Count Steeler
10-08-2014, 09:47 PM
With the Steelers struggling to score from inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, there are things they can do to alleviate the issue.
They can somehow find a way to be better inside the red zone, or they can just skip the red zone altogether and go for bigger plays.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been efficient throwing deep passes, completing 11 of 19 attempts for 323 yards and two touchdowns on passes of 20 or more yards.
But the Steelers haven’t gone deep as much as some people would like. Of Roethlisberger’s 177 pass attempts, 113 have traveled 10 yards or less. Though he has completed 87 of those short passes, unless somebody breaks a tackle or two, they’re not going to go for a big gain.
That was part of the problem Sunday for the Steelers in Jacksonville, a game in which they struggled to score against a Jaguars defense that entered the game last in the NFL in both total and scoring defense.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20141008/SPORTS0403/141009465#.VDX3KkEpXhC
They can somehow find a way to be better inside the red zone, or they can just skip the red zone altogether and go for bigger plays.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been efficient throwing deep passes, completing 11 of 19 attempts for 323 yards and two touchdowns on passes of 20 or more yards.
But the Steelers haven’t gone deep as much as some people would like. Of Roethlisberger’s 177 pass attempts, 113 have traveled 10 yards or less. Though he has completed 87 of those short passes, unless somebody breaks a tackle or two, they’re not going to go for a big gain.
That was part of the problem Sunday for the Steelers in Jacksonville, a game in which they struggled to score against a Jaguars defense that entered the game last in the NFL in both total and scoring defense.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20141008/SPORTS0403/141009465#.VDX3KkEpXhC