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Steelers running game take a big hit
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:27 am
by Phlegm
Jerome Bettis will be out at least 2 weeks due to an injure calf. With Duce Staley also injured, it looks like the starting back for the Steelers on opening day will be Willie Parker. So far in the preseason the Steelers' offense has been sucking pretty hard. This doesnt look too good for Pittsburgh.
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:45 am
by Susvain
Didn't Willie Parker do decent last year when he had the chance? And is he also more of a finesse back, compared to Bettis and Staley?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:57 am
by Phlegm
32 carries 186 yds last year. He is very fast. Total opposite of staley and bettis.
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:02 pm
by Susvain
Could work out, just like when Maddox went down and Roethlisberger came in.
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:30 pm
by Tikker
They've got verron hayes too, who's kind of a mini-bus
I don't think their running game will suffer too much, I just don't think Rothlisburger will be able to duplicate the 1st half of last year
Watching a show that breaks down game film of him was interesting
1st half of the season, no one knew he could run, and he'd roll out to the right, and make big plays
but teams noticed that when he rolled left, he didn't throw too well
so 2nd half of the season they pushed the right of the pocket hard, and forced him to go left
Everytime I think I know football pretty well, I see something like that and realize how much time/effort coaches put in preparing their teams