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    Breaking Down the Steelers Offense for Fantasy, Including Snap Counts, Stats and Advanced Analytics

    Zach BrunnerBy Zach BrunnerSeptember 17, 20199 Comments4 Mins Read Fantasy Football
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    Starting the NFL season out 0-2, the Pittsburgh Steelers cannot be pleased with where they are positioned. To make matters worse, Ben Roethlisberger suffered an elbow injury that requires surgery, causing him to miss the remainder of the season. Running back James Conner also suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of the game, but initial tests indicate the injury is not serious. There are a large number of question marks in Pittsburgh, to say the least. Let’s take a closer look at the skill positions on the offense through two weeks for fantasy football purposes.

     

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    Running Backs Breakdown

    The lead back in this offense continues to be James Conner, with the versatile Jaylen Samuels mixing in. The Steelers have future plans for fourth-round rookie Benny Snell Jr., but we will ignore him after playing just two snaps this season.

    Snap Counts

    NameWk 1Wk 2
    James Conner31/67 (46%)31/56 (55%)
    Jaylen Samuels22/67 (33%)21/56 (37%)
     

    Stats

    NameRush YdsYPCTDRecRec Yds TD
    James Conner542.61756
    Jaylen Samuels224.4215
     

    Fantasy Production (PPR)

    NameWk1Wk2Pts/TouchRank
    James Conner 10.513.50.86RB24
    Jaylen Samuels 1.64.10.81RB71
     

    It’s generally tough to run the football when the passing game isn’t working, and the Steelers are proving just that, with a total of only 76 yards on the ground between these two backs. However, the larger concern has been the lack of rushing attempts. Conner has ran the ball just 21 times, while Samuels has five carries. With Mason Rudolph now at quarterback, look for the game plan in Week 3 to be establishing the run early, taking some of the pressure off of the young quarterback. This will lead to more success with these two players.

    As stated previously, Conner suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter last game, which impacted his snaps and touches slightly. While it is expected to minor, his status this week needs to be monitored. Samuels started three games last season in Conner’s absence. Over those three games, Samuels totaled 42 rushes for 223 yards while catching 12 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. This equaled an average of nearly 17 fantasy points in PPR leagues.

     

    Receiving Breakdown

    Snap Counts

    NameWk 1Wk 2
    JuJu Smith-Schuster 60/67 (89%) 46/56 (82%)
    James Washington35/67 (52%) 33/56 (59%)
    Donte Moncrief60/67 (89%) 18/56 (32%)
    Ryan Switzer46/67 (69%) 13/56 (23%)
    Diontae Johnson24/67 (36%) 26/56 (41%)
    Vance McDonald48/67 (72%) 51/56 (91%)
     

    Week 1 Receiving Alignments

    NameInlineSlotWide
    JuJu Smith-Schuster13623
    James Washington134
    Donte Moncrief2535
    Ryan Switzer379
    Diontae Johnson717
    Vance McDonald3485
    James Conner22
    Jaylen Samuels71
     

    Week 2 Receiving Alignments

    NameInlineSlotWide
    JuJu Smith-Schuster22519
    James Washington3624
    Donte Moncrief117
    Ryan Switzer121
    Diontae Johnson323
    Vance McDonald4532
    James Conner12
    Jaylen Samuels11
     

    Stats

    NameRecYdsTDTGTSTAY*
    JuJu Smith-Schuster1116201611.7
    James Washington4740921.1
    Donte Moncrief3701110.3
    Ryan Switzer7290102.2
    Diontae Johnson442099
    Vance McDonald9782113.9

    *TAY is average targeted air yards or average depth of target.

     

    Fantasy Production (PPR)

    NameWk1Wk2Rank
    JuJu Smith-Schuster13.813.4WR32
    James Washington7.14.3WR78
    Donte Moncrief3.70WR114
    Ryan Switzer8.91WR85
    Diontae Johnson5.52.7WR90
    Vance McDonald622.8TE5
     

    There is some important information to pick out from this breakdown. First, JuJu Smith-Schuster is being moved around the formation, so it’s important to note that he is more than a slot receiver this season, as we expected he would be. Next, Donte Moncrief came into this season winning the WR2 job because of his work ethic and intelligence, which impressed Big Ben. Well, Moncrief has not performed and Roethlisberger is sidelined, so the dropoff in snaps from Moncrief shown above may become the norm.

    With Rudolph now the starter, I look to James Washington and Vance McDonald as seeing the biggest boosts. We just discussed Moncrief losing snaps, which he has surrendered mostly to Washington. In college, Rudolph’s favorite target at Oklahoma State was Washington, and we saw this rapport on display at the NFL level in the preseason when he passed two touchdowns to him. Rudolph is obviously a young, inexperienced quarterback, which often leads to more targets to tight ends, since they are larger targets running shorter routes.

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