Wallace108
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 | | Subject: Steelers clearly in passing lane Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:06 am | |
| By Jeff Legwold
The Denver Post
If the Broncos expect to face a "ground and pound" team Sunday when they meet Pittsburgh in a first-round playoff game in Denver, they probably will be surprised by what they actually see from the Steelers.
The Steelers have a history of mixing dominant defense with a run-oriented playbook. They finished No. 1 in the NFL in defense this season, so they have that part covered. But the Steelers won't be bringing a run-heavy offense to Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The last four seasons, they have thrown the ball more often than they have run it. And they have done that in five of the eight seasons that Ben Roethlisberger has been their starting quarterback.
The Steelers of the Roethlisberger era are more apt to spread out a defense and throw the ball. That's especially true entering Sunday's game because their leading rusher, tailback Rashard Mendenhall, is out with a knee injury.
Denver's secondary is banged up. Veteran safety Brian Dawkins missed two of the Broncos' last three games and didn't play much in the other because of a neck injury. Also hurting are safety David Bruton (Achilles tendon) and cornerback Chris Harris (neck).
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_19667209?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dp-sports-broncos+%28Denver+Post%3A+Sports%3A+Broncos%29 _________________  If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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effyou515
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers clearly in passing lane Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:54 pm | |
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Shut up and throw the damn ball, run Redman here and there to keep Denvers front 7 thinking hay the might run the ball.
To bad the Steelers offense can't use the passing game as long handoffs sometimes.
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers clearly in passing lane Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:01 pm | |
| arians is gonna run the ball 150 times  outsmarting everybody yet again  _________________ F@(k Wallace.. Throw it to Miller
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