When Michael Pittman Jr. suffered a concussion following an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit by Steelers safety Damontae Kazee, head coach Shane Steichen and offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter were forced to make an in-game adjustment on the fly, depending on reinforcements recently added from the practice squad.
“Our position coaches do such a great job of communicating with those guys in game with the substitutions, which is a big part of that,” Cooter told reporters during Tuesday’s zoom call. “For Shane (Steichen), I’ve called those plays and it can get pretty hectic when you’re switching personnel groups and you’re changing who the receiver is in a certain spot.