It’s great when two stories come together. Earlier this week, we wrote about new WR Coach Frisman Jackson’s emphasis on run blocking, one of many weaknesses along the Steelers’ offense last year. Speaking to reporters after today’s practice, rookie WR Calvin Austin confirmed how much time Jackson is dedicating to blocking.
“Really the biggest thing he’s on is our blocking in the run game,” he said via Steelers.com. That’s something that I’m constantly trying to work on and improve on.”
It echoes what we’ve observed at training camp. Run blocking is a component of every training camp practice, even under previous WRs Coach Ike Hilliard.