I wanted to continue learning about new Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s previous coaching stops. Today, I’m taking a dive into turnover data. The goal is to see if one of Pittsburgh’s strengths in taking care of the football should continue, or if there may be a regression in that regard in 2024.
Let’s dive right in. Here are turnovers (offense) and takeaways (defense) for NFL teams since 2019, zooming in on Pittsburgh and Smith:
Lots of valuable information to digest here. First, it’s important to note Smith’s roles in his prior coaching positions. As the offensive coordinator in Tennessee, those teams posted very respectably low turnover marks, starting with only 17 in his first season in 2019.