A week ago, when Ben Roethlisberger addressed the assessment of the Steelers' quarterbacks coach, Randy Fichtner, that he's become "a point guard" at this point in his career, Roethlisberger mentioned the no-huddle offense without being questioned about it.
"We may have not been doing much no-huddle but ... I still feel like there’s still a lot on my plate to make sure I still run this offense," Roethlisberger said at the time.
The Steelers haven't run much no-huddle this season, certainly not as much as in previous years. But one big reason has been that the team played six of its first nine games on the road. Another is that there are so many new players in the offense. Tight end Vance McDonald joined the team a week before the season. JuJu Smith-Schuster is a rookie. Martavis Bryant missed all of 2016.
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