His players call Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau "wizard" and there is some irony to that.
In the classic film "Wizard of Oz," an average man uses bluster and gimmickry to create the illusion that he is great and all-powerful. LeBeau, maestro of the No. 1 defense in the NFL, may well qualify as both, yet he carries himself in an understated manner that hardly seems fitting for one of the noted innovators of his time.
That the ego of a man who has excelled for 50 years in the NFL as a player and coach could fit comfortably into a thimble is one reason why, as Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel said, his players "would go out and bleed for him at any time." Continue
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