Welcome to Paul Zeise’s weekly mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist answers your questions about sports, life and everything in between. If you want to ask a question, find him on X @PaulZeise or email him at pzeise@post-gazette.com.

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Stephen: Is the Steelers' defense as bad as it has been in the first two games? Is it a matter of playing poorly or poor personnel?

Zeise: I think the defense will be better, but I don’t know what better looks like and how much better they will be. Clearly, they need Derrick Harmon, whom they drafted to be their run stopper. They have to get better play from their inside linebackers against the run. Jalen Ramsey needs to be more consistent. Their two stars in the front seven need to start making impact plays. All of that is possible,

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