Positional Grades: Steelers vs. Texans

Cory Trice Jr.In a performance that can only be described as sloppy, the Pittsburgh Steelers dropped the preseason opener Friday night to the Houston Texans, 20-12, in the first look at their rebuilt roster.

At times, there were flashes of promise offensively under new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. But too often there were mistakes, such as snap miscues and missed blocks that led to drives stalling for the Steelers.

Justin Fields had some nice throws in his Steelers debut, but the snap issues were killer, putting a damper on his first time in the Black and Gold.

Defensively, the Steelers made some plays, limiting the explosive plays overall for Houston, but C.J. Stroud led one scoring…