Steelers vs. Colts: 3 Biggest Flaws Mike Tomlin Must Address

As the Pittsburgh Steelers struggle against the bottom of the barrel Indianapolis Colts in their Week 3 matchup, there are three key areas that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and the team must address going forward.

Running game

When the Pittsburgh Steelers establish a solid rushing attack in a game, it makes them that much better, and more of a headache for the opposing teams.

As displayed in tonight's game, when the run game didn't get off to the start they had hoped for, they all but abandoned their rushing game, forcing Ben Roethlisbeger to throw more riskier passes, and therefore opening up more chances for turnovers, which the Steelers had three of in the first half.

Cut down on the turnovers

Nothing disrupts a teams flow more than a turnover, and the Steelers have already have several turnovers through the first half of the Colts game.

Protecting the ball is key, as is again, establishing a run game to keep the ball out of Rothlisburger's hands more, creating less of a chance he'll have to throw a play saving pass, that has more of a chance of being picked off.

Work on the Short Yardage Defense

The Steelers defense is known for being one of the better one's in the NFL season-in-season-out, and this year is no different.

On key area the Steelers seem to be struggling on is short yardage situations, mainly short-yard passes.

These short-yard plays save offensive series for the Steelers opponents, keeping the Steelers off the offensive end as well, creating more scoring opportunities for the Steelers opponents and less for themselves.