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Roethlisberger says AB chemistry was rare, but 2019 can top it

LATROBE, Pa. — Ben Roethlisberger knew the question was coming. It is, after all, the biggest, gloomiest cloud hanging over the Steelers offense in 2019: How will they perform without Antonio Brown?

The team also lost Le'Veon Bell this offseason to the Jets, but they saw the production James Conner brings to the table last year, rushing for 973 yards and 12 touchdowns and adding another 497 yards through the air in just 12 starts. That's not as much of a worry.

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But Brown?

Brown is a Hall-of-Fame-caliber player. He's a perennial All-Pro. Last year, in a down year, he caught 104 passes for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns in 15 games. It was his sixth consecutive season catching at least 100 passes, breaking his own NFL record. So despite the Steelers bringing in free agent Donte Moncrief, drafting Diontae Johnson and expecting improvements from JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington, Eli Rogers and Ryan Switzer, Brown's absence on the field is undeniable.

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