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Jack Lambert Jersey , but be atop the depth chart heading into training camp." Latest NewsFeatures and Long Form2019 Steelers Depth Chart Prediction: Running BacksNew,36commentsTime to take a look at who will not just make the team, but be atop the depth chart heading into training camp.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:2019 Steelers Depth Chart Prediction: Running BacksTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesNow that the Le’Veon Bell saga is officially over, the Pittsburgh Steelers can focus all their attention on the running backs who will be on the field in 2019. How is that pecking order going to play out and what their roles will be is yet to be seen. There has been talk from head coach Mike Tomlin that he wants to have a more balanced attack in 2019 compared to the pass-happy team that led the NFL in both passing attempts and completions last season. If the rushing volume increases, how are the touches distributed? Tomlin has hinted that Pittsburgh may take more of a running back by committee approach this upcoming season. “James’ versatility and level of conditioning will be factors in that discussion,” Tomlin said when asked about a committee approach. “We’re open to it. All people are working hard, but there are some other viable men. It’s just not a two-man discussion at the running back position. I’ve been pleased with the progress of the larger body.” Is this just “coach speak” or will Tomlin use a true running back by committee for the first time in his coaching career? Fans should take this with a grain of salt until an RBBC is seen on the field of play during meaningful games. In 2018 despite missing the last three games of the season, James Conner was voted to the Pro Bowl while amassing 1,470 total yards and 13 touchdowns. The injury bug has bit the former Pitt Panther star each of his first two pro seasons and that is something he will need to overcome to return to the Pro Bowl. Conner will need to show he can be durable if he wants to hold off any chance that other running backs cut into his bellcow playing time in 2019. Former North Carolina State Jack Ham Jersey , running back Jaylen Samuels (jack of all trades) started off 2018 slow while not touching the pigskin for the first four weeks. During the next six week stretch, the 2018 fifth-round selection toted the ball 13 times for 31 yards and another 54 yards receiving. With Conner out, the Steelers gave Samuels three straight starts with the premiere game against the New England Patriots. During his breakout game, Samuels showcased his wiggle to breaking many arm tackles en route to 172 total yards on 21 touches. Is this what the Steelers can expect going forward or the 11 rushes for 28 yards in a loss to the Raiders the week before?Samuels use going forward became complicated by the Steelers adding Benny Snell Jr. in the draft last April. The former Kentucky product rushed for 3,873 yards and 48 touchdowns in his three-year college career and left school before his senior season. While Snell does not have the receiving hands that Samuels has, he still hauled in 17 receptions in 2018 and is seen as a dual purpose back for the Steelers moving forward.Trey Edmunds, Steelers starting safety Terrell Edmunds older brother, spent the first 13 games on the Steelers practice squad before being promoted to the active roster following Conner injury. Edmunds is out of practice squad eligibility so his only hope is to make the 53 man roster which is only liable to happen if an injury occurs. The other unlikely event is the Steelers carrying four running backs. Such a move is highly unlikely to happen. Edmunds has a leg up on the other three backs on the roster who are camp bodies. Prediction The talk about a running back by committee is just that but the Steelers need to limit Conner touches and not run him into the ground. While Samuels had a great game against New England, it was just one game. As he barely played running back in college JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , Snell is the true running back option for the direct backup role. Samuels would be limited to more of a specialty third-down back role. In fantasy football terms, Snell is Conner’s handcuff and will be the first off the bench if an injury were to befell Conner. Depth chart RB1 — James Conner RB2 — Benny Snell RB3 — Jaylen Samuels If you are a yinzer, and not merely a Steeler fan, you well know which professional franchise holds the record for most consecutive losing seasons. That would be the Pittsburgh Pirates. You will remember as well Crazy Bob Nutting’s Annual Fire Sale, where the prices on expensive stars were INSANE! If you’re with me so far you’ll also remember that before that streak ended, before the chant Johnnnny!!! Cuetttto!!! echoed down the Mon valley, Crazy Bob actually went shopping at the trade deadline. And every year since then the Pirates have been at least competitive enough that it remained, until the deadline, an open question whether we’d be buying or selling. There are always teams out there that are willing to mortgage their futures for that one shot at a title. See the Vikings landing Herschel Walker James Conner Jersey , or the Saints getting Ricky Williams. Even with Ben’s retirement approaching, I’m grateful the Steelers’ front office doesn’t work that way. The urgency that is Ben Roethlisberger’s biological clock is a great motivator to drive the team to excel now, to focus, to fend off potential distractions. But it should not motivate them to trade five bad years down the line to get one good year now.I understand the other side of the equation. There are teams, players and coaches out there that seem to ever be the bridesmaid, and never the bride. I’m looking at you Philip Rivers, and you Kansas City Chiefs and you Marty Schottenheimer. It’s maddening to always be a few bricks shy of a load. That, however, has never been our experience. The Steelers have been rarely bad and often very good. For the Steelers missing the playoffs is a dumpster fire season. Yes Artie Burns Jersey , we’ve lost too many AFC Championship games. Yes, we’ve missed playing in them too often as well. And yes, New England has the same number of Lombardis we have. But we still have never, in my lifetime, gone into a season grateful because we, like Cleveland this year, “have a chance to make some noise.” My goal is not to enjoy a great year but to spend all my life enjoying a great franchise.Which means tweaks are in order. Learning from our mistakes is in order. Upgrades here and there are in order. Tossing a bad apple or two is in order. Upsetting the apple cart, however, is not a good plan. Let’s not spend our draft capital like Congress opening other people’s money. Let’s not cram tons of dead money into next decade’s backpack. Flashy Sean Davis Jersey , furry, speedy hares may have all the sex appeal of Jessica Rabbit, but steady, stable turtles triumph in the long haul. Slow and steady wins the race.