Steelers guard Foster likes offense's direction heading into season
By Mark Kaboly
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Steelers guard Ramon Foster said he believes the tools are in place for the offense to build on last year's record-breaking season.
The Steelers offensive rankings in 2014:
Category Result Rank
Yards per play 6.2 1
Yards per game 444.1 2
First downs per game 24.7 2nd
Passing yards per game 301.6 2nd
Points per game 27.3 7th
Even though Ramon Foster hasn't been around long enough to know the full history of the Steelers, he is more than aware of the franchise's defense-first mentality.
That has changed in recent years, and it is just fine with the Steelers starting left guard.
“I don't think we ever talked about the offense like we have been,” Foster said. “To be honest with you, it gives you a little swagger. It doesn't make you feel like the red-headed stepchild. We have a shot at doing something special.”
It all starts, and maybe ends, with the offense.
Coming off a record-breaking offensive season that put an end to the Steelers' playoff drought, everything is in place for them to better it this year. That could propel them back to a record ninth Super Bowl appearance in February.
“Everything is lining up,” Foster said.
The Steelers return all 11 starters on offense for the first time since the strike-shortened 1982 season if Martavis Bryant doesn't unseat Markus Wheaton as the No. 2 receiver.
That means the Steelers will have the same players in place that put up a team-record 436 points last year, scored at least 30 points seven times and has the NFL's leading passer (Ben Roethlisberger), receiver (Antonio Brown) and the AFC's leading rusher (Le'Veon Bell) in their primes.
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