved.