stillers4me
08-04-2014, 05:49 AM
Todd Haley described Heath Miller as a perfect football player. Ben Roethlisberger called Miller his best teammate for the past decade. Miller, with his aw-shucks grin, said in his typically understated, cliché way that he's just one of the guys, putting his hand in the pile and carrying his weight for a Steelers offense designed by Haley, the coordinator, and executed by Roethlisberger, the star quarterback. What Miller didn't say is he will have a bigger role than ever this season in that offense. I have no problem saying it for him. Miller has to be great for the Steelers to have their best chance of making the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
People forget Miller was the Steelers MVP in 2012 when he had 71 catches for 816 yards and eight touchdowns before a serious knee injury in the next-to-last game against the Cincinnati Bengals. His rehabilitation was difficult.
"You can't rush Mother Nature," Miller said. "That's the hardest thing for an athlete. We're always telling ourselves that hard work solves everything, but that isn't always the case with an injury. Sometimes, you have to back off. You have to be smart."..........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2014/08/04/Get-ready-for-Miller-to-thrive/stories/201408040069#ixzz39Q3UCD00
People forget Miller was the Steelers MVP in 2012 when he had 71 catches for 816 yards and eight touchdowns before a serious knee injury in the next-to-last game against the Cincinnati Bengals. His rehabilitation was difficult.
"You can't rush Mother Nature," Miller said. "That's the hardest thing for an athlete. We're always telling ourselves that hard work solves everything, but that isn't always the case with an injury. Sometimes, you have to back off. You have to be smart."..........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2014/08/04/Get-ready-for-Miller-to-thrive/stories/201408040069#ixzz39Q3UCD00