The screen game can be an effective tool to keep defenses off balance, a high percentage pass with YAC potential if schemed and executed well. Today I wanted to look at and provide data context for how offensive coordinator (OC) Arthur Smith’s teams have fared in his previous coaching stops (since 2019), along with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The goal is to see what we might expect for the 2024 season.
For starters, here is a table of screen attempts and rankings per season via Sports Info Solutions (SIS):
Ironically Pittsburgh and Atlanta, where Smith was the head coach last season, had the same number of screen attempts (49).