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Steelers ground game struggles in first joint practice

by Dave Carroll | Wed, Aug 13th 9:02pm EDT

The Steelers' ground game struggled as none of their backs found much running room. Archer was swallowed up by a host of Bills defenders on several outside runs. Josh Harris caught Tomlin's wrath after one run with Tomlin barking at him to hit the hole harder. (ESPN)

Fantasy Impact:

This could be something or it could be nothing. Teams generally don't show much in joint practices and end up running basic plays. If that's the case, this is not news as the defense is expected to play better. ESPN ranks the Bills' defense as the number 10 defense, so this could also play into the lack of a running game result. However, if today's results are indicative of a deeper problem in the running game, Roethlisberger will throw the ball a ton. His current projection per FantasyPros is for 4240 yards and 24 TDs. Currently being taken as the 16th rated QB, his ADP is in the early 120s which would put him in the early 11th round in 12 team leagues, Roethlisberger has good upside for your team's QB2 option especially if the run game falters.

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