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Count Steeler
12-04-2012, 06:52 PM
If Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is able to return Sunday after missing three games with shoulder and rib injuries, he will see an offense that looks a bit different.

Offensive coordinator Todd Haley explained in a phone conversation that the unit is still evolving in his first season teaching his system to the players. Some of the changes include the following:

» One-time backup Jonathan Dwyer has been cast into a starting role -- at first because of injuries, but now seemingly on merit -- and is being pushed to take the mentality that he is a "workhorse" who doesn't need to be spelled.

» A tweaked game plan not only allowed 37-year-old quarterback Charlie Batch to win against Baltimore but also got some of the receivers to figure things out, after they originally struggled adjusting to life without Roethlisberger. Coach Mike Tomlin's threat of pulling starting jobs didn't hurt, either.

» That game plan also helped limit the effects of some shortcomings of an offensive line that's been shifted again and again because of injuries.


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