I still want to see them flip him the ball and him sling it downfield for a TD
Heath Miller
Age and 2009 Stats: 27 years old (10/22/82) - 76 receptions, 789 yards (10.4 avg) and six touchdowns
Contract Status: Signed through 2014
2009 Analysis: For several years one of the biggest question marks has been why Miller wasn't a bigger part of the offense but in 2009 he was finally able to show how effective he could as a featured receiver. He not only set career highs in both yards and receptions but he also led the entire league (both wide receivers and tight ends) with a 78% catch rate (minimum 50 targets for WR's and 25 targets for TE's). Miller and Ben Roethlisberger have developed quite a bit of chemistry over the past several years and it really seems like Ben knows exactly where his big tight end will be once the pocket breaks down.
2010 Outlook: Miller is entering the prime of his career and there's no reason to expect a dropoff in his production anytime soon. His well rounded abilities mean that he rarely has to come off the field, only four players on the offensive side of the ball took more snaps than him, and he can be an asset in the running game as well as the passing game. If there's one thing that could be improved upon in 2010, it's how Miller is used in the passing game though. It seemed like too often he would start a play as a blocker and then slide off his man once Ben started scrambling. While this led to quite a few completed passes, most of his passes were for relatively short yardage (lowest yards per catch of his career). In total 71% of his completions were thrown at ten yards or less and he actually caught twice as many passes behind the line of scrimmage (14) than he caught at eleven yards or more (7).
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