Well, 'Hm-hah!' as the late, great Myron Cope used to exclaim.
What did we witness at the Steelers' Monday practice, their first since being obliterated on both sides of the ball in Baltimore, other than defensive players performing the rough equivalent of calculus majors learning to work an abacus?
"We tackled," defensive lineman Cam Thomas was telling me, almost by way of confession, afterward at his stall. "That was pretty much it. We worked on our footwork, our leverage and ..."
And tackling. Honest to Mean Joe, Jack and Dobre Shunka. They worked on tackling.
Not that this should either surprise or disappoint anyone. If anything, it's an infinitely more commendable response to the rancid work Thursday against the Ravens -- 16 missed tackles, just two tackles for losses, zero sacks, zero turnovers, 157 yards rushing against -- than how Mike Tomlin thoroughly dismissed my question on that count after that game.
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