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31-year old OLB James Harrison wants to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award again this season and he is showing it on the field. Harrison has played in all 7 games for the Steelers this season and he has 41 tackles, 8 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss, 4 forced fumbles and he has defensed 2 passes. Harrison is the straw that stirs the drink for the Steelers’ D as he lives in the opposing backfield.
Even with Rashard Mendenhall giving the Steelers a running game the last couple of weeks the Steelers have been winning or losing because of Roethlisberger’s right arm. He has completed 127 of 172 passes (73.8%) for 1,470 yards with 8 TD passes and 5 INTs (102.6 QB Rating) this season. The Steelers would like to have a more balanced offense but you also have to go with what is working so Big Ben needs to keep putting up big numbers the rest of the year.
2nd year RB Rashard Mendenhall had a breakout game against the Chargers last week as he rushed for 165 yards and he scored 2 TDs. He started the game because Willie Parker has a bad case of turf toe. If Mendenhall keeps playing like he is right now Willie Parker won’t get his starting gig back. Parker’s contract runs out after this season and the Steelers will likely let him walk if Mendenhall stays healthy and keeps playing well.
The Steelers have not had a good kick or punt returner for a while but that might be about to change. 28-year old rookie Stefan Logan looks a tad electric despite being only 5′8″, 160 pounds. He’s got the speed and moves to make big plays on special teams for the Steelers. He returned 4 kickoffs for 116 yards (29.0 avg) against the Titans. He also returned 1 punt for 11 yards in that game. Teaming Logan’s return ability with the Steelers’ D could result in a lot of good field position for the offense.