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Much has been said in recent days about tight veteran Vance McDonald and how his role has transformed this season from the main pass-catch threat at the Pittsburgh Steelers to a more focused on its blocking missions, in light of the acquisition of Eric Ebron

The climax of the discussion came on Thursday when McDonald himself gave a very direct and honest interview in which he explained how he understands the changing dynamics and how he takes on his blocking role. Offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner has hinted he has added more than 10 pounds in the offseason in the works

But Ben Roethlisberger was already hinting at these details during his own media availability on Wednesday Now you already know that he and McDonald are very close, so it’s not out of place for him to praise the tight end, but he also clearly hinted at the race blocking priority, this which seems clearer in hindsight

« I think he’s doing really well We asked him to do a lot in the racing game, » he said, before taking responsibility for his receiving numbers. « I know the stats of by the way, the receiving numbers aren’t what everyone expected, but it has a lot to do with me and the comfort of not playing as well as I probably should – all of those numbers being affected when the quarterback does. not playing as well as he should ”

“You have to throw numbers, and Vance is one of those guys who’s a team player,” Roethlisberger continued. “He doesn’t care about his catches, yards, touchdowns He’s concerned about the wins and losses He does everything we asked him to do and more, especially in the racing game Those four minute long attacks and those long drives were spectacular because he had to shoot and ride on the guys and really be a springboard for the rears on these drives ”

The best thing the offense has done so far this season has been close games, and they have now done so three games in a row Most recently, they closed the game against the Texans with a 4:47 minute drive, the prelude to which was a 7 minute drive during which they scored the green light points.

In the previous game, they only had to stop the last two minutes on their last possession, but against a team with three timeouts The Giants’ game had almost identical circumstances and ended in a fourth conversion

Running play has been the priority on those endgame closing drives, with James Conner playing closer for the past two weeks, but McDonald’s has been instrumental in that blockage, as have the traction guards.

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