01-04-2016, 07:53 PM
(01-04-2016, 07:15 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I think their games are so similar that this really doesn't matter. I don't think the Steelers prepare differently either way.
Now if someone like Colin Kaepernick was our backup; it would matter
There's always going to be some differences. AJ will like certain routes better. He'll probably check down more. He holds the ball longer. He may be more confused by disguised coverages.
If McCarron plays, he really likes the TEs and doesn't throw to AJ Green nearly as much (Green has 10 catches for 128 yards in Mac's 3 starts). The Broncos single covered AJ. Maybe the Steelers would do the same if Mac starts.
I don't think the Steelers will play it the same regardless of who plays.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.