Steelers Guard Shows Out with Impressive Games
The Steelers signed left guard Isaac Seumalo, hoping to see an anchor on the left side of the offensive line. Then, when they drafted rookie first-round pick Broderick Jones, Seumalo’s presence next to him could help the young tackle grow and get acclimated to the NFL environment. In the first two games, Seumalo appeared to fhttps://twitter.com/PFF_Steelers/status/1712529847635894634″>all
below expectations, but over the last three weeks, Seumalo is back to who he was in Philadelphia and on an upward trend.
Pro Football Focus released the last two games for Seumalo in pass protection, and to say the least, it is impressive. In 69 pass-blocking snaps, Seumalo has allowed just one pressure with no sacks nor quarterback hits allowed. The offensive line has not been perfect in those games, but Seumalo is anything but the reason for some of those struggles. He has been their best offensive lineman up to this point in the season. st
Isaac Seumalo in his last two games:
69 pass-blocking snaps
1 pressure allowed
0 QB hits
0 sacks allowed📈 pic.twitter.com/gUC3MH0aRU
— PFF PIT Steelers (@PFF_Steelers) October 12, 2023
Once he became comfortable in the scheme and with those around him, it became clear that Seumalo is a player, had translated to Pittsburgh. Seumalo was a massive piece of the team’s trench play when thriving. He clears running lanes on various blocks, looks good in space, and has been the steadiest pass protector on the offensive line. There is very little that Seumalo struggles with within the grand scheme of things.
He is proving to be the anchor of this offensive line. That is a good thing, and just what the Steelers brought him in to bring to the offensive line. Seumalo is settling in to be a steady presence everyone can rely upon when they have ups and downs in their games.
Pittsburgh still needs more out of others on the offensive line, but there is not much more that Seumalo can do. He is a guard you can win with in the NFL, and the Steelers need to see the rest of the group grow around him. Seumalo is not some elite player, and he won’t tell you he is, either, but he is a rock-solid player that the coaches will not have to worry much about on gameday.
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