When Mason Rudolph was last with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023, it was Matt Canada’s offensive system. That meant very few passes over the middle and a heavy lean toward a conservative style of play. Some of that even bled into Arthur Smith’s first season with the Steelers as they rarely utilized the middle of the field. But if tonight was any indication of what’s to come, the Steelers offense might be unrecognizable from last year in how they utilize the middle portion of the field.
“Arthur did a good job of calling some aggressive shots over the middle first couple plays [of the] first drive,” Rudolph said via the Steelers’ YouTube.