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08-04-2010, 04:23 AM
Arians: Juggling QBs shouldn't affect offense's potency
By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Another 4,000-yard passer. At least two 1,000-yard receivers. A 1,500-yard season from running back Rashard Mendenhall.
Those are all realistic goals, Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said Tuesday. That means Arians is wildly optimistic — or that someone forgot to tell him that the Steelers' defense is going to have to carry the offense through at least the first part of the season.
"Put the running game back where it belongs," the Steelers' offensive coordinator said in reference to improving in short-yardage situations, "and I think we're pretty potent offensively."
That could especially be the case after starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returns from a conditional suspension. Roethlisberger, who will miss four to six games, has been sharp during the first week of training camp and impressed the Steelers with his trim physique as much as with his right arm.
read more at....
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_693330.html
By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Another 4,000-yard passer. At least two 1,000-yard receivers. A 1,500-yard season from running back Rashard Mendenhall.
Those are all realistic goals, Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said Tuesday. That means Arians is wildly optimistic — or that someone forgot to tell him that the Steelers' defense is going to have to carry the offense through at least the first part of the season.
"Put the running game back where it belongs," the Steelers' offensive coordinator said in reference to improving in short-yardage situations, "and I think we're pretty potent offensively."
That could especially be the case after starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returns from a conditional suspension. Roethlisberger, who will miss four to six games, has been sharp during the first week of training camp and impressed the Steelers with his trim physique as much as with his right arm.
read more at....
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_693330.html