stillers4me
06-15-2013, 07:51 AM
For years, it was the one guarantee of every Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) season: They would talk about throwing to the tight end but wouldn't do it.
They finally did so under offensive coordinator Todd Haley a year ago, when Heath Miller caught a team-high 71 passes — only the second time since 1966 a tight end topped the Steelers in receptions.
But with Miller out indefinitely following knee surgery — he was injured in December — the Steelers might go into the season without not only their top downfield threat from a season ago in Mike Wallace but also their most reliable receiver in Miller.
Surprisingly, Miller doesn't think there will be a drop-off with what he believes might be the Steelers' best group of tight ends since he was a first-round pick out of Virginia in 2005.............
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4192142-74/miller-tight-season#ixzz2WHxzvCXd
They finally did so under offensive coordinator Todd Haley a year ago, when Heath Miller caught a team-high 71 passes — only the second time since 1966 a tight end topped the Steelers in receptions.
But with Miller out indefinitely following knee surgery — he was injured in December — the Steelers might go into the season without not only their top downfield threat from a season ago in Mike Wallace but also their most reliable receiver in Miller.
Surprisingly, Miller doesn't think there will be a drop-off with what he believes might be the Steelers' best group of tight ends since he was a first-round pick out of Virginia in 2005.............
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4192142-74/miller-tight-season#ixzz2WHxzvCXd