Arthur Smith and Pat Meyers

Both of them have been doing a good job lately Meyers is down to his fourth string LT, but the OL hasn't missed a beat and Seumalo has been in and out of the line up. Smith has opened up the offense the last three games less predictable and boring. Smith has been getting a lot of guys involved and we're seeing more explosive plays, some great calls on 4th downs from the tush push formation.

 

I'm just happy to see that AS perhaps has been studying other teams' usage of the Tush Push - most notably Philly/KC. Adding in the potential wrinkle of a quick handoff outside or a shovel to a releasing TE makes it that much harder to defend, if done right.

 

Without a doubt both deserve credit. The offence is starting to move at the right time and it’s great to see.

It’s curious to see that they have only now started to open up the offence, throwing over the middle and down the field. It has worked wonders and made teams back off, making life easier on the Oline. The question is why weren’t they doing this all season?

Also bringing in Thielen and MVS has obviously given Rogers some comfort. I’m generally a Khan guy but why on earth did they not bring in a veteran possession receiver earlier in the season when they so clearly needed one

 

The lining up in the wrong spots vs the Lions was frustrating to watch. Rodgers kept having to tell people where they were supposed to be. Cost us a few time outs too. 2 games left in the season, doesn't seem like we should be seeing this issue. At least not multiple times a game.


The way Rodgers was taking in the stadium during the post-game interview and talking about good memories there, makes me think he's still planning to retire at the end of this season.

 

It is crystal clear that the entire coaching staff has learned from A Rodgers plain and simple.
His cerebral QBing is something the Steelers have never seen before EVER
He is absolutely teaching our Oline and position players too. They pretty young.

 

The switch to playing a lot more 11 personnel has been key. It's Rodgers comfort offense and it spreads the defense out.

 

Objection your honor: argues facts not in evidence.

Im not prepared at this time to evaluate the data and say these results are because those two did a better job.

Are you familiar with the phrase a broken clock? A blind squirrel? An ugly dogs butt?

 

Best called game of season for Art

 

A-Rod has made these players accountable!

 

I'd give it a B minus to high C. He still put Jonnu on for way too many snaps. He took Warren out when he had a hot hand. It was obvious that Thielen, Miller and Muth were finding holes in the zone and moving the chains but they went away from that. It's possible I've the bar a bit high but the frustration when they aren't exploiting the middle when its clearly open and working has caused my standards to go up.

 

Just need to start the game better now

 

agree
defense did their job on the opening drive

 

Pat Meyer will have his contract extended

And it’s Meyer not Meyers

 

and it's JONES

 

I posted this somewhere else, but I believe it is Aaron Rodgers getting more and more involved in the offensive play calling that has turned this team around this year.

Aaron still has it upstairs to be able to exploit a defense.

 

Not a phrase you hear every day

 

They tried at the trade deadline, but teams were asking for two draft picks for receivers in the last year of their contracts.

 

I think Smith calls the majority of the plays still, but Rodgers is probably allowed to check into different plays on occasion.

 

Yeah, they were running too much 13 personnel the offense got bogged down.

 

I was very critical of Arthur Smith the first part of the season, basically thought his offense was vanilla and unimaginative. I was wrong and will eat crow, hopefully he can be even more imaginative and win without DK.

 

I just hope it’s not Canada 2.0. A facade of success in 2022 led to an extension and a half season of ineptitude in 2023

 

I'm still not sold on him developing "promising" players. Seems the ones that are supposed to be good are the ones he has problems coaching. Still haven't seem him really develop a player yet. Jones played above expected level for the most part his first year at RT too.

Peat is a vet, Fauatano is first year playing above the line. Fraizier was a talented rookie who's solid, but not really wowing and walking into Pro Bowls in his second year. McCormick was just raw as hell last year and seems to be solid, but again not really showing "I'm a superstar" yet.

Of course a line full of solid players is better then not.