Pittsburgh Steelers: 5 reasons they’ll return to playoffs
1. The best wide receiver duo in the NFL
No one in the NFL questions whether or not Antonio Brown is a Pro-Bowl player. Some people might still be sleeping on JuJu Smith-Schuster. The truth is they come together to form the most dangerous wide receiver duo in the NFL.
Brown led Pittsburgh with 101 catches for 1,533 yards and nine touchdowns last season. All Pittsburgh wants is for him to repeat that level of production in 2018. That won’t be easy for Brown to accomplish, but he’s got the talent and drive to make it happen.
Smith-Schuster wasn’t anonymous last season. He came down with 58 catches for 917 yards and seven touchdowns of his own. At 21 years of age, it’s easy to see him getting better and better over the next few seasons.
This year, he’ll also have the advantage of soaking up some of Martavis Bryant’s targets. He took his talents to Oakland which will open up some potential targets for Smith-Schuster. Don’t be surprised to see the former Southern Cal wideout really take a step forward in 2018.
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The reality is Ben Roethlisberger has an easy job leading this offense. The sheer amount of talent he has at wide receiver will allow him to put up big numbers this year. That should be enough to get the Steelers in the playoffs once again.