The commitment has been declared by the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff that Dennis Dixon is the starter for the opening game vs. the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons want to run the football led by powerful tailback Michael Turner who hails from the MAC school Northern Illinois. Also, the Steelers would enjoy establishing the running game also against the Falcons. Both teams are going to put the ball in the air. Hometown Philadephia, Falcons QB Matt Ryan is getting better every season. Steelers QB from Oregon Dennis Dixon has nice upside as a QB. Coach Bruce Arians needs to install a Dennis Dixon friendly passing attack. As we jog our memories, last season vs the Ravens, Dixon had an explosive TD scamper down the sidelines but he threw a key interception by Ravens DE Paul Kruger. In the pre-season game vs Denver, Dixon had a ball picked off by athletic Corner Perrish Cox in the end zone. In both of these scenarios, the underneath guy intercepted the pass. Dixon may be so focused on the receiver, that he does not see the underneath player resulting in the 2 picks. Coach Arians needs to install a Dennis Dixon friendly offense. By this I mean send receivers into the cavities of the defense, send receivers in between the linebackers and secondary people, stay away from double coverage, utilize natural picks to get receivers open in certain areas, flood one side that would allow Dixon to throw into man-to-man coverage on the other side of the field, toss the ball to Mendenhall and other backs into the flat or underneath the linebackers, use Dixon on creative roll-outs going both right and left where he has option to either pass or run. There are many ways that Bruce Arians has in his mind to keep Dixon from missing the defensive players that come from underneath. As his instincts develop more to avoid throwing into double coverage, Dixon's game will get a boost of confidence. Dennis Dixon has excellent upside as a QB that can really run with the football. Hopefully his talents will be revealed this Sunday.
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