The Pittsburgh Steelers were never able to establish a consistent offensive identity last season in their first year under offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, and while the offense looked good at times during the season, it was dreadful by the end of the season. Pittsburgh failed to score more than 17 points in any of its final five games, all losses, and in a recent ranking of offensive play callers by Dan Pizzuta of The 33rd Team, Smith ranked 21st.
“Smith can be a great run designer with an effective play-action game off of it, but that didn’t work out with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line and quarterback play,” Pizzuta wrote.