Offense is Meh

[NorthCoast]

The win was great. BUT, 3 pts in an entire 2nd half against the hapless Browns?? Something smells with this offense and I hope they find the cure soon.

Where were the TEs all day? OK. they used Bell quite a bit instead, but the red zone offense needs a lot of work. Not scoring 30 pts on the Browns is not a comforting feeling for the stretch run.
But these days I guess we should take ugly wins as par for the season.

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Hopefully now that Green has tasted action, he'll start playing a big role in the EZ packages.

[Oviedo]

Until Green gets major reps to help AB offense cant reach potential with all the wr injuries

[pittpete]

2 three and outs to end the game disgraceful.
This team cant put together a complete game to save it's inept life.
But we won the game so all is golden!!!!Yeahhhhh

[Shoe]

Hopefully now that Green has tasted action, he'll start playing a big role in the EZ packages.

Ben is looking for him in the RZ, Green needed to have it in gear. This week on (for him), no more excuses.

We need him to pick up a lot of slack in the receiving game.

[Ernie]

Where was Sammy Coates?

[Ernie]

Hard to believe that we still have AB, Coates, Rogers, and some able TE's...along with Bell.. and are short on weapons?

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Someone at chat suggested Ben doesn't trust anyone in crunch time except Bell and AB. Maybe the other guys aren't doing great in practice.

[fordfixer]

I think some of Bens comments lately have been about AB

[RuthlessBurgher]

Where was Sammy Coates?

He's been dealing with a couple of broken fingers for the last month or so. Kind of an important part of catching the ball.

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

I think some of Bens comments lately have been about AB

Gut feeling, or in-the-know sportswriter?

I've wondered if AB would remain strong during these times of double-teaming/less than stellar production, or start sulking. I haven't noticed any body language to suggest the latter ...

[NorthCoast]

Hard to believe that we still have AB, Coates, Rogers, and some able TE's...along with Bell.. and are short on weapons?

Agree.

How many all-pros are needed to make an offense respectable? Starting to wonder about Roethlisberger and his play. There were again open receivers but he never pulled the trigger. (wind could have been a factor in his decisions.)

[RuthlessBurgher]

I love how 1st in the NFL in catches, 2nd in the NFL in TD catches, and 4th in the NFL in receiving yards is considered to be less than stellar production by AB.

[NorthCoast]

Enjoying the win for sure.

But there were also few things I saw today that would tell me the offense or defense have finally turned the corner and we can expect great things again for the team going forward. It looked a lot like surviving against a zero win team. The positive is the Steelers just improved their won-loss against teams with a losing record.

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

I love how 1st in the NFL in catches, 2nd in the NFL in TD catches, and 4th in the NFL in receiving yards is considered to be less than stellar production by AB.

Last 5 games: Average of 8 receptions, 92 yards (if I've done it right).

Good? Definitely. Stellar?