While Jaylen Warren’s playing time is a weekly conversation, Arthur Smith considers it a good problem to have, along with Kenneth Gainwell. Coming off his second 100-yard, two-touchdown game of the year, Gainwell has also proven his value. But how do you balance the workload between the two, while trying to satisfy everybody?
For most of the season, the Steelers have seemed to use Warren primarily on first and second down. Gainwell has played on third down, in obvious passing situations, and in hurry-up. Obviously, the actual division hasn’t been that clean, but it reflects that general idea.