There’s no question the Pittsburgh Steelers are using more play-action under new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. At the rate the Steelers are going, by the bye week, they’ll have used more play fakes than they did all of last season. But using something and using something effectively are two different things. Pittsburgh’s currently in the latter, struggling to hit big plays off its play fakes. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Smith was asked to weigh in on the lack of big-time results.
“I think every snap tells a different story,” he said via a team-provided transcript. “There’s a lot of talk about the shell defense.