FIRE Arthur Smith!

[Born2Steel]

Unbiased (and non-Kenny Pickett) Steelers offensive stats: 2023 vs 2024

2023: Points scored 304. Total Yards 5173. Yards per Play 5.0. Passing TDs 13. Rushing TDs 16. Average Drive 26.6 Yards, 1.49 Points. 3rd Down Conversion 36.6% on 232 Attempts. 4th Down Conv 47.4% on 19 Attempts.

2024: Points scored 380. Total Yards 5430. Yards per Play 5.0. Passing TDs 21. Rushing TDs 14. Average Drive 28.4 Yards, 1.91 Points. 3rd Down Conversion 39.5% on 228 Attempts. 4th Down Conv 38.9% on 18 Attempts.

There are the stats on where each offensive team stat ranks league-wise as well. I didn't think those were relevant in looking at overall offensive performance one year vs the next.

Maybe this is just my opinion, but overall I think the offense improved under Arthur Smith in year 1. Not by much, but improved. +6TDs overall, +76Points overall, +250Total Yards, 3rd Down Conversion rate increased by 3%.
Areas of concern, yards per play stayed at 5.0, yards per drive only increased by 2, and points per drive increased by only .5 points.

[feltdizz]

Arthur Smith is twice as good as Matt Canada..

the problem is twice as good is still horrible because Matt Canada was probably the worst OC in NFL history.

[Dwinsgames]

Arthur Smith is twice as good as Matt Canada..

the problem is twice as good is still horrible because Matt Canada was probably the worst OC in NFL history.

I dont think we truly seen much of Smiths system and if we did its vastly different than anything he has run in the past ....

we seen 6 weeks of a partial Smith system and 11 weeks of Russell Wilson ball , dump it off or throw rainbow balls deep avoiding the middle of the field and playing 90% of the passig game from the hashes out to the sideline ... thats the Russell Wilson special ...