The Pittsburgh Steelers broke out the Wildcat offenses during their Monday night home game against the Cincinnati Bengals and those seven direct snaps to running back Jaylen Samuels went well and produced great results on five of them. On Tuesday, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin explained why the Wildcat was used.
“It leveled the playing field,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “It also limited Mason’s exposure, quite frankly, to the defense. You know, when you’ve got a young quarterback, sometimes you can assist them by turning a 70-play game into a 50-play game.