{"id":299230,"date":"2023-12-06T14:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T14:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299230"},"modified":"2023-12-06T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T14:24:34","slug":"steelers-qb-mitch-trubisky-im-going-to-be-aggressive-thursday-vs-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/steelers-qb-mitch-trubisky-im-going-to-be-aggressive-thursday-vs-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky: &#x27;I&#x2019;m going to be aggressive&#x27; Thursday vs. Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Kenny Pickett expected to miss multiple weeks following ankle surgery, Mitch Trubisky is in charge of keeping the 7-5 Pittsburgh Steelers&#8217; playoff hopes afloat.<\/p>\n<p>The backup has appeared in three games this season, but Thursday night&#8217;s tilt against New England will mark his first start of 2023. Trubisky&#8217;s last start came in Week 15, 2022, at Carolina, a 24-16 Steelers win, while Pickett was out with a concussion. Trubisky didn&#8217;t wow that day, but also didn&#8217;t botch the game, completing 17 of 22 passes for 179 yards with zero touchdown passes and zero interceptions, and added a run for a score.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers&#8217; offense found new energy following the firing of Matt Canada. However, they&#8217;ve still struggled to find the end zone, scoring 16 points in Week 12&#8217;s win over Cincinnati and 10 in the faceplant versus Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Facing a Patriots defense that has smothered opponents despite losing their past five games, Trubisky knows he must balance smart play with an aggressive attitude.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to score points,&#8221; Trubisky said Tuesday, via the team&#8217;s official website. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to be aggressive. I&#8217;m going to take care of the football, and we&#8217;ve got to play better as an offense. We&#8217;re going against a good defense this week that is well-coached. So, we&#8217;ve got to do our job and execute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to be an aggressive offense. So whatever that means, taking care of football, we got to find ways to score points. That&#8217;s the bottom line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              Kenny Pickett undergoes ankle surgery; Steelers QB not expected to be placed on IR            <\/li>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 13: What We Learned from Sunday&#x27;s games            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL playoff picture: Bubble teams I love\/like\/loathe            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since he joined Pittsburgh last season, Trubisky hasn&#8217;t been shy about trying to stretch the field in his brief outings but hasn&#8217;t produced fruitful results.<\/p>\n<p>Trubisky has thrown deep on 13.5% of his pass attempts since 2022 (4th-highest in the NFL, min. 200 attempts), per Next Gen Stats. Trubisky has a 25.1 passer rating on deep passes since 2022 (lowest in NFL, min. 25 such attempts). Trubisky on 20-plus air-yard passes (since 2022, min. 25 such attempts): 9\/31 (29.0%), 280 yards, zero touchdowns, three interceptions, 25.1 passer rating (lowest). He&#8217;s generated the most deep passes without a TD (since 2022): Trubisky (31), Sam Darnold (21), Bryce Young (17), Brent Rypien (16), Tyler Huntley (14).<\/p>\n<p>Trubisky has also shown a tendency to take risks with tight windows. Since 2022, Trubisky has the highest tight-window rate in the NFL, minimum of 200 attempts, at 23.6%, per Next Gen Stats, with the lowest open rate in the league at 31.8 percent. Highest tight-window percentage (since 2022, min. 200 attempts): Trubisky (23.6%), Jordan Love (18.9%), Dak Prescott (18.6%), Ryan Tannehill (17.6%).<\/p>\n<p>Trubisky is keenly aware that a balance must be struck between being hyper-aggressive and too risk-averse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always a fine line,&#8221; said Trubisky. &#8220;I think you can ask any quarterback that you want to be aggressive, but if you&#8217;re too safe with the football, you&#8217;re not going to move it. So, you&#8217;ve got to know what you can do. And you always have got to take care of football. But sometimes you&#8217;ve just got to believe in yourself that you can make the throws to move the ball down the field and score points.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With Thursday night&#8217;s matchup featuring two struggling offenses, it&#8217;ll be the one who makes the big play while avoiding the massive mistake that will come out with the W.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/steelers-qb-mitchell-trubisky-i-m-going-to-be-aggressive-thursday-vs-patriots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Kenny Pickett expected to miss multiple weeks following ankle surgery, Mitch Trubisky is in charge of keeping the 7-5 Pittsburgh Steelers&#8217; playoff hopes afloat. The backup has appeared in three games this season, but Thursday night&#8217;s tilt against New England will mark his first start of 2023. 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