The Pittsburgh running backs room is in an odd place in many ways. The top is sewn up like the proverbial drum, with Najee Harris a few light years ahead of everyone else. I couldn’t be happier with last year’s Round 1 pick, who has both the size and the talent to play basically every snap the offense will have. The 2022 offense will, for all intents and purposes, run on his broad and capable shoulders. His talents may even make it a successful offense if the O-Line can reach even middle-of-the-road status.
But unlike Mike Tomlin, we fans really do live in our fears a lot of the time, and thus we are bound to ask this question: “OMG, what happens if Najee gets hurt?