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Originally Posted by PoppaPoe33
He did evolve. It wasn't strange that they started games off in the air instead of straight pounding the ball like they used too. He's finally got a QB after all these years and apparently he's not scared to use him.
Duckett would be good to have aboard, but in a business aspect, there's younger and cheaper players who can be good short yardage backs (Humes) and be successful with our O-line. Remember that the Steelers have a history of having a solid run-blocking offensive line which accounts for a high percentage of our successful ground game. Teams aren't beefing up their D-line to necessarily stop running backs, they do it to get through the O-line to the running backs. Also our running game has evolved with Willie Parker. I'm still sceptical of Staley until he can stay healthy and be productive.
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I still say the Steelers need to open up their run game with an effective passing game. You even pointed out that that was their choice to make and a correct one last season. They started winning again when they did just that after the mid-season slump. I say relying too much on the run is not a good option for them anymore and getting a Bettis clone would signal a return to that option (IMO).