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10-16-2012, 05:30 AM
With the Steelers defense losing second-half leads as if they were pocket change, perhaps a different approach might be in order as they prepare to play their first AFC North Division opponent Sunday in Cincinnati.
Is it time to make up for the failings on defense by cranking it up on offense?
"I think, for us, it's time to realize as an offense the potential we do have," said veteran offensive tackle Max Starks. "We can talk about it, you guys can speculate about it, we can break it down individually, but, for us, we just need to come together as one cohesive unit and realize our true potential.
"We can score a lot of points if we're all on the same page and we do our job."
The Steelers boast one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Pro Bowler Ben Roethlisberger, Pro Bowlers Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown at receiver, former Pro Bowler Heath Miller at tight end, and Pro Bowler Maurkice Pouncey at center.
They and many others have talked about their potential firepower, yet, when it comes down to it, they've been more Popgun than Topgun on offense. They average 23.2 points per game, which ranks 17th or in the second half of the NFL.
The Steelers scored 23 against a Tennessee team that had allowed an average of 36.2 points per game while going 1-4, and they lost by three.
"We are not scoring enough points or making the play when we need to," Roethlisberger said.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/on-the-steelers-starks-says-offense-must-realize-full-potential-657703/#ixzz29SNP9qRz
Is it time to make up for the failings on defense by cranking it up on offense?
"I think, for us, it's time to realize as an offense the potential we do have," said veteran offensive tackle Max Starks. "We can talk about it, you guys can speculate about it, we can break it down individually, but, for us, we just need to come together as one cohesive unit and realize our true potential.
"We can score a lot of points if we're all on the same page and we do our job."
The Steelers boast one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Pro Bowler Ben Roethlisberger, Pro Bowlers Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown at receiver, former Pro Bowler Heath Miller at tight end, and Pro Bowler Maurkice Pouncey at center.
They and many others have talked about their potential firepower, yet, when it comes down to it, they've been more Popgun than Topgun on offense. They average 23.2 points per game, which ranks 17th or in the second half of the NFL.
The Steelers scored 23 against a Tennessee team that had allowed an average of 36.2 points per game while going 1-4, and they lost by three.
"We are not scoring enough points or making the play when we need to," Roethlisberger said.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/on-the-steelers-starks-says-offense-must-realize-full-potential-657703/#ixzz29SNP9qRz