Oct 2, 2015 3 min read

I’ve now re-watched the Steelers’ game against the Ravens a couple of more times today and I really only have a couple of minor issues with the coaching job done in that game by Mike Tomlin and his staff.

One would be attempting a third-down pass to Sammie Coates late in the game on a quick slant. I don’t know that Coates was the primary target, but that’s where Mike Vick went with the ball.

Coates isn’t known for having great hands and asking him to catch a ball in traffic in what is his first real NFL playing time is a risk I wouldn’t have taken.

But again, I don’t know that Coates was the top target there.

And you expect Josh Scobee to make a 41-yard field goal.

The other was the attempted keeper call by Vick in overtime. You’ve got Le’Veon Bell. Use him in that situation.

Outside of that, it’s easy to second-guess things that don’t work. But I didn’t have an issue with Tomlin’s decisions in those cases.

@ Speaking of Scobee, the Boswell.

And no, Jeff Reed was not an option.

@ Vick struggled waiting for things to develop in this game. He got off his initial read too quickly, especially when that read was Antonio Brown.

And Vick also didn’t utilize Heath Miller at all.

He’ll get better at those things the more comfortable he gets in this offense. Having Martavis Bryant back won’t hurt, either.

@ I meant to make mention of it but forgot. Dri Archer got an opportunity to return a kick – at the start of overtime – and made a nice 31-yard return out to the 31.

Was it a great return? No, not great. But it was solid.

@ A lot is being made about the Steelers’ missed tackles in this game – and there were a bunch – but the Ravens certainly missed their share as well. It’s a league-wide dilemma.

@ I didn’t make note of it at the time, but a mishandled snap by Vick late in the game was costly, as well.

In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t huge, but it was a lost play.