Steelers' RB Runs For Season-High In Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Steelers' running back Najee Harris ran for a season-high 99 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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00:00 This is the most effort Najee's given since his rookie year, really, because he was just
00:04 running angry.
00:05 He was running with some new juice.
00:06 It was like he saw the light and he was like, "Oh, here we go, man.
00:10 Now I'm going to actually try to get something done."
00:12 That's not a jab at Najee.
00:13 It was more just like, "There's nothing worth fighting for when everything is bad.
00:18 Now there is something worth fighting for."
00:20 Najee, in my opinion, came alive.
00:22 Yeah, definitely.
00:23 I mean, he ran for what, 99 yards, something like that, 100 yards?
00:30 I did not feel like the offensive line was particularly great.
00:34 They were fine, but I felt like it was more Najee just running real angry, being his own
00:39 blocker, running straight through guys, pushing piles.
00:43 I'll give Najee this.
00:46 Najee is never really one to hold his tongue necessarily when he has issues or something.
00:52 He's going to let you know if he's upset.
00:54 He does that.
00:55 He's done that this year, but I have a ton of respect for him playing with this kind
01:00 of effort after, I mean, we all saw the press conference in Cleveland.
01:03 It was pretty strange.
01:04 It was clear that he was really upset and he was really pissed off, but to come back
01:09 with – that's what you have to do.
01:11 That's what you have to do the following week when you kind of publicly display your
01:16 displeasure like that is you've got to play with that kind of effort.
01:18 That's how you kind of prove that you're a team guy and that you're not just kind
01:21 of trying to bring other people down.
01:25 Najee did that, I mean, and more.
01:26 He showed the effort part was huge and just him playing that hard, I felt like really
01:32 backed up the idea that his frustrations are – he's not blaming people.
01:38 He's not trying to point fingers.
01:39 He's just upset with the direction of the team.
01:42 Now he's trying to do everything that he can to break that team out of this slump.
01:47 He played a major part in doing that.