According to new data, Arthur Smith has been one of the NFL’s most effective offensive coordinators. His counterpart Teryl Austin is not. Steve Patton of Patton Analytics ranked all 64 NFL coordinators to create a list of play caller rankings. Smith and the Steelers’ offense ranked eighth. On the other end, Austin and the Steelers’ defense finished a lowly 29th.
Here’s the league-wide list. Pittsburgh’s offense scored 0.58 while the defense notched a minus-0.18. Combined, the Steelers ranked 19th at 0.40.
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