Heath Miller

It’s just about that simple for me. Take Heath Miller and Matt Spaeth and put them on the line of scrimmage and force the Green Bay defense to put three down linemen on the field, slowing down their defense. The Packers want to drop back into coverage and let Clay Matthews and Cullen Jenkins meet at the quarterback. Instead, the Steelers should slow the game down and feed Rashard Mendenhall the ball as much as possible. If he gets over 25 carries the Steelers will win, but a large portion of those must go to the outside as to avoid B.J. Raji. Dough Legursky will not be able to handle him at all. In the passing game, hit Ward, Wallace and Sanders on short slants and curls, giving them a chance to break tackles and get down the field. Every other throw should go toward Miller, who is a match-up problem for any of the Packer linebackers or safeties. How the Steelers should defend the Packer offense:

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nheralded blow-out on the scoreboard because Troy Polamalu is out of the line-up, but the return of Heath Miller will give Ben his safety blanket back. Steelers win big at home. Duh.

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Tight end Heath Miller, Big Ben’s favorite target, missed a few games during the middle of the year, but finished strong as the Steelers climbed to the number two seed in the AFC. Miller is a big part of the Steelers’ red zone offense, and Ben loves to look his way. On special teams, Holmes has bolstered his value with timely touchdowns or great field position for his ball-control offense off of his punt returns.

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