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Conner, Steelers ready to kickstart struggling running game

James Conner has proclaimed himself ready to go for Sunday's Week 3 matchup against the 49ers, and that's welcome news for the Steelers.

With a first-time starter at quarterback, the Steelers (0-2) are going to need all of their weapons at the disposal of Mason Rudolph in this game.

Whether or not they use those weapons, well, that's another question completely.

After having the lowest run-pass ratio in the league in 2018 (67 percent pass to 33 percent run), the Steelers have run the ball just 29 times in their first two games, both losses.