I lied. I said there would only be one more article dedicated to the Steelers’ unsuccessful 4th and 1 play late in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans. But we’ll stay away from the low-hanging fruit about the play call. It’s scrutinized, as it should be, for all the reasons already mentioned.
The other interesting takeaway from that play was center Mason Cole’s reaction. As pointed out by our Josh Carney, Cole’s body language after Pickett was sacked said it all. Walking off the field, he ripped his helmet off and angrily pointed to his right, ostensibly wishing the team would’ve just gone forward and run the football, something they had success with throughout the quarter.