Air yards are an increasingly important factor in today’s NFL. Today, I wanted to look at and provide data on new Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith, to pair with a similar study on quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields’ 2023 air yard data.
When people think of air yardage, pushing the ball downfield usually comes to mind first, and could certainly improve for the 2024 Steelers offense. Attacking defenses in all areas of the field is even better, with quality connection of course, and the goal today is to see those frequencies across the NFL last season.