Throughout the first year-and-a-half of his career, rarely — if ever — did Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett attack the middle of the field. Oftentimes, there weren’t even many concepts there to attack under former offensive coordinator Matt Canada.
When the looks were there over the middle, Pickett wasn’t targeting them. The Steelers were rather predictable offensively, threw outside the numbers far too often in the passing game and rarely challenged downfield.
That all changed in Week 12 following the firing of Canada.
In the first game post-Canada, Pickett and the Steelers attacked down the field and over the middle against the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to the best offensive showing from the Steelers in nearly three seasons.