The Pittsburgh Steelers came out of their Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings feeling much better about themselves, but Darius Slay has a bone to pick with Pro Football Focus.
They charted Slay as allowing 123 yards, the highest amount of any cornerback in the NFL from Week 4. However, Slay does not agree with that characterization.
“Now PFF I know you lying," Slay said on X.
Most of the 123 yards comes on the team’s blown coverage against Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison, which went for 81 yards late in the fourth quarter.
Brandin Echols had bad cramping against the Vikings that forced the Steelers to go exclusively into big nickel, with DeShon Elliott at nickel cornerback.
The call was a simple Tampa 2 coverage, but in the NFL, defensive coordinators have started to