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stillers4me
09-16-2012, 07:50 AM
Receiver Mike Wallace offered a hint of what the Steelers might throw at the Jets’ secondary Sunday at Heinz Field.
How about some of those bunch formations in which three receivers line up within a few yards of each other?
The Steelers had great success with bunches during their AFC Championship Game win over the Jets two seasons ago, when Bruce Arians ran the offense rather than Todd Haley.

The bunch combinations forced the Jets to overload their defense to one side and helped open up running lanes. Mark Sanchez outpassed Ben Roethlisberger, 233-133, but Rashard Mendenhall ran for 121 yards as the Steelers outrushed the Jets, 166-70.............

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