Big Ben and Jesse James are bonding in the red zone

[SidSmythe]

Friendly bet...JuJu will have more Red Zone TDs than Bryant

That's fine and he will have BRYANT to thank for being open

[RuthlessBurgher]

James, Bryant and JuJu in the red zone. That should be enough.

Seems kind of odd to talk about having enough red zone weapons for Ben without mentioning arguably the best WR in the game and arguably the best RB in the game, no?

[SidSmythe]

Seems kind of odd to talk about having enough red zone weapons for Ben without mentioning arguably the best WR in the game and arguably the best RB in the game, no?

Considering last season's red zone whoa's (especially in the playoffs) I think the elephant in the Offense's Meeting Room is "how do we score in the Red Zone" after moving the ball at will between the 20s

[Steel Maniac]

Seems kind of odd to talk about having enough red zone weapons for Ben without mentioning arguably the best WR in the game and arguably the best RB in the game, no?

I see your point Burgermeister but AB and Bell were on the team last year were they not? So I was focusing in on the new factors we will have along with them.

All that together gives Ben red zone options for days. No more excuses for Ben now. It's up to him to get it done down there.

[feltdizz]

I feel like this commercial sums up my RZ frustrations when I watched Ben drop back at the GL.

[squidkid]

shocking..........a preseason RZ improvement article.
is this FEB. 2nd?

[Shawn]

Friendly bet...JuJu will have more Red Zone TDs than Bryant

I would take that bet.

[RuthlessBurgher]

By Josh Alper
June 25, 2017, 11:14 AM EDT
Steelers expect “great deal of improvement” from tight ends

Before the 2016 season, the Steelers signed Ladarius Green as a free agent in hopes of keeping the tight end position as a key one in the wake of Heath Miller’s retirement.

Green missed a lot of time after offseason ankle surgery, however, and ended the year in the concussion protocol, leaving the Steelers without much to show for their rare dip into the veteran free agent pool. They released Green this offseason and are moving on with Jesse James and Xavier Grimble in line for significant playing time.

James, a 2015 fifth-round pick, has 47 catches through two seasons and Grimble, who was undrafted out of USC in 2015, had 11 catches in his first regular season action last year. James said the duo is “ready to step up and make the plays we’re asked to make” and offensive coordinator Todd Haley shares that expectation.

“Jesse will be a year better with lot of playing time last year. Xavier, same thing,” Haley said, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “He’s a guy who wasn’t even sure he was going to make the team going into last year, made it and then contributed for us. They are young guys. Until you see them through that full third year, I think it should be expected there will be a great deal of improvement.”

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took issue with a report that he wanted the team to add a tight end this offseason. If James and Grimble fulfill Haley’s expectations, there probably won’t be a need to do the same in 2018.

[Steel Maniac]

Grimble is a good athlete too. Coming into this season, if he improves his route running, he'll be serious contributor.

[Slapstick]

That's fine and he will have BRYANT to thank for being open

That sounds almost exactly like what people said about Antonio Brown and Mike Wallace...