Rodgers

From what I’ve read, Arthur Smith wasn’t exactly Wilson’s biggest fan. But honestly, who can tell? The internet’s full of Steeler “experts” arguing with each other nonstop.

 

I don’t know how to make this clearer.

Regardless of offensive coordinator, when was Ben R prevented from throwing to all parts of the field, at almost any point in the game, and in any situation?

I don’t remember any restrictions.

 

Ben was never hand cuffed ,but after he left Mike Tomlin started his hate to throw over the middle crap.. It was clear last season as well until late in games or no huddle ..

Our new Mike actually loves to attack the middle with the pass and runs outside zone and pitches and sweeps ...

 

Ok. Now think it all the way through.

Wilson
Rudolph
Fields
Rodgers

All played outside of Pittsburgh and struggled. Looking just at their struggle bus years (so throwing out the good part of Wilson and Rodgers career when they still had their legs) all “avoided” the middle at the same rate as they did while in Pittsburgh.

Tomlin had a HOF caliber QB in his prime and did not appear to direct his OC to avoid doing much of anything. Then Tomlin had a string of physically limited or diminished QBs who seemed to avoid trying certain things. Same QBs avoided doing those same things with other teams.

With those established facts, what’s more likely; Tomlin suddenly decided to mandate his offense avoid portions of the field or that he and the coaching staff determined that it was coaching malfeasance to have flawed QBs try and do things they weren’t able to do? Either way the reminder that multiple other coaching staffs made the same evaluation.