A lot has been made over new Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith not utilizing his weapons well enough in Atlanta. While that may be overblown, one thing that Smith did do well in Atlanta was put his best receivers in a position to succeed with their routes. Reception Perception founder Matt Harmon talked on Reception Perception The Show about Smith’s hiring in Pittsburgh, and why he thinks Diontae Johnson and George Pickens will be able to excel under Smith.
“George Pickens in 2022, full Matt Canada offense that year, 7.7 percent of his routes were a dig route, slant, 10.