Why did the Steelers decide to shift towards Cam Sutton over Beanie Bishop against the Bengals?
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr. in game. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Jets on Oct. 20, 2024. Kylee Surike | Special to PennLive. For the first time all season, Cam Sutton outnsapped Beanie Bishop by far. Bishop played a season-low six snaps, coming in during the team’s dime packages.
So, why was the move made, especially with Bishop playing solid football over the last few weeks? Head coach Mike Tomlin explained that the Steelers simply wanted a veteran presence like Sutton back there since they were going to run so many different coverages against Joe Burrow. "Just the complexities of what they do offensively, the fact that we were facing Joe Burrow. Some of the challenges in terms of how they move people around, I thought it would benefit us to have a more veteran guy in the interior of our sub package, and it would aid us, not only in terms of concept recognition, but communication. Beanie still played in the game, and he’s going to be a big-time component of what we do, and we’re pleased with his contributions thus far.
That does not mean Bishop will not get the majority of snaps this week. In fact, Bishop is the starting slot cornerback on the depth chart. Meanwhile, Sutton has flipped between the slot, dimebacker, and safety on different weeks. All of this comes together to create a fluid situation from week to week rather than a set depth chart.
Bishop has come on in recent weeks, taking his game to the next level and finding comfort as a rookie later in the season. The Steelers will need him to continue playing well if they want the secondary to improve., where our team of sports betting experts has reviewed the experience, payout speed, parlay options and quality of odds for multiple sportsbooks.
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