Like geese migrating south for the winter, so too do offensive linemen need to move in formation.
If one goose gets out of formation, it affects the aerodynamics for the rest. For offensive linemen, if one player misses his assignment, it can often look like the entire group messed up. And when that happens, the offense fails.
As the 2022 season progressed, the Steelers’ offensive line performed like a skein, staying perfectly in formation time and again. And they can attribute that ability to stay on the same page to the continuity they had during the 2022 season along with the camaraderie they built from countless hours spent together both on and off the clock.
“It’s a lot tighter group, a lot closer,” second-year left tackle Dan Moore Jr. said. “It just feels much more organic in our room. We’ve got a great group of guys. You mix that with us playing well, and it’s a great recipe.”
The Steelers rebuilt their offensive line over the past two seasons, with the only holdovers being right tackle Chuks Okorafor, left guard Kevin Dotson and reserve interior lineman J.C. Hassenauer.
The 2021 draft brought Moore and reserve interior lineman Kendrick Green. Free agency in the 2022 offseason saw the Steelers add center Mason Cole, right guard James
