stillers4me
08-31-2012, 05:35 AM
The questions at running back for the Steelers have swirled around all off-season and through camp. Can Redman last enough to be the featured back? Will Mendenhall return at full strength? Are the Steelers better off with Mendenhall? What backups make the roster? Will Chris Rainey impress enough beyond ‘splash?’ You get the picture.
Jonathan Dwyer may have just cleared up that picture a bit with tonight’s performance against the Carolina Panthers. Averaging 4.8 yards on 16 carries, Dwyer racked up 63 yards with 0 TD’s (would have been nice to have seen one). Now that’s the kind of running the Steelers and Steeler Nation have become accustomed to. And that was only 30 minutes of football. It was a fairly solid performance and one of the better ones out of any of the Steeler running backs so far this preseason.
Ever so sneakily, Jonathan Dwyer has crept up the boards during the preseason. It all started back in Philly when Dwyer had a 33 yard gain against the Eagles. Since then, he’s had two 40+ yard games (when players only play a quarter or two at a time). Totaling 147 yards on 31 carries, Dwyer is the highest yard gainer of the backs...........
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Jonathan Dwyer may have just cleared up that picture a bit with tonight’s performance against the Carolina Panthers. Averaging 4.8 yards on 16 carries, Dwyer racked up 63 yards with 0 TD’s (would have been nice to have seen one). Now that’s the kind of running the Steelers and Steeler Nation have become accustomed to. And that was only 30 minutes of football. It was a fairly solid performance and one of the better ones out of any of the Steeler running backs so far this preseason.
Ever so sneakily, Jonathan Dwyer has crept up the boards during the preseason. It all started back in Philly when Dwyer had a 33 yard gain against the Eagles. Since then, he’s had two 40+ yard games (when players only play a quarter or two at a time). Totaling 147 yards on 31 carries, Dwyer is the highest yard gainer of the backs...........
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