stillers4me
06-02-2014, 04:53 PM
An offensive line in which the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers?ex_cid=null) invested heavily in recent NFL drafts appeared to come together in the second half of last season.
The Steelers allowed just 11 sacks in the final eight games of 2013 and averaged 99.3 rushing yards in those contests. The latter hardly represents a robust number, but it is a significant jump from the Steelers’ overall rushing yards per game last season (86.4). And the Steelers averaged 125.7 rushing yards in winning their final three games and nearly sneaking into the playoffs.
To borrow a favorite Mike Tomlin cliché, the arrow is pointing up for the offensive line, especially since Pro Bowler Maurkice Pouncey (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13250/maurkice-pouncey?ex_cid=null) looks fantastic after coming back from a torn ACL.
Just don’t tell left guard Ramon Foster (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12883/ramon-foster?ex_cid=null) that. .........
http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/6834/foster-steelers-o-line-has-to-prove-its-worth
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The Steelers allowed just 11 sacks in the final eight games of 2013 and averaged 99.3 rushing yards in those contests. The latter hardly represents a robust number, but it is a significant jump from the Steelers’ overall rushing yards per game last season (86.4). And the Steelers averaged 125.7 rushing yards in winning their final three games and nearly sneaking into the playoffs.
To borrow a favorite Mike Tomlin cliché, the arrow is pointing up for the offensive line, especially since Pro Bowler Maurkice Pouncey (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13250/maurkice-pouncey?ex_cid=null) looks fantastic after coming back from a torn ACL.
Just don’t tell left guard Ramon Foster (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12883/ramon-foster?ex_cid=null) that. .........
http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/6834/foster-steelers-o-line-has-to-prove-its-worth
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