# Steelers Embracing Analytics Under McCarthy

> Steelers coach Mike McCarthy expands analytics use, adding staff to boost team performance.
- Title: Steelers Embracing Analytics Under McCarthy · Steelers Depot
- Summary: Steelers coach Mike McCarthy expands analytics use, adding staff to boost team performance.
- Keywords: pittsburgh steelers, mike mccarthy, analytics, liam warin, pittsburgh steelers pre-draft visit trac, pittsburgh steelers pro day tracker, nfl, Steelers Depot
- Source: Steelers Depot — https://steelersdepot.com/2026/11/were-growing-in-that-area-under-mccarthy-steelers-continue-embracing-analytics
- Author: Alex Kozora
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:30:50+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pittsburgh steelers, mike mccarthy, analytics, liam warin, pittsburgh steelers pre-draft visit trac, pittsburgh steelers pro day tracker, sports, nfl
## McCarthy's Analytics Push
Mike McCarthy aims to bring Pittsburgh Steelers into the analytical age through data-driven decisions.

> As far as standards, analytic thresholds and so forth, those are things that we cover
## Team Analytics Growth
The Steelers have added a data analyst, Liam Warin, to expand their analytics department.

> He previously served as an analytics staffer for northwestern
## Target Metrics for Games
McCarthy sets specific target numbers for each game, like 55 combined rushes and completions.

> Throughout the year, he’s mixed in target numbers he wants the team to hit, like 55 combined rushes and completions per game
## Game-Specific Targets
McCarthy revealed Pittsburgh must score at least 31 points to win after Week Three’s Bengals game.

> After week three’s win over the bengals, mccarthy slipped and revealed the answer for that week, 31
## Analytics Department Expansion
The Steelers' analytics staff has grown in recent years and increased value to coaching staff.

> Pittsburgh’s analytics staff has grown in recent years and, more importantly, its value to the coaching staff has seemingly grown, too
## Odds and Analytics
McCarthy acknowledges the Cincinnati Bengals' odds as AFC North favorites but continues to work through them.

> The only analytical model mccarthy might reject is the odds that make the cincinnati bengals clear afc north favorites
## Future Targets
McCarthy will likely set high targets for Pittsburgh to win against the Bengals' improved offense.

> Don’t count on mccarthy being accidentally transparent this time around, but facing a bengals offense able to score in bunches, even facing a much-improved steelers defense, mccarthy’s target will likely be set similarly high
## Key takeaway

Mike McCarthy's Pittsburgh Steelers are growing their analytics department to improve game strategies and player targeting.