When asked about the Steelers' pass protection problems by a reporter for the Cumberland County Sentinel, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians seemed to indicate that he blamed the wide receivers and Ben Roethlisberger as much as he did the linemen. "They only gave up 19 sacks last year of the 46," the offensive coordinator said. "Running backs, tight ends, receivers and quarterbacks gave up most of the rest. Those guys, every time there's a sack it has to be the offensive linemen but a lot of times it was a receiver missing the hot read, the quarterback getting himself sacked a few times, because he likes to run around. We're not going to change that." The biggest problem for the Steelers' offensive line last year wasn't pass protection (although that was a problem), it was the inability to create holes in the running game--Pittsburgh ranked 29th in the league in yards per carry. Source: NFL Fanhouse
