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10-15-2010, 04:53 PM
http://static.nfl.com/static/content/catch_all/nfl_image/bucky_brooks_09_HS.jpg By Bucky Brooks NFL.com
Analyst
Published: Oct. 14, 2010 at 05:14 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2010 at 06:27 p.m.
The return of Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.nfl.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381) has been touted around the league as the move that pushes the Steelers to the top of the title contenders.However, the way the Steelers incorporate him into a drastically altered offense could determine how far the team goes this season.
While the two-time Super Bowl winner has developed into one of the top playmakers at the position, his emergence as an elite quarterback prompted the Steelers to build their offense around his skills. After operating like a three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust unit during the early part of Roethlisberger's career, Pittsburgh opened up its offense to feature more three- and four-receiver formations from the shotgun.
Although the formations have always been a part of the Steelers' third-down (nickel) package, the extensive use of the shotgun combined with a no-huddle approach put Roethlisberger in a system that was very similar to the spread style that he directed in college at Miami (Ohio).............
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81b540a9/article/even-with-big-ben-back-steelers-must-retain-running-identity?module=HP_cp2
Analyst
Published: Oct. 14, 2010 at 05:14 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2010 at 06:27 p.m.
The return of Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.nfl.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381) has been touted around the league as the move that pushes the Steelers to the top of the title contenders.However, the way the Steelers incorporate him into a drastically altered offense could determine how far the team goes this season.
While the two-time Super Bowl winner has developed into one of the top playmakers at the position, his emergence as an elite quarterback prompted the Steelers to build their offense around his skills. After operating like a three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust unit during the early part of Roethlisberger's career, Pittsburgh opened up its offense to feature more three- and four-receiver formations from the shotgun.
Although the formations have always been a part of the Steelers' third-down (nickel) package, the extensive use of the shotgun combined with a no-huddle approach put Roethlisberger in a system that was very similar to the spread style that he directed in college at Miami (Ohio).............
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81b540a9/article/even-with-big-ben-back-steelers-must-retain-running-identity?module=HP_cp2