stillers4me
01-24-2011, 06:25 PM
It began in the offseason with an edict from above, and following through on that helped the Steelers get where they are today, which is AFC Champions.
It was back in the spring of 2010 when Steelers President Art Rooney II said, “I think Mike (Tomlin) and I certainly agreed coming off the (2009) season that we need to run the ball more consistently to get to where we want to get to. So that’s part of the thinking in the offseason: We need to figure out how to get better running the football.”
The Steelers did a very nice job of running the football effectively on Sunday vs. the New York Jets (http://www.newyorkjets.com/). Their 166 yards on 43 attempts not only accounted for both of their offensive touchdowns, but it also allowed the Steelers to possess the football for nearly 35 of the game’s 60 minutes............
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Mendenhall-is-Digest-Player-of-Week/edc867b5-18db-4cd1-a6b5-77005164e36b
It was back in the spring of 2010 when Steelers President Art Rooney II said, “I think Mike (Tomlin) and I certainly agreed coming off the (2009) season that we need to run the ball more consistently to get to where we want to get to. So that’s part of the thinking in the offseason: We need to figure out how to get better running the football.”
The Steelers did a very nice job of running the football effectively on Sunday vs. the New York Jets (http://www.newyorkjets.com/). Their 166 yards on 43 attempts not only accounted for both of their offensive touchdowns, but it also allowed the Steelers to possess the football for nearly 35 of the game’s 60 minutes............
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Mendenhall-is-Digest-Player-of-Week/edc867b5-18db-4cd1-a6b5-77005164e36b