by JJ Cooper

Filed under: Steelers, AFC North

There are a lot of legitimate criticisms that can be thrown at Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians this season (starting with the toss sweep to Mewelde Moore on third-and-2 against the Chiefs). But Steelers fans who are criticizing his play-calling against the Ravens seem to be asking too much of the man.

If the Steelers had known on Wednesday that Dennis Dixon would be starting, Arians could have crafted a gameplan to take advantage of Dixon's mobility. But the Steelers didn't figure out that Ben Roethlisberger would sit until Friday at the earliest (the players didn't find out until Saturday). By that point, the gameplan had already been fully installed.

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