leaned on a powerful rushing attack to enjoy early succe s in Pittsburgh. Jerome Bettis, one of the running backs behind some of Big Ben's early succe s, feels that another impre sive running game may allow Roethlisberger to have a succe sful end to his NFL journey.The Hall of Fame running back recently spoke on the state of the and Roethlisberger, who at age 39 is entering his final season under contract. Bettis is encouraged by the future of Adrian Morejon Jersey the Steelers after seeing the team select two offensive linemen and a running back during the first four rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. He feels that an added emphasis on the running game can help prolong Roethlisberger's career "another year or another two years.""There's no reason to think he can't do the same things that he was doing, but on a very limited stage, Blank Jersey " Bettis said on via the . "If you ask him to throw the football 20-25 times, I think he can do that for another two years. But if you're asking him to throw the football for 40 times a game, then yes, this will probably be his last year. Because physically, I don't think him, at that age, is going to be able to do that consistently."Pittsburgh's over-reliance on the running game seemingly took its toll on the entire offense in 2020. Former Steelers left tackle and current Raven recently opened up about the mental strain the Steelers' pa s-happy offense took on him and his former teammates on the offensive line."For us as an offensive line in Pittsburgh last year, it was incredibly challenging that we knew that we had to go with these game plans that involved pa sing the ball potentially the entire game," . "The mentality when you have a balanced offense, or when you run the ball, it's obviously better for an offensive line." The Steelers invested heavily in their running game during the draft. For the first time since 2008, the Steelers spent a first-round pick on a running back. With the 24th pick, they took former Alabama running back , the reigning Doak Blake Snell Jersey Walker Award winner. To help open up holes for Harris, the Steelers used two draft picks on the offensive line. In response to retirement, the team spent a third-round pick on , who made 33 consecutive starts at Illinois. They spent their first of two fourth-round picks on tackle , a second-team All-SEC performer in 2020. To further bolster their offensive, the Steelers raced to Johnny Manziel Jersey the podium to select tight end , who should fill in seamle sly for the recently-retired ."He's the modern NFL power back," Bettis said of Harris, . "He has the speed, he's got the power, but he also has the hands to get out of the back field and make plays outside of that offensive line. That's going to really help the Steelers in terms of the pa sing game but most importantly I think that their commitment to running the football is going to return. I think that because they have to understand: if you don't run the football, you're not going to win."While Roethlisberger can still sling it (he threw 33 touchdowns in 15 games last year), the end of the 2020 season reinforced the need for the Steelers to return to a more balanced offensive attack. And if Harris has any questions during his first season in Pittsburgh, Bettis -- who won a Super Bowl with Roethlisberger before walking off into the sunset -- is only a phone call away. "Hopefully I can give him any kind of tips and pointers that he would Greg Garcia Jersey like," Bettis said of Harris. "But I'm always available to him in terms of the resource."