3 reasons Steelers can still win without Antonio Brown
By John Buhler
2. There are so many other Killer B’s in Pittsburgh, it’s ridiculous
Just because their threads are black and yellow doesn’t mean you can have enough Killer B’s in Pittsburgh. There’s Big Ben, Brown, running back Le’Veon Bell, wide receiver Martavis Bryant and kicker Chris Boswell. NOT the bees, not the bees!
Well, there’s just too many of them in Pittsburgh. Brown is the best of the B’s, but Roethlisberger is a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. Bell is playing in a contract year and has been a top-three running back in all of football the last three seasons. Bryant has bounced back after his suspension to be a viable second receiver option. Boswell is making all the kicks for the Steelers.
Simply put, the Steelers offense has balance and depth. Those are two scary things even if the twerk master Brown isn’t able to go in this rest of this ball game or in the final two weeks of the regular season. There’s enough Killer B’s in Pittsburgh to turn their opponent into Nic Cage in that final scene of The Wicker Man reboot.
This is an emotional team that feeds off energy. You saw how that home crowd went off when injured inside linebacker Ryan Shazier told all of Heinz Field that he was going to watch this game with them. There is a lot of pride with this team. They’ll be fine if Brown has to miss a game or so.