If there is one aspect of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense which constantly befuddles me, it is how since Bruce Arians retired/was fired the team has not run as much play action as they once did.
A large reason for the team bringing in Todd Haley after Arians’ departure was to help keep Ben Roethlisberger healthy. Shortly upon his arrival, the 8-step drop backs for Roethlisberger started to diminish, and the quick-hitting timing routes became more of an onus within the offense.
While Arians, and other coordinators like Ken Whisenhunt, loved to run play action and chuck it deep, it wasn’t the forte of Haley.