Arthur Smith’s Offense On Full Display During First Camp Practice

Arthur SmithIf there was any question whether or not new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith would run his offense or blend what the Pittsburgh Steelers had done before, Thursday’s initial training camp practice shed light on that answer. The offense Pittsburgh ran touched every cornerstone of a Smith offense. To sum, the offense featured:

1. Heavy amounts of play-fakes and bootlegs, changing the launch point.

2. Multiple tight end sets, utilizing 12 and 13 personnel

3. Mixing in a fullback

4. Wide zone running game

5. Pistol formations

6. Using all levels of the field and spreading concepts horizontally

The only way it gets more Arthur Smith than that is if each player had a mustache.

Of course,…