Defensive coordinator gives definition

When asked this week to describe his definition of blitzing, Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau said that it occurs anytime his top-ranked unit rushes more than four players.

So when outside linebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley rush the quarterback at the same time as the three down-linemen, that's a blitz?"Absolutely. It's a five-man rush," LeBeau said. "Your basic rush would be four-man. Anything above that (is a blitz)."

Of course, teams never seem to know when — or where — the Steelers next blitz will come from."It's hard to identify our blitzes," LeBeau said. "You won't see a bunch of guys running around with nobody in center field. But we're still coming." Continue