The Pump Fake<\/a>, former Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley said that Pittman is the most important addition of the offseason for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\u201cMichael Pittman is a solid 1B, 2A – however you want to look at it,\u201d Haley said. \u201cHe\u2019s experienced, he understands how to play. I\u2019m sure he and Aaron will get on the same page very quickly\u2026 I think the addition of Pittman is the most important addition for the Steelers offense\u201d<\/p>\n
Haley also noted that if Germie Bernard can come along quickly, Pittsburgh could end up having a trio similar to the one he had as offensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals in 2008 with Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, and Steve Breaston when Arizona made it to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Bernard, he\u2019s a key component,\u201d Haley said. \u201cHow quickly can he come along? It\u2019s hard as a young receiver to just show up and all of a sudden play against NFL coverages and defenses. So [their additions] are huge. When you have just one [receiver], it\u2019s nice, but defenses can take one away. But when you have two, and maybe three, that\u2019s what we had the benefit of having in Arizona. We not only had a great quarterback that understood where to put the football, and did it accurately, we had [the question] of who are you going to add extra coverage to? Larry Fitzgerald? Anquan Boldin? And if you do that, Steve Breaston was obviously fast enough to hurt you pretty quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzgerald, Boldin, and Breaston are one of just five trios in NFL history to all have 1,000 yards in a season, and the last trio to do it back in that 2008 season. And while it would be unfair to expect the current Steelers\u2019 trio to replicate that, the offense would do serious damage if they can come anywhere close to Arizona\u2019s high-flying offense that faced Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII.<\/p>\n
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