Pittsburgh Steelers Ground Game Faces Uphill Climb After Win Against Titans

The biggest weakness of the Pittsburgh Steelers entering the 2008 offseason was believed to be the offensive line. After the Steelers management made no real effort to improve the unit, many believed the Steelers were in for a long year. It is debatable that the reason for the Steelers rushing game finishing 23rd, was that the offensive line was just not able to do their job.  Starting out the 2009 season, the real culprit reared it head, and the true identity of the weakness is no longer a secret. The running game of the Pittsburgh Steelers, if you want to call it that, was non existent in the season opening game Thursday on NBC. Starter Willie Parker carried the ball 13 times for 19 yards. To make matters worse, one of those carries was for eight yards. His average minus his long run was less than one yard per carry. Former first round pick Rashard Mendenhall had four carries for six yards, with a long of three, meaning other than his long, he averaged one yard per carry as w...