Its been refreshing to see the offense score more than 10pts per game like they did the last 3-4 games of 2019 (or more given that I'm not remembering WHO scored the points, O or D).
Oh I'm ALWAYS concerned about our secondary. Can't remember a time where I haven't been. I'm just not used to this offense that looks like it's allergic to long plays. I thought it was because of Mason being a rookie starter last year but this might actually be how Fichtner calls offenses and I don't like that. The running game needs to be consistent the rest of the way. Diontae scares me with his drops and fumbles. Ben still doesn't look like that gunslinger he was. He's getting is back week by week but I would've thought 3-4 weeks into the season, we would be seeing the good old Big Ben Steeler offense but maybe that was a bit too zealous of me.
I think the consensus is that Ben is back to his gunslinger ways. Is it just because the deep ball wasn't quite connecting against the Texans? It looked good against the Broncos.
To each his own.
This might be a stupid question but is there any particular reason why they don't let Ben call the plays more? Is it as simple as this is just how Tomlin runs his offense?
Good question. Every time they go no-huddle the efficiency goes way up. Ben calling the plays based on what he sees has always benefitted them. IDK what the disconnect is with that. Probably not as easy of a solution as it sounds, but it definitely looks like a no-brainer to the casual observer. And I do think it's Tomlin's choice. He's always been somewhat of a traditionalist with his coaches & coaching approach.
