I'm gonna be upfront - I had little faith that the Steelers could knock off the Patriots. Recent history has given little indication that Dick LeBeau had been willing to abandon the zone-heavy strategies that resulted in a host of humiliating Steelers losses to New England. Even in the best of seasons for the Pittsburgh defense, Brady had been able to make them look wanting. How could they, minus James Farrior and James Harrison, with William Gay starting, hope for a different outcome this time around?Now, of course, we have our answer. LeBeau proved willing to radically change the approach of his defense and the payoff was monumental. By all accounts, the Steelers played more man and press coverage than they had at probably any point in LeBeau's tenure. It makes sense that that would lead to more pressure on Brady. Give receivers free release and Brady is going to find someone to check it off to before the rush gets there. Obviously the danger is that a big play can occur i...
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