Despite seeing James Conner return to the fold during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, head coach Mike Tomlin was not pleased with what he saw out of the position for the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, and has an idea about how to improve their performance going forward: a more clearly-defined backfield with roles for individual players.
Over the course of the past two years, Conner when healthy has been the bellcow back, the featured runner who typically doesn’t come off the field much, unless it was in favor of a fourth or fifth wide receiver.