In news that should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the Pittsburgh Steelers, head coach Mike Tomlin was named one of the least aggressive coaches in football per Football Outsiders’ aggressiveness index.
The aggressiveness index measures how likely a coach is to go for it on fourth-and-short, near the goal line and near midfield. 1.0 is the baseline, so a coach that has a score of 1.5 goes for it roughly 50% more than other coaches. Tomlin graded out at 0.59, meaning he goes for it 41% less than his peers. That rank is 29th in the NFL, as the only coaches with a lower score than Tomlin were Dennis Allen of the New Orleans Saints, Robert Saleh of the New York Jets and Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots.