Fixing the Steelers and Packers Offenses During the Bye

During the bye, the offenses of the Packers and Steelers should be fixed.

The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers get a much-needed bye week in Week 6 while the other 30 teams line up for competition. Both teams have had offensive difficulties early in the season and should use the break to address the main problems preventing their uninspired passing and rushing attacks.

How the Steelers and Packers can improve their offenses during the bye week.

Pittsburgh is in a rut.

The Pittsburgh Steelers offense is talented, but there are problems that need to be fixed.
Coordinator Matt Canada’s ability to assist this team in producing explosive plays and designing a more balanced offensive attack is the first step in resolving the offensive problems.

The Steelers have only scored five offensive touchdowns through five games, three of which came from field goals that were longer than 40 yards.
The fact that Pittsburgh’s offense has appeared one-dimensional and that their running backs are having trouble gaining yardage on the ground is a contributing factor in their problems. Pittsburgh currently has the third-worst rushing offense in the league, despite adding to the offensive line through the draft.

to the Defense’s standards.

Even so, the Steelers have won games primarily by relying on their defense and special teams (their most recent victory over Baltimore was a 7-point win, while their previous two victories came at a combined 9 points).
When their offensive is shut down, as it was against Houston and San Francisco, this Pittsburgh team has struggled.

Since Cameron Heyward is a focal point for the defensive front, the Steelers can only hope that his health will improve over the bye week.
Keeanu Benton, their second-round selection, is also showing promise.
Through five games, he has amassed eight tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble.
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Watt, who has combined for ten sacks and four forced fumbles, has had to do the majority of the labor-intensive work.
A young but potentially explosive offense needs to be more consistent given the talent on defense.

The team will use the upcoming bye week for Pittsburgh to evaluate its offensive flaws by thoroughly studying its film to determine what was effective when playing teams like Las Vegas and, occasionally, Baltimore.
Even though the defense has been strong, forcing 11 interceptions (second most in the league), turning two of them into defensive touchdowns, and the special teams have added one safety, the Steelers are still allowing the third-most yards in the league.
Relying on defensive turnovers to win games is not a viable strategy, particularly in the competitive AFC North.
Even though it was accomplished despite the offense’s inconsistent play, beating the Ravens in Week 5 was a significant accomplishment.

The upcoming events on the calendar.

The Steelers should at least be able to increase the number of turnovers their defense forces given the upcoming heavy passing attacks, first against the Rams and then against the Jaguars.
Although the matchup does not look promising for the current iteration of the Steelers offense because Tennessee is particularly adept at stopping the run, their Week 9 game against the Titans presents an opportunity for the defense.

The Steelers have a history of improving after the bye week.
In the past three years, they have gone 22-10-1 after their bye weeks, including a 7-2 run last year to end the year.

The Steelers’ ability to turn around their porous but opportunistic defense and strengthen the offense will determine how well they perform in the second and third legs of the season.

For the Green Bay Packers, there are growing pains.

The new-look Green Bay offense struggles most with dependability in its rushing attack and explosive plays.

Due in large part to A’s lack of effectiveness, the Packers currently have the fifth-worst rushing yards per game.
J. Dillon and his lack of depth in the background. Aaron Jones would otherwise give this offense a threat as a slashing runner and as a receiver out of the backfield on flat routes; his absence has been arguably the biggest factor in the Packers’ ineffective rushing attack.
However, Jones has been recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained in Week 1. Green Bay is unable to effectively scheme open players like Christian Watson on long play-action shots because of their terrible run defense.

Front-end injuries that cause inconsistency.

Green Bay has been exposed up front due to the offensive line’s numerous injuries, including that of star tackle David Bakhtiari.
As a result, Jordan Love has frequently missed wide-open receivers while being rushed in the pocket.
The running backs on this team still need to perform, but Love’s ability to scramble has saved them on crucial downs. Dillon is averaging just 3 points per carry, and his yardage output has been steadily declining each year.
Green Bay’s offense has undoubtedly been hampered by the absence of an explosive backfield player, and they have produced the 7th-fewest first downs on the ground.
Lacking a consistent rushing attack has made this offense’s success when breaking in a new quarterback sporadic at best.

Jones’s return is expected to increase the effectiveness of the Packers’ rushing attack, but they still have room to improve by using players like Watson, Jayden Reed, and Keisean Nixon more often on jet sweeps.

Defensive Issues Affecting the Offense.

On the other side of the ball, the Packers have had trouble preventing opponents from scoring rushing touchdowns, as they have allowed six such scores through five games.
Despite Kenny Clark’s ability to hold his own, the Packers need younger players like Devonte Wyatt to step up and support the interior of the defensive line.
A further hindrance to their ability to stop the run has been the absence of middle linebacker De’Vondre Campbell for the past two games.
Short offensive series have generally meant more time for the defense, leaving them fatigued and unable to perform to their full potential.
The defense has played on the field for 57 more plays overall through the first five weeks than the offense.

Green Bay’s next three games are against teams that are having trouble stopping teams from scoring: the Rams, Vikings, and Broncos (who just placed Justin Jefferson on injured reserve).
As the Packers head into the next phase of their season, having a healthy Jones in the backfield and a little extra time to find ways to produce more explosive plays should give them an advantage.