At Least the Pittsburgh Steelers Are Using Trick Plays Again

If you're a Steelers fan, there weren't many highlights from today's loss to the Jaguars. One thing that has been missing is this season have been the gadget plays, long a staple under offensive coordinators Mike Mularkey and Ken Whisenhunt.

First-year coordinator Bruce Arians has admitted to being a big proponent of the passing game, but until today, he's shied away from the 'Trickeration' portion of the playbook. (Although some might point out that last week's 4th-and-goal end around to Hines Ward that came up short was pretty goofy. Agreed.)

Anyway, after the Steelers cut the Jags lead to two points with just over five minutes to go in the game, they went for two. Enter wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, All State high school quarterback. I feel confident in writing that Wilson has a better arm than Chad Pennington and Tommy Maddox put together. It's that good. It's just too bad that wasn't an eight-point conversion.