Six Variations, One Look - What OC Arthur Smith Brings To Pittsburgh

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  • čas přidán 7. 02. 2024
  • Breaking down new Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith and his ability to layer multiple plays and calls off the same pre-snap look.
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  • @randymccracken2722
    @randymccracken2722 Před 5 měsíci +54

    This is great Alex. It seems that Canada's offense frequently gave away plays based on formation and personnel. This will be a welcome addition.

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci +8

      I'm excited for it.

    • @KevinJHutchison
      @KevinJHutchison Před 5 měsíci +4

      This feels like a professional level version of what Canada was doing. I'm interested in the variations for the pass routes. Those were horribly basic with Canada. We saw Johnson, Freiermuth, and Pickens give up a lot on routes.
      The concern is effectively countering the defense and using more of the field. Smith is pulling 10 men within 5 yards of the line, how is he opening up routes for the receivers?

  • @pathutchison7688
    @pathutchison7688 Před 5 měsíci +36

    You’re the only Steelers content I would ever consume in February. Keep up the great work.

  • @stevejavonovich6021
    @stevejavonovich6021 Před 5 měsíci +17

    Great job Alex! Please do more of these. It also would be nice to see what you could come up with on Arther’s passing game to see how it projects to fit Kenny like the presnap reads and going through post snap to see how the receiver progression reads look. I enjoy your breakdown and will definitely look for more!

  • @frankfischer1281
    @frankfischer1281 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Since Canadas' play design almost telegraphed plays to the defense, I'd have to say that Arthur Smiths' designs look brilliant, in comparison. Good job.

    • @AsianJidionkk
      @AsianJidionkk Před 5 měsíci +1

      You’re comparing a mouse to an elephant tho 😂. Ofc it looks brilliant

  • @timbusbee1483
    @timbusbee1483 Před 5 měsíci +12

    I'll admit, after listening to some other people discuss the situation I'm excited for this offense. I'm really excited for the O Line. Someone brought up how well Arthur Smith builds his O Lines. Pickett may benefit from the increase in play actions.

  • @petemarshall-ij9ke
    @petemarshall-ij9ke Před 2 měsíci +1

    Geez...is this guy the best the Steelers could do!

  • @daviddawson5260
    @daviddawson5260 Před 5 měsíci +6

    This breakdown is what I was looking for awesome work thank you

  • @greghoke779
    @greghoke779 Před 5 měsíci +12

    I like the variations off of the same look and I like Arthur Smith. I am still concerned about the passing game. Can you dig up some of his passing concepts? Thanks Alex

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci

      I hope to!

    • @joshhoward1289
      @joshhoward1289 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Might have to go back to Tenn for that! I hope he bring the structure and consistency we haven’t had since Haley and Arians before him.

  • @aquaticlife9251
    @aquaticlife9251 Před 3 měsíci +2

    This disguise of play is what Canada promised us along with play action. Smith's offense is the proven NFL version that we have been waiting for. Finally. Here we go.

  • @Meneszoe
    @Meneszoe Před 5 měsíci +3

    The future is looking exceedingly promising for Darnell Washington, this offensive scheme would put him to great use- Arthur smith is probably the best fit on how the Steelers Organization want to run their football team. - Alex, I commend you on a remarkable job, thanks for the insight

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci

      Thanks for watching!

    • @drew388
      @drew388 Před 2 měsíci

      i can say this. sometimes smith may call a good possesion. but then when you need it the most he will overthink and you will find your team 1st and goal and he will outsmart himself and u will settle for a fg

  • @fpt3000
    @fpt3000 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I like it...I like it a lot
    Here We Go Steelers 💪🏽

  • @dakotasmith9824
    @dakotasmith9824 Před 5 měsíci +2

    This seems like a big difference. In Matt Canadas offense I always felt like I could see the pre-snap formation and tell you the exact play. If I can do it from my couch, there's no doubt NFL defenses can.

  • @mccray44
    @mccray44 Před 3 měsíci

    Great breakdown Alex. I was at this game and I just can’t forget how boring both offenses were, I discussed it with other fans at the game. Hope Arthur does better in Pittsburgh

  • @joshhoward1289
    @joshhoward1289 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Both in Atl and Tenn, you see a mental toughness in his offenses. I like the pick up. I’m hopeful they can be a tough ball control offense.

  • @mikeadesso
    @mikeadesso Před 5 měsíci +3

    Good stuff here Alex, great breakdown. I'm excited to see all the ins and outs of this run game and how well it'll work next year

  • @SteelPastor
    @SteelPastor Před 5 měsíci +3

    FANTASTIC breakdown, Alex. Add better WR's, maybe a roll-out into the mix, maybe a planned QB run (if the QB has the chops)... very well conceived. It really reminds me of pitching mechanics in baseball... keep the wind-up, arm angle, follow-thru the same... and they will never know whether it is a fastball, breaking ball or change. No tells. Then, add in an intentional tell (misdirection)... they don't know whether they're coming or going!
    With good execution and good blocking from WR's... this could work all day. Again, Alex... great work.

  • @TheGinger1
    @TheGinger1 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This is great. I look forward to seeing more of this. By the time the season arrives, I'm going to understand and appreciate what I'm watching in so much more detail thanks to you.

  • @davidhidalgo5662
    @davidhidalgo5662 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Really like these break downs thank you and keep them coming.

  • @ScoDiddley
    @ScoDiddley Před 5 měsíci +1

    Tenessee's offenses while he was there are what we should be looking at.

  • @kngdevv5759
    @kngdevv5759 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Alex with the consistency as usual! Keep up the great work

  • @findle70
    @findle70 Před 5 měsíci +1

    great vid. would love to see some seam routes to muth out of this grouping too, will be interesting to see what happens!

  • @raymondsanchez4580
    @raymondsanchez4580 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thank you...

  • @stevejohnson6851
    @stevejohnson6851 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks Alex 😊

  • @70bluesville
    @70bluesville Před 2 měsíci

    The Steelers defended those plays very well. When done with our offensive players it will be lethal.

  • @MrWellz412
    @MrWellz412 Před 5 měsíci +1

    If you know Arthur Smith’s upbringing then you know this guy probably wanted for nothing. His PASSION is football. I believe he’s more concerned with producing a winner than collecting a paycheck. And we as fans of the game know this model is a winner no matter who you are talking about.

  • @ChrisG_Steelers
    @ChrisG_Steelers Před 5 měsíci

    Great stuff as usual Alex! A player keeps catching my eye that I think would fit perfect in our new offense... Jaheim Bell: TE - FSU. Although I'm a Connor Heyward fan, I see him as an upgrade. I'd love to hear what you think.

  • @eddepersis4479
    @eddepersis4479 Před 5 měsíci

    Nice video Alex...now an example like this from the passing game please!

  • @dgregory4178
    @dgregory4178 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This is what a NFL level OC brings to the table. Multiple different plays out of the same formations. Canada had no such thing! I would watch the Steelers and tell my wife what type of play was coming with probably 90% accuracy sitting on my couch. Not bragging just trying to point out the predictability.
    Now the NFL pays people a great deal of money to figure this out and i'm sure they did. I remember an opposing teams linebacker, can't remember the team specifically, stating they knew what play was coming from the Steelers!

  • @antskaljurand3091
    @antskaljurand3091 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The Falcons game against Cleveland is a good one.

  • @STEELERWADESHOW
    @STEELERWADESHOW Před 5 měsíci

    Good tape

  • @mustangs1140
    @mustangs1140 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I would appreciate more passing options out of the formation and not just PA pass, but maybe that is something smith does?

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci +1

      He will use a lot of PA. Not many examples here but higher playaction rate is a guarantee under Smith.

    • @mustangs1140
      @mustangs1140 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Alex_Kozora you think he’ll incorporate some quick pass game out of these formations as well?

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci

      @@mustangs1140 off play action, a little bit. Some dig/Glance routes.

    • @raymondsanchez4580
      @raymondsanchez4580 Před 5 měsíci

      Its called football 4 a reason...throw the ball...play action opens pickens and johnson...bombs away pickett

  • @raymondsanchez4580
    @raymondsanchez4580 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Washington...the beast
    ...any help on blocking...

  • @alangoddard8152
    @alangoddard8152 Před 5 měsíci

    I love the variation in playcalls out of the same formation and shift, but I would like to see it utilized systematically and not randomly. For example, you want to see on tape how the defense is going to align to the formation, and the first scripted call should take advantage of that alignment. If the safety follows the shift, zone run to the weakside. Then when the defense adjusts by going to LB pushes or Dline shifts instead of the safety following, hit them with the strongside power. The key is ALWAYS winning the numbers game, not just keeping the defense guessing. QB run game audibles would be great too. If its a weakside zone but the safety stays in the hole like minkah did on one example, the QB should have the ability to check into a strongside run or even a play action if its 1 high with the box loaded. Thats where I felt like matt canada’s scheme was truly lacking, aside from the piss poor pass concepts and lack of PA. Far too often they were running jet sweep into unblocked boundary players or into over fronts where they were losing the numbers game and the rbs had to make multiple guys miss. If arthur smith’s weakside zone hits big, don’t immediately go to strong power. Run that weakside two or three times, force that adjustment by the defense, and have the counter ready. By doing that you can have more confidence in what the defense is going to show, and thus make better playcalls to exploit it

  • @phillipa117
    @phillipa117 Před 5 měsíci +1

    We really won games despite Canada and not because of Canada….

  • @circlecitychamp317
    @circlecitychamp317 Před 5 měsíci

    Steelers fans will hate this guy by year two, if not by year one.

  • @emanuelomar9126
    @emanuelomar9126 Před 5 měsíci

    Hey 👋 Alex could you compare Matt canada play calls vs arthur smith

  • @emanuelomar9126
    @emanuelomar9126 Před 5 měsíci

    Because arthur smith offense kinda looks like what Matt Canada's wanted to do.

  • @Dan-mo4ek
    @Dan-mo4ek Před 5 měsíci

    Hopefully we keep those Canada jet sweeps

  • @ayep301
    @ayep301 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Call me crazy but i like najii warren and bell at the same time in this formation

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci +1

      I wouldn't count on Bell being part of this roster.

    • @raymondsanchez4580
      @raymondsanchez4580 Před 5 měsíci

      Take bell to antonios house... now these p.o.s. wanna be a Steeler ? Absolutely not at any price

  • @brianjonker510
    @brianjonker510 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The more videos I see tryingto show Art Smith in a good light the more concerned I become. Running from this formation went well because of the excellent blocking which the Steelers did not have this season. Furthermore Najee is not good running the outside zone. Sure Jaylen would be good running the outside zone but with only him behind the QB it defeats the advantages shown here.

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci +1

      The numbers on Harris OZ runs are better than I thought. He's actually done well on those schemes.

  • @CryptoGeneYus
    @CryptoGeneYus Před 5 měsíci

    how is 8 runs out of 9 plays unpredictable??

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci

      Because there are six different actual play calls

  • @bobyeager6104
    @bobyeager6104 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I'm not as thrilled with the hire of smith.

    • @dryhuh
      @dryhuh Před 3 měsíci +2

      Really wanted Zac Robinson. An elite offensive mind that is more pass oriented. Steelers want to run the ball so I guess Arthur Smith is a perfect fit for them 😢

  • @JonWool
    @JonWool Před 5 měsíci

    Is this really his offense

  • @darkshinethakid4463
    @darkshinethakid4463 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Heavy. PA. Get a good pass game coordinator. Who knows?

  • @TheNycKraken
    @TheNycKraken Před 5 měsíci

    😄😄😄

  • @DoctorBiobrain
    @DoctorBiobrain Před 5 měsíci

    I know Madden isn’t reality but this is exactly what I used to do to stay unpredictable. In hindsight I realize I was probably being too clever because the AI isn’t smart enough to be fooled like that.

  • @schaefer692002
    @schaefer692002 Před 5 měsíci

    First I would have to ask how this compares to what HE ran as OC in Tenn. some of this can be his OC in Atl. Next, So far none of those type runs look very Najee friendly! Najee is NOT and outside runner! He’s not quick enough for that! They look good for say Jaylen. Also, most of them were stopped dead in their tracks and any nice gains were due to the RB making a good move to get extra yards! I sure hope this isn’t what our offense will look like!

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci

      Najee actually has a higher YPC on outside zone runs than inside zone runs.

  • @mc1993
    @mc1993 Před 5 měsíci

    What I got from this is, play a defense that misses tackles, and has Devlin Bush. Of 9 plays in the same formation, only 1 was a play action pass, that was well covered. Those 9 plays = 63 yards, yet their other 16 runs netted 66 total yards and zero TDs combined. That the Matt Canada's simplistic, easy to decode offense put up 351 total yards to Smith's 306...and Steelers won. Nice. Looking forward to next season.

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci +1

      That really misses the point. I'm talking about the concept, which worked well. The layers to good play calling and scheme.

    • @vincentadams2534
      @vincentadams2534 Před 5 měsíci

      You make valid points. But also, both Najee and Jaylen are better than Patterson. And look how many people are in the box for the Steelers. If teams have to commit that much to the box then Pickens will beat them. I'm sure they stayed with the run so much because it was working and it kept their defense off they field because in their defense was getting beat.

    • @mc1993
      @mc1993 Před 5 měsíci

      @@vincentadams2534 Well, the Falcons had Tyler Allgeier and Patterson, (2023 they added Bijan Robinson...2 first round draft picks at RB on the team). I too would like to believe Najee & Jaylen are better, hopefully we're not biased. lol My biggest concern is using Najee east & west. We know Jaylen thrives being used that way, as well as screen passes. I would love to see Najee not on screens, but wheel routes where he is most dangerous as a pass catcher. I just would have preferred to see at least 3 out of those 9 plays be a play action pass, otherwise defenses will bank on a run, stop them, like we did here. We don't have an O-Line (yet) and only Washington is a run blocking TE as Freiermuth & Heyward are below average.

    • @mc1993
      @mc1993 Před 5 měsíci

      @@Alex_Kozora Another hidden reply. Lets try again. I understood what you were illuminating. Others have said it here. I extrapolated out from what those layers of good play calling translates into actual production, and having it in direct comparison to the universally denounced Canada offense...which produced more and a win. Production greatly helped by missed tackles. It's not that I liked Canada's offense either.

    • @Alex_Kozora
      @Alex_Kozora  Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@mc1993 I did not hide your reply, if that's what you're getting at.

  • @raymondsanchez4580
    @raymondsanchez4580 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Get Gentry back...blocker / pass catch /... the man is a QB dammit...use your weapons

    • @raymondsanchez4580
      @raymondsanchez4580 Před 5 měsíci

      Mr gentry n i grew up in albq nm ... el dorado ... the man can throw an accurate football

  • @TheBParks
    @TheBParks Před 5 měsíci

    This film just reminded me of how bad Devin Bush was lol

  • @jimchop8235
    @jimchop8235 Před 5 měsíci

    Sure miss Terrell Edmund’s… and boy did bush suck.

  • @theeditorrestrial
    @theeditorrestrial Před 18 dny

    Yeahhh good luck with that...from a Falcons fan. His offense was 1 dimensional and predictable especially when down by a couple TD's.

  • @davidpollard4051
    @davidpollard4051 Před 5 měsíci

    Patterson should have been dropped for 3 yard loss on the first clip if Highsmith had wrapped him up.

  • @sammybuckets2026
    @sammybuckets2026 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Warren is going to be a PROBLEM in these outside zone runs

    • @eddepersis4479
      @eddepersis4479 Před 5 měsíci

      Agreed - not sure how this suit Harris though

  • @lavs8696
    @lavs8696 Před 2 měsíci

    lol smith is awful, have fun with our leftovers

  • @blanejohnson9045
    @blanejohnson9045 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Bruh, you run 1k plays and cherry pick some that worked. Most of them did not in the 3 years he was in Atlanta and we had to watch every possession fizzle out and the occasional scoring drive. If y’all honestly believe this idiot can draw up plays (CONSISTENTLY) you’re mistaken.