The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a rough time on offense this season, with drives stalling out due to throwing short of the sticks relatively often. This happened a couple of times in last Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Today, in his weekly press conference transcribed by the Steelers, offensive coordinator Matt Canada was asked if it would make more sense to run some routes behind the first down marker, but not too deep. Canada responded, saying that there are receivers running behind the sticks and it is up to the quarterback to hit them.
“I think, again, the coverage dictates that.