PLAYERS:
Isaac Redman,
Jonathan Dwyer,
Rashard Mendenhall,
Mike Tomlin,
Casey Hampton,
Jason Worilds,
David DeCastro,
Keenan Lewis
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
This Sunday at Heinz Field would be as good a time as any to have a breakout game in the rushing department if you’re the Pittsburgh Steelers. Heck, any week is a good time to have a good performance on the ground if you want to live by what the mantra of old in Pittsburgh; run the ball and play good defense.
That hasn’t exactly been the weapon of choice in recent years for the Steelers, but it’s not for a lack of trying. Even if they are clearly, and no doubt clearly, a unit built to attack through the air, they still try to run the ball. There several reasons why it hasn’t been the most successful of strategies, not the least of which is the musical chairs at offensive line and injuries.
Things could be changing this week though, depending on how you take the following comments by running back Isaac Redman today when he talked to reporters about the Eagles defense they’ll be facing: @CBSSteelers: Redman on #Eagles D:”They’re pretty much trying to sack the QB;they’re not really wo...
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