Mason Cole On Why Execution Is Killing Steelers Offensive Line

Mason Cole references execution as main cause behind Pittsburgh Steelers poor offensive line play.

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00:00 >> I think you're always trying to evolve, right?

00:01 You're always trying to do things better.

00:02 It's not like we're out there trying to be worse than the last year, right?

00:05 We plan on it being better, our focus is on it being better.

00:10 We know it can be better.

00:11 To the point right now, we're just not executing.

00:14 It's not schematics, it's not play calls, none of that.

00:17 It's just we're not blocking the guys.

00:19 We're not making the throws, we're not making the reads.

00:22 We're just not executing on a high level, especially early in the games.

00:26 >> Did you guys feel like you had mojo in the preseason, or

00:28 was that more of a preseason mirage?

00:30 >> It's always weird, preseason's always strange.

00:34 Teams don't prepare the way you prepare for regular season games.

00:37 So we didn't read into it much.

00:39 Obviously, we enjoyed the success in the preseason, but

00:42 it's tough to read into any of that.

00:44 >> Mason, you guys faced two elite pass rushers, and

00:47 neither one of them wrecked the game.

00:49 So you got it done from that standpoint.

00:52 Is it surprising that the other stuff hasn't been there?

00:55 >> Yeah, I mean, certainly we've held these last two guys to a minimal impact

00:59 on the game, that was obviously our game plan.

01:01 But we gotta get this run game going.

01:05 It's gonna help our defense, it's gonna help Kenny, it's gonna help everybody.

01:09 And it's a big challenge for us, and we know how good we can be.

01:12 We just gotta do it now and execute.