One NFL analyst knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have been making a mistake by not feeding Jaylen Warren the football more often, and he just called out the team over it.
Analyzing the upcoming Week 10 matchup between the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, NFL analyst Steve Palazzolo called out Pittsburgh over Warren's usage on the Check the Mic podcast.
"I will continue to pound the table if you're a Steelers fan, and I think you want to see more of Jaylen Warren," Palazzolo said. "Not necessarily more of Rico Dowdle, but you can mix him in. Jaylen Warren, though, is a star and is playing like a star every time he touches the ball. I do think the Steelers, the guy that has control — Rodgers — hasn't played great football for the last few years. ...
He needs to hand it off a little more to Jaylen Warren."
Warren has been absolutely unstoppable during the first half of the season, recording 704 rushing yards on just 119 carries, which is an astonishing 5.9 yards per carry. Warren has also hauled in 25 passes for 294 receiving yards, bringing his total yards from scrimmage up to 998. However, he's averaging fewer than 15 rushing attempts per game, which is mind-boggling considering that Warren is by far the Steelers' best offensive weapon.
If Pittsburgh wants to defeat the Bengals and continue to make this deep push as the playoff picture continues to heat up, Warren needs to see far more opportunities in both the rushing and receiving game.
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