Steelers believe Bell's breakout game is imminent after slow start

Le'Veon Bell hasn't been his usual dominant self over the first two games of the season.

After holding out for a new contract until right before the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers' star running back has just 119 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards, with zero touchdowns - a far cry from the historic level he performed at last campaign.

However, the Steelers aren't concerned about their offensive centerpiece. They believe a turnaround is right around the corner.

"I thought the only thing that our run game lacked was the splash play," head coach Mike Tomlin said of Bell's 87 rushing yards in Week 2, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette. "The 25-yard run or the 35-yard run. That turns an 80-something yard day for him to a 120-something yard day for him. So, we'll continue, I'm sure that will come not only for him but for us."

And it's not just the coaching staff that expects Bell to break out soon.

"He just has to take full advantage of his opportunities," center Maurkice Pouncey said. "We have to do a better job of locking on guys and making sure he can get one-on-one and most of the time he beats that guy."

"He's getting there," said guard David DeCastro.

Despite his struggles, Bell isn't concerned - especially as the Steelers have won their opening two matchups.

"It's Week 3, obviously I don't expect us to have the whole playbook like we had at the end of last year to be coming into this year," said Bell. "We'll keep going. We have new players on offense. We have to get all guys to keep going.

"I'm happy as long as we're winning games. We're 2-0, I'm healthy, I feel good. I'm ready to go."

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