2011年8月17日星期三
Steelers Top 10 NFL Draft Successes In Kevin Colbert Era: No. 10 - Antonio Brown, 6th Round 2010
Ideally, this role would be filled by a savvy old veteran like Nick Eason, Pittsburgh Steelers Authentic Jerseys but unfortunately that'snot an option.McLendon could get a shot to show what he's learned after a couple years - he was called up as a depth guy when Smith got injured last season.Sourceshave said that Chris Hoke had pretty much inked a deal and would return as Hampton's back up, but until I see an official report saying he has signed (ESPN still shows him as unsigned and he's not listed on the roster on Steelers.com), I don't think we can take it for granted.LB (9) - James Harrison, LaMarr Woodley, Jason Worilds - OLB; James Farrior, Lawrence Timmons - ILBHarrison and Woodley are one of the best pass rushing tandems in the league, and Worild's is sure to be back behind them as last year's second round pick and a stud special teams contributor.Farrior's a well respected team leader and his tank isn't quite empty yet, and Timmons is a beast in the middle.In the mix: Larry Foote, Stevenson SylvesterOffseason signings: Chris Ellis (PS), Baraka Atkins, Mortty Ivy, Chris McCoyRookies: Chris Carter (5th round - OLB, Fresno State), Eric Clanton (OLB, Citadel), Mario Harvey (ILB, Marshall)My guess is that they'll try to round out the group with one more OLB, two more ILBs, and a developmental project/stud special teamer who could be either position. We had Thaddeus Gibson (last year's 4th round pick) on the roster as a depth OLB coming out of last training camp, but lost him to the 49ers when we tried to slide him to the practice squad to make room for McLendon on the roster when Aaron Smith effectively went down for the season. This year's 5th-round pick Chris Carter might have a shot to make it if he shows the same kind of skills/potential that Gibson did in camp last year.Meanwhile, Foote should be the primary back up at ILB and Sylvester should have the inside track for the other spot replacing Keyaron Fox.DB (9) - Ike Taylor, Bryant Mike Wallace Jersey McFadden - CB; Troy Polamalu, Ryan Clark, Will Allen - STroy and Clark are starting safeties, that's a given. Will Allen should be back as the primary back up and a special teams ace.However, depth at cornerback is pretty murky. Ike resigning is huge because without him, McFadden would've been our only returning veteran with any real experience - and McFadden's limitation is that he's much more of a sure-tackler rather than the lockdown kind of guy that'll make QBs wary and free up other DBs to roam elsewhere on the field. Behind them, it will be very interesting to see how the mix of young guys shakes out under new secondary coach Carnell Lake.In the mix: William Gay,Crezdon Butler, Keenan Lewis- CB;Ryan Mundy - SOffseason signings: Donovan Warren - CB; Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith (PS) - SRookies: Curtis Brown (3rd round - CB, Texas), Cortez Allen (4th round - CB, Citadel), Niles Brinkley (CB, Wisconsin), Brent Greenwood (S, Iowa)I'd be surprised if someone beats out Mundy for the last safety spot - he hasn't played a whole lot thus far, but I think he acquitted himself well with a solid outing against the Jets during the regular season when Troy was out, and that does count for a bit.Third round pick Curtis Brown should be a safe bet to make the squad based on draft status, even if he were to seem completely lost during camp. I see Gay, Butler, Lewis, and 4th-round pick Cortez Allen as the guys to watch in what will hopefully be a good fight for the last two roster spots.Specialists:Kicker - Shaun SuishamPunter - Jeremy KapinosOffseason signings: Swayze Waters - KRookies: Aaron Bates (P, Michigan State), Derek Chard (LS, Connecticut)ESPN andother sourcesare confident enough to say Daniel Sepulveda has resigned with us, but like Hoke, he's not yet showing up on Steelers.com's roster.And we actually don't have any long snappers on the roster aside from UDFA Derek Chard (haven't seen anything yet about Greg Warren possibly returning).*************XFINITY from Comcast is a proud support of(Behind Santonio Holmes Jersey the Steel Curtain). With XFINITY, you’ll get your(Steelers) games as part of over 120 NFL games XFINITY provides in HD, as well as On Demand game recaps from every NFL game every week, lightning fast Internet speeds, and stunning HD. With NFL RedZone on XFINITY, you can see every touchdown from every NFL game, every Sunday afternoon for less than $8 per month!
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