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AJHawkfan
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Umm, yeah. Do you think someone wrote this statement for Joey?
What a lot of the reports of that initial statement didn't say is that Porter was laughing the entire time he was talking about visiting the President. It was all just a big joke; nothing more.
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/sports/steelers/s_454179.html
Steelers exude confidence, unity
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By Joe Bendel
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Former Washington Redskins safety Ryan Clark needed all of 15 seconds to understand why the Steelers are the defending Super Bowl champions.
"The camaraderie here is incredible," Clark said at the conclusion of Steelers minicamp. "You can see why they were able to overcome tough times. They're all friends. It's a real team."
Moments after Clark made his comments, wideout Nate Washington and cornerback Bryant McFadden were on the other side of the locker room jawing back and forth while playing a game of garbage-can basketball.
Meanwhile, quarterback Charlie Batch joined a gaggle of reporters and began asking strong safety Troy Polamalu questions while using his cell phone as a tape recorder.
Then, there was running back Verron Haynes, who stuck his head between linebackers Joey Porter and Larry Foote and made a statement that elicited loud laughter.
"We enjoy being around each other," Porter said. "All good teams do."
At the outset of minicamp, there were concerns that the retirement of Jerome Bettis might leave an irreplaceable void in the locker room. But by Day 3, things were getting back to normal.
The chemistry appeared to be intact.
Ditto for the lightheartedness and unity.
"Guys are going to step up," wideout Hines Ward said. "Trust me."
Of course, time will tell how things play out during the 14 voluntary workouts that begin today, training camp in late July and August and the season opener against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7 at Heinz Field.
As coach Bill Cowher likes to say, the Steelers must recapture the mindset that helped them overcome a 7-5 start and win eight consecutive games, including three playoff contests on the road, en route to their first Super Bowl championship in 26 years.
"We became a desperate team, a more focused and disciplined team, and that's the urgency in which we prepared," Cowher said. "We played that way, but we prepared that way. That's the thing that you have to take with you from the very beginning. Again, it starts at training camp.
It sets the tone for an entire season, in Cowher's estimation.
"It's not something you can turn on and turn off," Cowher said. "You play like you practice, in mind, and practice like you think. The most important thing now is for us to have the right approach when we go out there, have great veteran leadership, which I think we'll get. They set the tone, and everybody else will follow that lead. We'll push each other, we'll compete with each other, and we'll also play with each other. This group knows how to walk that line. It's a very fine line to walk."
Rookie wideout Santonio Holmes, a first-round draft pick who participated in minicamp but will miss the voluntary workouts, needed little time with the Steelers to discover how championship-level teams conduct themselves.
He observed the work ethic and professionalism of Ward and tight end Heath Miller. He also had several conversations with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is emerging as a leader in the locker room.
"Everybody around here was willing to help; that's an important thing," Holmes said. "Guys were here for business, but you can see they enjoy being around each other. The focus is already here. Everybody wants to win another Super Bowl. I really like the environment, because you know expectations are high and everybody's going to work to meet them. Now I know why they won it all last year."
Steelers exude confidence, unity
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By Joe Bendel
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Former Washington Redskins safety Ryan Clark needed all of 15 seconds to understand why the Steelers are the defending Super Bowl champions.
"The camaraderie here is incredible," Clark said at the conclusion of Steelers minicamp. "You can see why they were able to overcome tough times. They're all friends. It's a real team."
Moments after Clark made his comments, wideout Nate Washington and cornerback Bryant McFadden were on the other side of the locker room jawing back and forth while playing a game of garbage-can basketball.
Meanwhile, quarterback Charlie Batch joined a gaggle of reporters and began asking strong safety Troy Polamalu questions while using his cell phone as a tape recorder.
Then, there was running back Verron Haynes, who stuck his head between linebackers Joey Porter and Larry Foote and made a statement that elicited loud laughter.
"We enjoy being around each other," Porter said. "All good teams do."
At the outset of minicamp, there were concerns that the retirement of Jerome Bettis might leave an irreplaceable void in the locker room. But by Day 3, things were getting back to normal.
The chemistry appeared to be intact.
Ditto for the lightheartedness and unity.
"Guys are going to step up," wideout Hines Ward said. "Trust me."
Of course, time will tell how things play out during the 14 voluntary workouts that begin today, training camp in late July and August and the season opener against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7 at Heinz Field.
As coach Bill Cowher likes to say, the Steelers must recapture the mindset that helped them overcome a 7-5 start and win eight consecutive games, including three playoff contests on the road, en route to their first Super Bowl championship in 26 years.
"We became a desperate team, a more focused and disciplined team, and that's the urgency in which we prepared," Cowher said. "We played that way, but we prepared that way. That's the thing that you have to take with you from the very beginning. Again, it starts at training camp.
It sets the tone for an entire season, in Cowher's estimation.
"It's not something you can turn on and turn off," Cowher said. "You play like you practice, in mind, and practice like you think. The most important thing now is for us to have the right approach when we go out there, have great veteran leadership, which I think we'll get. They set the tone, and everybody else will follow that lead. We'll push each other, we'll compete with each other, and we'll also play with each other. This group knows how to walk that line. It's a very fine line to walk."
Rookie wideout Santonio Holmes, a first-round draft pick who participated in minicamp but will miss the voluntary workouts, needed little time with the Steelers to discover how championship-level teams conduct themselves.
He observed the work ethic and professionalism of Ward and tight end Heath Miller. He also had several conversations with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is emerging as a leader in the locker room.
"Everybody around here was willing to help; that's an important thing," Holmes said. "Guys were here for business, but you can see they enjoy being around each other. The focus is already here. Everybody wants to win another Super Bowl. I really like the environment, because you know expectations are high and everybody's going to work to meet them. Now I know why they won it all last year."
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Ohio Steeler
Lets go Bucks and Steelers
Umm, yeah. Do you think someone wrote this statement for Joey?
What a lot of the reports of that initial statement didn't say is that Porter was laughing the entire time he was talking about visiting the President. It was all just a big joke; nothing more.
I was thinking the same thing when I read that... The thing that gets me is people really thought Joey was going to talk smack to the President, come on people He will be visiting the White House as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, therefore, it isn't even remotely a possibility for him to do such a thing if you know anything about the Steelers' organization and how the Rooneys operate. Just because Joey said he has a few things he wanted to say to the President doesn't mean he's going to. Hell I have a few things I would like to say to the President but I know if I ever had the chance to do so I would not it just is not right...
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Ohio Steeler
Lets go Bucks and Steelers
List of OSU players who are now Steelers
Kyle Andrews C
Rodney Bailey DE
Santonio Holmes WR
Branden Joe FB
Mike Kudla LB
Kyle Andrews C
Rodney Bailey DE
Santonio Holmes WR
Branden Joe FB
Mike Kudla LB
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AJHawkfan
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I doubt if Andrews makes the roster. The only way is if Warren gets injured during training camp or something.
If they're really going to move Kudla to OLB, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up on the practice squad this year.
I think Joe has a very good shot at the roster, and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he takes Duce's spot.
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Andrews and Joe are camp bodies. Holmes will be the 3rd receiver. Kudla will be on the practice squad at worse. Bailey could be out, I think it will be battle between him and Kirschke for that back up veteran DE. The Steelers really like Shaun Nua and Orien Harris could be that 5th DE that doesn't dress like Nua was in 2005.
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Re-signing Haynes makes it very tough for Joe to make it. Duce is going to take the Bettis role and get a lot of carries depending on health. It remains to be seen if he can stay healthy.
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AJHawkfan
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Here is the mini-camp roster; who do you guys all think will make the final roster?
Steelers Mini-Camp roster
Friday, May 12, 2006
(Heights and weights in parentheses)
Quarterbacks (3) -- Ben Roethlisberger (6-5, 241); Charlie Batch (6-2, 216); Rod Rutherford (6-2, 223); Omar Jacobs (6-4, 224); Shane Boyd (6-1, 232).
Running Backs (5) -- Duce Staley (5-11, 242); Cedric Humes (6-1, 233); Verron Haynes (5-9, 222); Dan Kreider (5-11, 255); Branden Joe (6-0, 242); Willie Parker (5-10, 209); John Kuhn (6-0, 255); Doug Easlick (5-11, 243); Mike Jemison (5-11, 216).
Wide Receivers (7) -- Santonio Holmes (5-11, 189); Quincy Morgan (6-1, 215); Willie Reid (5-10, 186); Walter Young (6-4, 220); Isaac West (6-0, 187); Cedrick Wilson (5-10, 183); Sean Morey (5-11, 200); Eugene Baker (6-1, 167); Nate Washington (6-1, 185); Hines Ward (6-0, 205); Lee Mays (6-2, 193); Adam Herzing (6-3, 190).
Tight Ends (3) -- Isaac Smolko (6-5, 257); Heath Miller (6-5, 256); Jerame Tuman (6-4, 253); Charles Davis (6-6, 260); Jonathan Dekker (6-5, 250).
Offensive Line (9) -- Chukky Okobi (6-1, 318); Grayling Love (6-3, 296); Marvin Philip (6-1, 307); Jeff Hartings (6-3, 299); Tim Brown (6-5, 313); Alan Faneca (6-5, 307); Nick Hagemann (6-7, 295); Chris Kemoeatu (6-3, 344); Ulish Booker (6-6, 319); Barrett Brooks (6-5, 325); Kendall Simmons (6-3, 319); Willie Colon (6-3, 315); Marvel Smith (6-5, 321); Max Starks (6-8, 337); Trai Essex (6-4, 324); Brandon Newton, C6-2, 296); Brandon Torrey (6-6, 277).
Defensive Line (6) -- Orien Harris (6-3, 302); Lee Vickers (6-6, 270); Scott Paxson (6-4, 292); Chris Hoke (6-3, 305); Travis Kirschke (6-3, 298); Aaron Smith (6-5, 298); Rodney Bailey (6-3, 305); Shaun Nua (6-5, 280); Casey Hampton (6-1, 325); Brett Keisel (6-5, 285).
Linebackers (8) -- Mike Kudla (6-3, 265); Ronald Stanley (6-0, 244); Larry Foote (6-1, 239); James Farrior (6-2, 243); Clark Haggans (6-4, 243); Rian Wallace (6-3, 243); Joey Porter (6-3, 250); Clint Kriewaldt (6-1, 248); James Harrison (6-0, 242); Andre Frazier (6-5, 234); Richard Seigler (6-2, 238); Arnold Harrison (6-3, 236); Matt Farrior (6-1, 230); Malcolm Postell (6-1, 231).
Secondary (9) -- Bryant McFadden (6-0, 190); Ricardo Colclough (5-11, 195); Tyrone Carter (5-8, 190); Ike Taylor (6-1, 191); Ryan Clark (5-11, 205); Deshea Townsend (5-10, 190); Anthony Smith (5-11, 192); Zach Baker (6-2, 212); Chidi Iwuoma (5-9, 184); Mike Logan (6-1, 211); Anthony Madison (5-9, 180); Jamar Landrom (6-3, 215); Troy Polamalu (5-10, 212); Mike Lorello (5-11, 208).
Specialists (3) -- Jeff Reed (5-11, 225); Mark Brubaker (6-0, 189); Chris Gardocki (6-1, 192); Greg Warren (6-3, 252); Kyle Andrews (5-11, 254); Mike Barr (6-2, 230).
Steelers Mini-Camp roster
Friday, May 12, 2006
(Heights and weights in parentheses)
Quarterbacks (3) -- Ben Roethlisberger (6-5, 241); Charlie Batch (6-2, 216); Rod Rutherford (6-2, 223); Omar Jacobs (6-4, 224); Shane Boyd (6-1, 232).
Running Backs (5) -- Duce Staley (5-11, 242); Cedric Humes (6-1, 233); Verron Haynes (5-9, 222); Dan Kreider (5-11, 255); Branden Joe (6-0, 242); Willie Parker (5-10, 209); John Kuhn (6-0, 255); Doug Easlick (5-11, 243); Mike Jemison (5-11, 216).
Wide Receivers (7) -- Santonio Holmes (5-11, 189); Quincy Morgan (6-1, 215); Willie Reid (5-10, 186); Walter Young (6-4, 220); Isaac West (6-0, 187); Cedrick Wilson (5-10, 183); Sean Morey (5-11, 200); Eugene Baker (6-1, 167); Nate Washington (6-1, 185); Hines Ward (6-0, 205); Lee Mays (6-2, 193); Adam Herzing (6-3, 190).
Tight Ends (3) -- Isaac Smolko (6-5, 257); Heath Miller (6-5, 256); Jerame Tuman (6-4, 253); Charles Davis (6-6, 260); Jonathan Dekker (6-5, 250).
Offensive Line (9) -- Chukky Okobi (6-1, 318); Grayling Love (6-3, 296); Marvin Philip (6-1, 307); Jeff Hartings (6-3, 299); Tim Brown (6-5, 313); Alan Faneca (6-5, 307); Nick Hagemann (6-7, 295); Chris Kemoeatu (6-3, 344); Ulish Booker (6-6, 319); Barrett Brooks (6-5, 325); Kendall Simmons (6-3, 319); Willie Colon (6-3, 315); Marvel Smith (6-5, 321); Max Starks (6-8, 337); Trai Essex (6-4, 324); Brandon Newton, C6-2, 296); Brandon Torrey (6-6, 277).
Defensive Line (6) -- Orien Harris (6-3, 302); Lee Vickers (6-6, 270); Scott Paxson (6-4, 292); Chris Hoke (6-3, 305); Travis Kirschke (6-3, 298); Aaron Smith (6-5, 298); Rodney Bailey (6-3, 305); Shaun Nua (6-5, 280); Casey Hampton (6-1, 325); Brett Keisel (6-5, 285).
Linebackers (8) -- Mike Kudla (6-3, 265); Ronald Stanley (6-0, 244); Larry Foote (6-1, 239); James Farrior (6-2, 243); Clark Haggans (6-4, 243); Rian Wallace (6-3, 243); Joey Porter (6-3, 250); Clint Kriewaldt (6-1, 248); James Harrison (6-0, 242); Andre Frazier (6-5, 234); Richard Seigler (6-2, 238); Arnold Harrison (6-3, 236); Matt Farrior (6-1, 230); Malcolm Postell (6-1, 231).
Secondary (9) -- Bryant McFadden (6-0, 190); Ricardo Colclough (5-11, 195); Tyrone Carter (5-8, 190); Ike Taylor (6-1, 191); Ryan Clark (5-11, 205); Deshea Townsend (5-10, 190); Anthony Smith (5-11, 192); Zach Baker (6-2, 212); Chidi Iwuoma (5-9, 184); Mike Logan (6-1, 211); Anthony Madison (5-9, 180); Jamar Landrom (6-3, 215); Troy Polamalu (5-10, 212); Mike Lorello (5-11, 208).
Specialists (3) -- Jeff Reed (5-11, 225); Mark Brubaker (6-0, 189); Chris Gardocki (6-1, 192); Greg Warren (6-3, 252); Kyle Andrews (5-11, 254); Mike Barr (6-2, 230).
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A diamond in the rough
Thursday, May 18, 2006
By BOB LABRIOLA
Steelers.com
As the 36th and final pick of the fourth round was about to be made – the 133rd overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft – there was one room filled with happy people and another filled with disappointed ones. In the next few minutes that day the happy people got what they wanted, and in the long run the disappointed ones will find out that they did, too.
Orien Harris certainly was disappointed to learn he wasn't going to be a first-day draft pick, because he figured 34 starts over four years within a Miami Hurricanes program known for the quality of the defensive lineman had to matter for something.
Warren Sapp was a No. 1. Vince Wilfork, the guy he lined up alongside as a starter in his sophomore season of 2003, was a No. 1, too. Why was he a No. 4, and only a No. 4 because four compensatory picks were added at the bottom of the round?
"I don't know," said Harris. "I really can't answer that question. I really can't live in the past. I'm looking toward the future."
The future is one of the things that made the Steelers so tickled to get Harris when they did. For a defensive lineman used to playing in a 4-3 alignment, it usually takes a little time to become acclimated with the Steelers' version of the 3-4. With veterans Aaron Smith, Casey Hampton, Brett Keisel, Chris Hoke and Travis Kirschke sprinkled through the depth chart, Harris will have some time.
"This guys isn't going to have to be a starter during his first year here," said defensive line coach John Mitchell. "He's going to come here and learn from the guys who we have here. Aaron Smith was a fourth-round draft choice, so I'm happy when we can find guys like this, a diamond in the rough, a guy who is going to come in here and have some time to grow. I'm really excited about him."
There are a number of reasons for Mitchell's excitement.
The Steelers see Harris as a guy capable of playing both inside and outside in their 3-4. He has a lot of experience at a top program that's under constant pressure to win. He has good quickness and is tough to knock off his feet. In four seasons, he had 30 tackles-for-loss and 54 quarterback pressures, which proves he is individually disruptive. And his bloodlines are impressive – older brother Kwame Harris was a No. 1 pick of the San Francisco 49ers and currently is a starting offensive lineman for the team.
"I like guys from Miami because they have been coached, they have a great tradition there and they have won quite a few college national championships," said Mitchell. "So, you're getting guys who are coming out of a program who know what work is about. And he is coming to a program where he knows he is going to have to work."
There are two common reactions to be expected from a player who believes he was slighted during the draft. He can go in the tank and pout himself out of a career. Or he can show up with a chip on his shoulder and prove everybody wrong.
"I'm coming from one successful program and going to another that Coach (John) Mitchell says has high expectations and high standards," said Harris. "I'm used to winning, and winning is the most important thing. I'm used to the situation that the Steelers are in right now. They're a very good football team."
Harris now gets a chance to show he belongs on that team.
http://media3.steelers.com/article/63961/
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Is Cedrick the new Gadget Man?
Cedrick Wilson By: Jim Wexell
SteelCityInsider.com
Date: May 18, 2006
With Antwaan Randle El gone, Cedrick Wilson becomes the full-time split end, and perhaps the full-time Gadget Man for the Steelers.
PITTSBURGH – Cedrick Wilson made the mistake of being honest with the media last year when he complained about not having enough passes thrown his way.
By the end of the regular season, Wilson’s attitude changed; not because he was seeing any more passes, but because the team was winning.
Wilson caught two touchdown passes in the playoffs, and, with the departure of Antwaan Randle El, has become the full-time starting split end for the Pittsburgh Steelers opposite Hines Ward.
Naturally, Wilson was asked this week if he’d like to see more passes thrown his way this coming season.
“I just want the team to win,” he said. “Whatever we have to do to win, that’s the No. 1 goal.”
Wilson has done some winning in his time. There was the Super Bowl last February, of course. And there was the 1998 national championship at the University of Tennessee. Wilson was also the MVP of the Tennessee state high-school championship game in 1996, when he threw four touchdown passes.
He was the quarterback at Melrose High in Memphis (as well as the point guard on the state runner-up basketball squad). He was considered the state’s best quarterback that year, and the second-best player in the state according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
“We threw the ball almost every snap in high school,” said Wilson, who’s hoping replace Randle El in that department as well. The Steelers love to use gadget plays and Wilson’s ready for the call.
“I’m ready to throw that rock, man,” he said. “You know I’d rather catch it though, but if they ask me to throw it I can throw it. I can throw the rock.”
At Melrose, Wilson passed for 6,558 yards and 104 touchdowns. Does the coaching staff know about these amazing statistics?
“Oh, yeah. Whis jokes with me all the time. He knows I can throw the rock,” Wilson said.
“I’m aware,” said offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, who said he’s also aware that tight end Heath Miller threw a touchdown pass at the University of Virginia on a trick play.
Hines Ward is another former quarterback and he’s thrown three passes in his Steelers career. One was a pass interference penalty, one was an incompletion, and the first one, at Kansas City in 1998, went for a 17-yard gain.
“We’re all practicing throwing just in case our number’s called,” said Ward.
Randle El completed 14 of 16 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns in his four-year stint with the Steelers. Those stats don’t include the 43-yard touchdown pass he threw in the Super Bowl or the two-point conversion pass he threw against Cleveland in the 2002 playoffs.
Aside from Randle El and Ward, the only other non-quarterbacks to throw passes for the Steelers since 1996 are Jerome Bettis (6-3-1 63 yards, TD) and Josh Miller (1-1-0 81 yards, TD), and both of those players are gone as well.
That leaves Wilson, Miller, Ward and maybe Willie Parker left to throw the gadget pass for Whisenhunt.
“Willie can’t throw at all,” Whisenhunt said. “Duce (Staley) says he can throw a little, but I’m not sure how we’re going to approach it. Let the other teams guess.”
It appears that Wilson is the leading candidate. He completed his only pro attempt with the San Francisco 49ers for a six-yard gain. His main competition as the next gadget man for the Steelers appears to be Ward.
“Hines blocks too much. His shoulder’s all banged up,” Wilson said with a laugh. “I can throw the rock. If they want me to run the trick plays, I’m ready for it.”
NOTES – Joey Porter was excused from practices this week. He’s due back next week for the last three weeks of coaching sessions. … Ward collided with Ryan Clark on a pass route Thursday and limped off the field. He favored his right ankle while walking along the sideline, but the injury is not
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Cedrick Wilson By: Jim Wexell
SteelCityInsider.com
Date: May 18, 2006
With Antwaan Randle El gone, Cedrick Wilson becomes the full-time split end, and perhaps the full-time Gadget Man for the Steelers.
PITTSBURGH – Cedrick Wilson made the mistake of being honest with the media last year when he complained about not having enough passes thrown his way.
By the end of the regular season, Wilson’s attitude changed; not because he was seeing any more passes, but because the team was winning.
Wilson caught two touchdown passes in the playoffs, and, with the departure of Antwaan Randle El, has become the full-time starting split end for the Pittsburgh Steelers opposite Hines Ward.
Naturally, Wilson was asked this week if he’d like to see more passes thrown his way this coming season.
“I just want the team to win,” he said. “Whatever we have to do to win, that’s the No. 1 goal.”
Wilson has done some winning in his time. There was the Super Bowl last February, of course. And there was the 1998 national championship at the University of Tennessee. Wilson was also the MVP of the Tennessee state high-school championship game in 1996, when he threw four touchdown passes.
He was the quarterback at Melrose High in Memphis (as well as the point guard on the state runner-up basketball squad). He was considered the state’s best quarterback that year, and the second-best player in the state according to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
“We threw the ball almost every snap in high school,” said Wilson, who’s hoping replace Randle El in that department as well. The Steelers love to use gadget plays and Wilson’s ready for the call.
“I’m ready to throw that rock, man,” he said. “You know I’d rather catch it though, but if they ask me to throw it I can throw it. I can throw the rock.”
At Melrose, Wilson passed for 6,558 yards and 104 touchdowns. Does the coaching staff know about these amazing statistics?
“Oh, yeah. Whis jokes with me all the time. He knows I can throw the rock,” Wilson said.
“I’m aware,” said offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, who said he’s also aware that tight end Heath Miller threw a touchdown pass at the University of Virginia on a trick play.
Hines Ward is another former quarterback and he’s thrown three passes in his Steelers career. One was a pass interference penalty, one was an incompletion, and the first one, at Kansas City in 1998, went for a 17-yard gain.
“We’re all practicing throwing just in case our number’s called,” said Ward.
Randle El completed 14 of 16 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns in his four-year stint with the Steelers. Those stats don’t include the 43-yard touchdown pass he threw in the Super Bowl or the two-point conversion pass he threw against Cleveland in the 2002 playoffs.
Aside from Randle El and Ward, the only other non-quarterbacks to throw passes for the Steelers since 1996 are Jerome Bettis (6-3-1 63 yards, TD) and Josh Miller (1-1-0 81 yards, TD), and both of those players are gone as well.
That leaves Wilson, Miller, Ward and maybe Willie Parker left to throw the gadget pass for Whisenhunt.
“Willie can’t throw at all,” Whisenhunt said. “Duce (Staley) says he can throw a little, but I’m not sure how we’re going to approach it. Let the other teams guess.”
It appears that Wilson is the leading candidate. He completed his only pro attempt with the San Francisco 49ers for a six-yard gain. His main competition as the next gadget man for the Steelers appears to be Ward.
“Hines blocks too much. His shoulder’s all banged up,” Wilson said with a laugh. “I can throw the rock. If they want me to run the trick plays, I’m ready for it.”
NOTES – Joey Porter was excused from practices this week. He’s due back next week for the last three weeks of coaching sessions. … Ward collided with Ryan Clark on a pass route Thursday and limped off the field. He favored his right ankle while walking along the sideline, but the injury is not
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Lets go Bucks and Steelers
The way I see it, if Bettis can throw a few TD passes, anyone can.
for sure...
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