Sunday's offensive performance by the Pittsburgh Steelers was forgettable to say the least. There was nothing about what the Steelers did on offense against the New England Patriots to take away as a positive. Pittsburgh failed to score a touchdown and finished with just 235 total yards of offense.
Former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, who is now an analyst for NBC, was asked for his thoughts on the game and he was very honest in his evaluation, even though the game reminded us a great deal of the offense from many games in the Tomlin era.
“From my perspective, they don’t have a place to hang their hat," Tomlin said. "They haven’t established the run. They’re not performing well enough on third-down or possession-down circumstances. And to make
matters worse, they’re not getting yards in chunks. They can’t solve all their problems, but they better solve at least one of these problems, and really soon.”
All of the problems with the Steelers center on two factors. One, they have invested heavily in the offensive line and it hasn't paid off and two, the skill position players on the team lack any level of explosion, which just congests the offense at the line of scrimmage or in coverage. These aren't coaching fixes; they are roster fixes, and right now there aren't any players available short of pulling off some big trades to correct these problems during the season.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Former Steelers HC Mike Tomlin offers excellent analysis of offensive struggles
