
Originally Posted by
Craic
Several problems with this statement. First, after Brown, Bell is our top receiver with 85 receptions and our third best receiver in yards gained (JuJu is second). So discussing Bell as purely a RB is pretty shortsighted on Dulac's part. Second. This o-line was not the best o-line in the league. They were barely in the top third of the league this year. They ranked something like 9th or 10th in allowing defensive players within 1 yard of the RB behind the LOS (I have a post linking that stat somewhere on here). However, the Steelers are also tied for 3rd best in runs stuffed with only 17 percent stuffed behind LOS. Take those last two stats together, and what you get is a RB that turned a lot of negative yards into 1 or 2 positive yards. That does NOT show up on any normal stat line. Third, calling the Steelers a pass-oriented team, while technically correct, is pretty misleading as well. We are not the Patriots* or the Manning-led Colts. There are stretches every season where this team becomes a run-first offense because of one reason or another.
So, no. Dulac is pretty much out to lunch here, IMO.