EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: It's inevitable, even if it's also unrecognized by design at times.
The defense comes up with a takeaway, a tackle for a loss or a big pop, such as the one free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick delivered on tight end Eric Ebron, a "Welcome-to-Pittsburgh shot," as Ebron described it.
The offense scores in "Seven Shots" or in the red zone, regular occurrences that commenced on the first day in pads when rookie second-round wide receiver Chase Claypool went up and over veteran cornerback Joe Haden and came down with the ball in the end zone, mostly because Claypool, according to Haden, "wouldn't let me knock it out."
It's what head coach Mike Tomlin references as "ebb and flow," and it's as much a part of Steelers training camp as sweat, even in a pandemic.
"One man's success is another man's failure," Tomlin assessed. "One unit's success is another unit's failure.
"There is going to be ebb and flow and it's all the story you choose to tell."
Just don't tell the Steelers' defense.
"What practices are you watching?" Fitzpatrick countered, when asked about the offense making its share of plays.
"The only time we get beat is when we mess up. There aren't too many times where the corners aren't going to win 50-50 balls. There aren't too many times where (outside linebackers) T.J. (Watt) or Bud (Dupree) aren't going to win the rush. The only times big plays happen on us is when we make mistakes.
"The type of offense we have, knowing (quarterback) Ben (Roethlisberger) and everybody out there, they're going to take advantage of it."
Added Watt: "We just feel super fast, super physical. We're flying around and we're making a ton of plays, making life very difficult on the offense."
Part of what the defense is honing at Heinz Field is an attitude.
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