stillers4me
08-28-2011, 07:47 PM
The Steelers (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/page/PIT) may have annual issues along its offensive line, but the passing game has been among the NFL's best during the Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/493043) era. Since drafting him 11th overall in 2004, Pittsburgh has ranked no worse than ninth in passing efficiency (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamoff) in six of seven seasons (as determined by the friendly eggheads at FootballOusiders.com (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/)).
http://cbssports.com/images/blogs/ben-weapons-1-082811.jpg
But the outfit historically known for the three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust approach to matriculating the ball down the field has been a mediocre running team over that time (their average rushing efficiency rank since '04: 14th in the NFL). If the first three weeks of the preseason is any indication, there's a great chance both units will improve in 2011, which is scary news for the rest of the AFC.
Roethlisberger has been near-flawless in three games that have no bearing on the standings but provide a glimpse of what's to come once the final scores count...............
Read more @ http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/31599069?source=rss_teams_Pittsburgh_Steelers
http://cbssports.com/images/blogs/ben-weapons-1-082811.jpg
But the outfit historically known for the three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust approach to matriculating the ball down the field has been a mediocre running team over that time (their average rushing efficiency rank since '04: 14th in the NFL). If the first three weeks of the preseason is any indication, there's a great chance both units will improve in 2011, which is scary news for the rest of the AFC.
Roethlisberger has been near-flawless in three games that have no bearing on the standings but provide a glimpse of what's to come once the final scores count...............
Read more @ http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/31599069?source=rss_teams_Pittsburgh_Steelers