Was it playcalling? Was it execution? It depends on who you ask, but at least in one area, the Pittsburgh Steelers were putting the blame squarely on themselves, the players, and not on the coaches.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN wrote on Twitter that the Steelers “knew Tom Brady would be motioning WRs to diagnose the defense pre-snap, so they had counter calls ready to go”. Of course, they should have known this, since it’s what he always does.
Steelers knew Tom Brady would be motioning WRs to diagnose the defense pre-snap, so they had counter calls ready to go.