The Steelers suffered their first (preseason) loss of the season on Saturday, falling at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14. As always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had.
1. Top rookies impress
If you listen to Steelers Twitter, rookies Derrick Harmon and Kaleb Johnson disappointed in their NFL debuts last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. I wouldn’t say that’s true in either case, but it’s fair to say that neither looked spectacular a week ago.
However, both provided some highlight-worthy moments in preseason Week 2.
After being kept off the stat sheet against Jacksonville, Harmon recorded a sack and a tackle for loss against Tampa Bay. On the sack, he unleashed a devastating bull rush that forklifted a poor Buccaneers guard right back into the quarterback.
Harmon drew