When the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired tight end Jonnu Smith, strengthening the tight end room in a significant way, they believed they could live in 12 and 13 personnel, making life difficult for defenses.
They needed to see it to truly believe it, though.
Now, after the Week 1 showing against the New York Jets, which resulted in a 34-32 win, the Steelers’ offense believes that, due to the personnel available to them, they can truly dictate what defenses can and can’t do against them.
Appearing on FS1’s First Things First on Wednesday afternoon, Freiermuth said that the film proved that point for the Steelers.