The chance to win was there until it wasnt. The Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance to spoil Tua Tagovailoas return from a nasty concu sion but werent quite able to finalize their drives as multiple late interceptions were thrown by Kenny Pickett. Miami pulled out the win 16-10.All of the game's scoring happened in the first half. It was only the third NFL game this season that saw no points scored in the second half of the game.Despite playing maybe their best game of the season, the defense dropped four interceptions throughout the game, many in key situations.Offensively, the Steelers didnt have much rhythm but found themselves moving the ball batter late in the game until the drives were thwarted by the interceptions. already so my five takeaways wont talk much specifically about his performance. All of that can be found in the column. Other than that, there is still a handful of topics to discu s so lets get to Javon Kinlaw Jersey it.No DBs On The Hands TeamPittsburgh did an awesome job shutting down Tom Brady and the Bucs last weekend. However, the Bucs offense was shut out against the horrid Carolina Panthers Sunday so maybe they just arent very good themselves. Regardle s, it was a solid performance with a plethora of fill-in defensive backs.The Steelers got much healthier this week as Minkah Fitzpatrick, Levi Wallace, and Cam Sutton were able to suit up.Their a signment? Keep Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle at bay. One might say thats a pretty daunting task even when theyre at full Chris Slayton Jersey strength.Hill and Waddle combined to have 11 receptions for 160 yards. Thats much better than the damage that couldve been done.Tagovailoa made a few throws Sunday night that hell surely want back. The Steelers got their hands on four of Tagovailoas incompletions that arguably couldve been caught for interceptions. They didnt catch any of them.They say there is a reason that defensive backs arent wide receivers and its because they cant catch well. But when quarterbacks gift wrap opportunities for you to take the ball away, youve got to convert at least once. The Steelers didnt do that.Its hard enough on the offense having a rookie quarterback. Giving that guy a shorter field to work with and making his life easier couldve led to even one more touchdown and the potential for a Steelers win.I expect that the defensive backs will spend some time working on the JUGS machine this week trying to catch some pa ses so that they can turn easy pa s defenses into sure interceptions.Harris is No Longer a Three-Down BackFollowing the 2020 season, the Steelers wanted to get back to having a solid run game. James Conner had gone to the Cardinals via free agency and the Steelers had a void to fill.While most of their problems resided with the offensive lines production, the Steelers opted to use their first-round draft choice on Alabama running back Najee Harris.I was on record saying that I liked the pick and that I thought theyd hit a home run with that choice. Turns out I might have been well off base.Harris hasnt been an absolute disaster but heres merely been average and thats not what you want to hear when discu sing the impact of a first-round pick. He shows flashes of being able to make people mi s but he also puts on tape the fact that his vision might not be worthy of a top-tier NFL running back.Training camp darling Jaylen Warren, the undrafted rookie out of Oklahoma State, is starting to cut into Harris workload, most notably on third downs.Warren is a very good pa s blocker and was able to pick up a third-and-short for the Steelers on Sunday, something Harris failed to do during his opportunity in the same circumstance.If Harris doesnt end up being a three-down back, thats fine. But the problem is that he was a first-round pick and, ideally, those guys are what you build your future foundation on. Im not quite sure Harris is a foundational piece for the Steelers offense.Good Jimmy Garoppolo T Shirts . But not great.Pickens Role Continues to GrowGeorge Pickens is a freak. Theres no other way to describe him.He finally hauled in his first NFL touchdown on Sunday night when Pickett threw him a contested catch ball that he confronted his body for and landed with both feet in bounds. It was a thing of beauty but it was nothing he hasnt been doing all season.Pickenss ACL injury ended up being a ble sing in disguise for the Steelers. They were able Brandon Aiyuk Jersey to get him in the second round when he likely wouldve been the top receiver off the board without the injury. Hes that good.Even without the freakishly athletic feats, Pickens is seeing more and more targets on a weekly basis. He finished with six catches on six targets for 61 yards and the touchdown.Diontae Johnson is the de facto number-one receiver on the team because hes being paid like one. Before long, however, Pickens could grow into that role for the Steelers.Scroll to ContinueHe wins a lot of his routes against defensive backs. The unbelievable circus catch ability makes him an x-factor versus the top defensive backs on each team. Pickens's overall talent just screams future no. 1 receiver.Hell have to put in the work but his rapport with Pickett is much higher than what he had with Mitch Trubisky and his talent is shining through much brighter now.Pickens makes a wide receiver room badly in need of legitimate talent better.Steelers Offense Still Lacks Any SplashFollowing the game, Chase Claypool had a pretty telling quote about the Steelers offense and seems to subtly send a me sage to offensive coordinator Matt Canada that things are very stale with the current offense."It's a little harder to score when it's like a 10-15 play drive, because everything has to go right, Claypool said. If you're nickel and diming, you get 5 yards per play, which is fine for time of po se sion, but sometimes we just want to go score now."Yikes.The current offensive output is certainly frustrating for all involved. While everyone wants to win, they also have mouths to feed at home and a lack of stats will hinder future paychecks that can be attained when the players have a chance to test free agency. But Claypool hits the nail on the head here.Every play seems to be three, four, five yards from the line of scrimmage. Even in third-and-long situations, the Steelers often run routes and throw to routes that arent even to the line to gain. That makes converting these chances that much harder.You dont want your rookie quarterback throwing it around like a backyard football game but allowing him to use the middle of the field and do so more than five yards downfield would help build confidence and po sibly yield better results than the Steelers get now.Its to the point where expecting a resurgence is insanity. They wont go from a bottom-of-the-league scoring offense anytime Dwight Clark Jersey soon because they clearly are what they are.Mike Tomlin has made it clear that his offensive coordin