Matt Canada Discusses Steelers Struggles Running The Football
OC Matt Canada on the Pittsburgh Steelers struggling to run the football to this point in the season.
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00:00 We're just, it's like we're just not getting the results that we need to get.
00:04 We have to continue to push.
00:06 We're coming into a point where we gotta start seeing some improvement in all
00:10 aspects of it.
00:11 But obviously our run game, we have a lot of time invested.
00:13 We believe we wanna be a good running team.
00:15 And put our finger on what it is.
00:18 It's whatever happens on that play.
00:19 But we've gotta, we certainly wanna see that increase and improve.
00:24 >> Matt George is- >> Some questions about your quarterback.
00:25 Can that run game be an asset to you guys this week?
00:28 >> Yeah, but I think we always want it to be.
00:30 I mean, it's a great fair question.
00:31 But I think we always, we certainly have not made any bones about we wanna run
00:35 the football and we wanna be good.
00:37 So the prior questions about, we have to continue to try to be better in the run
00:41 game, establish the run game, and be something that we feel good about.
00:45 And we do, we will, we just have to start doing it on game day.
00:50 I didn't touch that.
00:51 >> [LAUGH] >> I don't know somehow somebody will find
00:54 a way to say I did, but I just- >> [LAUGH]
00:58 >> Matt George obviously is getting,
00:59 often getting extra attention.
01:01 >> Yeah. >> What do you tell your quarterbacks
01:03 about, do you want them to take more chances that way?
01:06 >> No, I thought they both did a really good job.
01:08 I mean, they went out and basically doubled,
01:10 I think George was double teamed almost every play except for, I'm getting exact,
01:14 but probably from those times I think he was targeted, right?
01:17 We had a couple shots we just didn't quite get, maybe one we didn't see.
01:20 And then the one, they went, brought pressure, and
01:23 missed guy in the ball, he scored a touchdown.
01:24 So I think we have to, we'll continue to try to do the best we can with that.
01:28 But if, I say it all the time about any part of the game,
01:31 like if they wanna put two people on him,
01:33 then obviously other areas of our passing game have to elevate, and they should.
01:37 If they've got two people designated for George, we've got enough good players and
01:40 talent, and great faith in our cues to input the ball,
01:43 where they should be more vulnerable, right?
01:45 Obviously they have a coverage, they believe they're gonna cover us,
01:48 we believe we're gonna get open, that's why we play the games.
01:51 But we have to do a good job of seeing it, and
01:53 I think the quarterbacks did try not to force it, it's hard.
01:57 George, we have a bite once George to get the ball,
02:00 we saw what happened when he got it.
02:01 But we gotta be smart, we have to continue to work and
02:04 find schematics to help him, and we'll always try to do that.
02:08 But again, the defense can dictate that a little bit.
02:11 With any great wideout, which is you guys study other people,
02:13 you know that's the case, right?
02:14 A lot of big time wideouts like to get the ball, and
02:17 their targets are what they are.
02:19 We feel good about the guys out there not allowing that to happen all the time,
02:23 because of Deontay and those things, right?
02:24 We got some other weapons they gotta cover.