On Wednesday leading up to the Steelers third preseason game with the Atlanta Falcons, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians had a candid chat with the media regarding a number of topics. Here were his responses:
On the team’s greater success on 3rd downs in the second half of last season compared to the first half:
“Yeah, number seven was playing quarterback [laughs]. That’s it, I mean the month of September we were struggling a little bit with it and as soon as he got back in there the percentages were really, really high and that got us back up where we’re normally at, you know 6th, 7th in the league. We always try to be in the top 5 on 3rd downs. [We put] a ton [of emphasis on it]. Situational football: 3rd down, red zone, two minute, short yardage, goal line; the situational areas are the major focus of everything we do.”
On the team’s 3rd down success in Preseason Game #2 at 10 for 17:......
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