Aaron Rodgers and the Steelersâ offense were criticized by Mike Tomlin after the loss to the Green Bay Packers. Although the defense was the main issue, the head coach spent much of his time pointing out that one of the teamâs biggest problems is that they are settling for field goals.
However, many fans and experts have questioned Tomlin because, beyond the fact that Chris Boswell is exceptional, the Pittsburgh Steelers generally donât go for it on fourth and short. This was Rodgersâ take on the matter.
âI mean, I think youâre seeing some trends around the league of teams going for it, but, we got a kicker who was pretty automatic from anywhere going back even beyond 60. Boswell was amazing. We got to be ready to go for those and convert them if we get a chance.â
What did Mike Tomlin say about Steelersâ offense?
Mike Tomlin said that the Steelersâ offense was responsible for the loss to the Green Bay Packers because, especially in the first half, they were only able to get field goals.
âYouâre always a little bit concerned when youâre settling for field goals when youâre playing good people. It seems like touchdowns is how it gets done in our business at this level. So, it was a little less than comfortable at halftime settling for three field goals. I think those drives were stopped by penalties and negative plays on first an 10. Put us in some second and long circumstances. We didnât perform very well in second and long. We were in more third and longs in that game than weâre comfortable with and I think we suffered the consequences of that.â
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What many canât understand is why Tomlin put so much emphasis on pointing out the offense when the teamâs biggest weakness is on defense, which has collapsed against Joe Flacco and Jordan Love in the games against the Bengals and Packers.
