The Steelers offense is getting into a brand new technology within the aftermath of the crew firing coordinator Matt Canada previous this week. Throughout the season, Pittsburgh’s offense had stalled out now and then, made ill-timed errors, and in the end lacked explosion, which contributed to Canada’s death. That mentioned, Kenny Pickett may be taking some possession following this seismic and uncommon in-season alternate underneath Mike Tomlin. The second-year quarterback is difficult himself and the offense to flip the tide of this unit.
“We’re trying to make things change, to get a spark going,” Pickett mentioned, by way of the official team website. “It’s challenged everybody. You know, I feel like you have to take it personally. You know, it’s a guy you’ve worked with since I got drafted here. You want to play great. You don’t want anyone to get let go like that. So absolutely. You know we got to answer the bell, find out what we need to do to play better. And then you know, just go and take care of business.”
Pickett stated that the offense had proven flashes now and then all over the early parts of the season, however there wishes to be constant execution for his aspect of the ball to be feared.
“I thought we were finding some explosive (plays) in the past, early on this season,” he mentioned. “The run game came on these past three or four games. Finding some splash plays down the field, targeting some one-on-ones, whatever it may be. So those are the things you could build on. You just want consistency. That’s what I’m pushing to be better at — just more consistent.”
With Canada long gone, operating backs trainer Eddie Faulkner has ascended to offensive coordinator whilst quarterbacks trainer Mike Sullivan will care for play-calling tasks. While there’s a new masthead, Pickett does not be expecting main adjustments to the entire offensive means.
“You can’t have wholesale changes at this point in the season,” Pickett mentioned Wednesday. “We’re going to run the system that we’ve been using and coach Sullivan and coach Faulkner, they’re gonna put their wrinkles on it on what they want to run and when they want to run it.”
Pittsburgh is 6-4 at the season and recently the No. 7 seed within the AFC getting into Week 12. While they have got clung onto a playoff spot, it’s oftentimes come in spite of the offense, which ranks twenty eighth within the league in scoring and overall offense. If this modification can spark an uptick in manufacturing, it may really well make the Steelers a sleeper candidate if/once they sneak into the postseason.