The Pittsburgh Steelers flat out refuse to throw the ball over the middle of the field – and that’s not new. But it is new, however, for offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.

Smith has come under fire from a lot of Steelers fans due to this big empty space in Mason Rudolph’s passing chart against the Chicago Bears, but also the lack of middle shots from Aaron Rodgers, as well.

Per SumerSports’ SumerBrain tool, the Steelers rank last in the NFL in completed passes of 10+ yards over the middle of the field (11.78 percent of completions) – but that’s never been Arthur Smith’s M.O.

Remember what question was being asked after the Steelers acquired both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields in March of 2024? “How will the offense work with quarterbacks that don’t like throwing over the middle of th

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