The Cleveland Browns may or may not be better with Jameis Winston, but the Steelers’ next opponent is certainly different. And one of the key ways in which they have differed since Deshaun Watson’s injury is in their risk tolerance. Their on-field risk tolerance, anyway, and Steelers DL Cameron Heyward knows they need to exploit that boom-or-bust tendency.
“You lose Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston steps in. He can throw the ball”, Heyward said on his Not Just Football podcast about the Browns. “You’ve got to be willing to take advantage of those opportunities to intercept the ball.