Some have wondered how the Pittsburgh Steelers planned to use veteran seventh-year tight end Vance McDonald in 2019, a year after having a breakout year, and with the team’s number two tight end, Jesse James, now with the Detroit Lions, where he signed in free agency for a contract far beyond what the team would have paid to keep him in that role.
If you watched the opener, you might be inclined to say, not a lot. However, if you look deeper into it, you’ll see something interesting. The Steelers ran 69 offensive plays, none of which came out of multiple-tight end sets.