I don’t think there will ever be a time in history in which Pittsburgh Steelers fans will not insist on the team running the ball. 50 years from now, the running game could be banned, an yinzers will still be demanding that they run da ball.
Despite that distant future, however, the running game still remains an important part of football today, and it is inarguable that the Steelers need to do that better in 2020 than they did a year ago, when they ranked toward the bottom of the league in scoring and yards per carry.
So much of that can simply be attributed to the fact that James Conner wasn’t healthy for most of the season.