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b'The Steelers and their new coordinator Matt Canada are in the midst of installing an innovative offense built around lots of tempo and pre-snap motion, a plethora of running plays, hordes of play action, and above all, finding the mismatches that allow Steelers\\u2019 personnel to excel. Canada will try to put Big Ben Roethlisberger back under center, then on the move with play action to set up both the run and the long-ball pass. The offense should keep veteran receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the slot, where his size gives him a leg up on getting those hard yards on difficult downs. At least this the way the new Steelers\\u2019 offense should be shaping up. But both an aging Roethlisberger and a contract-hungry Smith-Schuster could prove major roadblocks to Matt Canada\\u2019s offensive overhaul. Between Big Ben\\u2019s physical limitations and JuJu\\u2019s money-motivated demands to play outside, Canada\\u2019s hands seem tied before he even begins to tinker with the Steelers attack.\\xa0But there\\u2019s one huge Steelers\\u2019 X-factor that will remake the Steelers\\u2019 offense, regardless of Ben or JuJu. His name is Najee Harris, and he\\u2019s poised to explode. The team\\u2019s entire 2021 attack is being built around this tree-trunk-legged rocket.\\xa0Pittsburgh Priority No. 1. is rejuvenating the moribund running game. The mandate comes from none other than Steelers\\u2019 president and owner Art Rooney II. Clearly, Canada aims to deliver. His not-so-secret weapon will be a rookie running back named Najee, who also happens to be the Steelers\\u2019 biggest offensive star. This is how Canada \\u2013 and the Steelers \\u2013 win, regardless of any roadblocks from Big Ben or JuJu.\\xa0At least that\\u2019s the way I see it. For more Pittsburgh perspective, I\\u2019ve rounded up the views of plenty of other Steelers\\u2019 scribes as they spied the Steelers\\u2019 mini-camp practices this week at Heinz Field. It\\u2019s all here in this anything-but-mini edition of your Steelers Update Podcast.\\xa0And be sure to check out my PennLive column first thing Thursday. It will be packed, as always, with plenty of memes bringing this week\\u2019s Steelers\\u2019 saga to life. Now, listen up and check out the podcast!\\xa0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'