Offensively, it'd be nice to see someone step up on a day when Lamar is having an off day. Lamar certainly didn't have his best day, but the rest of the offense absolutely let him down, too. The offense obviously goes as Lamar does to an extreme level.
Two fumbles that gave short fields and led directly to 6 points. Offensive line was a penalty machine today and put so many drives into unfavorable down and distance. Piss poor drops from the receivers. The Steelers are an extremely good defense and you just cannot make mistakes like that, especially that many, if you want to win the game.
Again, not saying Lamar had a good game because he started really unsettled and seemed very antsy to start, but way too often he was running for 10 seconds and no one got open and way too often he houdini'd out of would be sacks. He played better than the box score shows.
Really bad day from the entire offense, but it'd be nice to see the offensive line, running game, or receivers step up when Lamar isn't playing his best.
On a brighter note, hopefully this is a sign of things to come from the defense. They really only allowed four field goal drives when you consider the two fumbles essentially guaranteed field goals given field position. Of course, Buffalo was a stellar game and that didn't keep on, but here's to hoping...
I will say- big props to Orr for adjusting. I don't love Hamilton playing deep because it does limit his ability to be an elite play maker, but let's worry about being an average defense before seeking ways to be an elite defense. This seemed like a positive step.
