Despite Win, Tomlin Deserves Criticism for Questionable Play Calls in Week 5

October 8, 2014   ·   Curt Popejoy   ·   Jump to comments

Let me start by saying, I cringe at the idea of even broaching the subject of coaching and play-calling. When it comes to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, I have tried to always err on the side of the coaches when it comes to the shortcomings of the offense.
However, after the Week 5 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, I admit my stance on this really came into question. To a man, I expect high-paid NFL players to execute regardless of the call. I go back to the faithful play at the end of the Week 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Steelers have the football on their own 19-yard line. With the Buccaneers out of timeouts, the Steelers are one first down away from salting the game. On 3rd-and-5, Pittsburgh lines up in the shotgun, using multiple wide receivers. Pittsburgh has had success running and throwing out of this formation, so it was hard to get a read before the snap just what was going to happen.
What happens at the snap is quarterba...

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