The Steelers’ ground attack deserves praise, as does their phenomenal ace’s sacrifice.
PITTSBURGH — Last week, we lambasted George Pickens for being a less-than-ideal teammate. He had sulked after Diontae Johnson caught the winning touchdown pass to beat the Tennessee Titans. He wanted the ball more and clearly was unhappy about not getting it. This week, let’s try something a little different. Let’s praise Najee Harris for setting aside his ego for the good of the team. He strikes me as being the perfect teammate. I applaud him for it. Harris’ willingness to accept a lesser role and split time with Jaylen Warren is a big reason the Steelers are 6-3, just one-half game behind the first-place Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North. It certainly is a big reason for the team’s wins in the past two games against the Green Bay
Packers on Sunday and the Titans the Thursday before. Harris and Warren combined to rush for 157 yards and a touchdown in the 20-16 win against the Titans and did even better against the Packers with 183 combined yards and two touchdowns in a 23-19 win. “I thought those two were playing unreal,” Kenny Pickett said after the win against the Packers. “It’s a good one-two punch,” center Mason.
