Somewhere in the middle of their lackluster performance in a Monday night game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers unlocked the key to their season.
The Steelers unveilved their no-huddle offense in a desperate attempt to jumpstart their plodding offense against the big, bad Ravens defense. It not only gave the Steelers some life against Baltimore but it probably saved their season. Coach Mike Tomlin and his staff implemented the no-huddle approach early against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday night and the result was a 400-yard output and a 26-21 victory for the Steelers.
The no-huddle offense allows quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to call his own plays at the line of scrimmage and have the offense dictate the matchups by keeping the same defense on the field. This is what Roethlisberger did at Miami of Ohio and this is what he did in the playoff run in 2005. It also keeps embattled Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians from calling all the plays. We've seen him call plays and you don't want Arians calling 100 percent of the plays.
