Through two weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense has been good. Not perfect, a far cry from amazing, but a night and day difference from last season, when avoiding a first down interception felt like a cause for celebration. If there’s one area of the offense that feels very 2019, it’s the screen game. In the first two weeks, practically every screen designed for a tight end or running back has gone nowhere. And I mean that literally.
Against the Giants and Broncos, OC Randy Fichtner’s dialed up six screen plays for running backs or tight ends. On those six plays the Steelers are: 3 for 5, -1 yards, zero first downs, and one sack.