In the Pittsburgh Steelers' first preseason game, Justin Fields and the offense came out poorly.
|Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields in game on Aug. 9, 2024. Kylee Surike | Special to PennLiveThe Pittsburgh Steelers came to Acrisure Stadium hoping to show off what they had learned while in Latrobe. ButWith that being said, after the Steelers ’ first preseason game, here are a few thoughts on the team immediately after the game:The Steelers ’ offense came into this game hoping to show off what they could do, but instead, the first-team offense largely fell flat on their face.
The running game worked well for the most part. But even when the backups came in, Kyle Allen missed Calvin Austin III on a wide-open touchdown on a fourth-and-goal, and while catchable, Austin bobbled that, too.Rookies Struggle Payton Wilson flew around early in the game and played well. But as the game went on, the Texans started to go at him in coverage and some of his warts started to show. He plays fast and furious, but has inconsistent tackling technique and can get caught out of position. He is still adapting to full stack off-ball linebacker, so that is expected.
Then, there were the play-action deep shots. Smith put the Steelers in excellent positions to win via those play-action shots, and they hit at least four chunk gains to different receivers. For the most part, the issue with the Steelers came down to execution more than it did anything else. I would consider this a solid start to Smith’s offensive coordinator tenure.The Steelers’ defensive line proved they were plenty legit.
Mark Robinson still plays with a lot of energy but has no real idea of what he is doing. It feels like that experiment might be nearing its end. Wilington Previlon should not go understated in the defensive line conversation. It was against third-stringers, but he played well.
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