Everybody gets excited seeing him throw,'' said Ward, the Steelers' Pro Bowl receiver.

He's a Pro Bowl receiver. He led the league in touchdown catches and yards last season. He's been there, done that. He makes big catches in big games, and I know he is going to come through when it counts.

You could throw to both of them coming out of the backfield, because Ronnie is a great receiver, and so is Ricky. It gives us an advantage of giving the look that we can run the football, but we could also throw it. So you're going to see it a lot this season.

I think so. But Darren also taught me a lot. Him being a Pro Bowl player and being to the top of the league in the safety position was good for me last year to come in here and see how he does things and see his work ethic,

It's a tough position. You get a lot of credit at times or a lot of blame at other times, ... If you play long enough, you're going to have some bad days.

I felt really good in the second half,