The Pittsburgh Steelers are always aggressive, and they play on being even more so in 2016.
Pittsburgh is not afraid to go for broke. Under head coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers are consistently trying to push the envelope, going downfield with ample weapons ranging from Hines Ward, Santonio and Martavis Bryant to Mike Wallace, Markus Wheaton and Antonio Brown.
Going into 2016, Tomlin is talking about stepping up his strategy by going for the two-point conversion more than ever before, according to Pro Football Talk. Tomlin has the horses to make it work with Le’Veon Bell, Ben Roethlisberger and the aforementioned receivers.
"“Our comfort with pursuing it is steeped in our preparation — it’s part of our practice plan,” Tomlin said. “Having Ben at the quarterback position increased our level of comfort.”"
With the extra point now a short field goal (33 yards), it’s not a bad notion to go for two. In fact, if Tomlin can even get his team a touch over 50 percent, the numbers work out for him in the long haul. The question is whether or not the Steelers would employ the same strategy against all teams, or just ones with porous defenses.
If the idea works, the Steelers can put a ton of pressure on the opposing teams to go for two s well.