While the Steelers’ offensive line held up in pass protection, the work in the run game is still slowly developing. Last night’s starting running back, rookie Kaleb Johnson, found running lanes narrow, if not illusory. With four-fifths of the starting offensive line in the game, one would have hoped for better—one being Chris Hoke.
“Where I want to see improvement from preseason Game 1 to preseason Game 2 is at the line of scrimmage”, Hoke said on the Steelers Extra Point postgame show about the run game. “They did a good job protecting the quarterback.