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Pittsburgh Steelers (official thread)

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BuckNutty;827236; said:
Wondering what?

Bouchette over at the Post Gazette claims the Steelers weren't going to touch Bush because of the injury.
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wondering why they signed a guy (even to probably a short deal) who showed up to the combine out of shape and didn't have a good showing - i know the Tomlin is saying that Russell has dropped some weight combine at 229 -tomlin says he is at 217 now - but he played at 195 - also didn't play this past season.
 
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iambrutus;827587; said:
wondering why they signed a guy (even to probably a short deal) who showed up to the combine out of shape and didn't have a good showing - i know the Tomlin is saying that Russell has dropped some weight combine at 229 -tomlin says he is at 217 now - but he played at 195 - also didn't play this past season.
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They didn't waste a draft pick on him. If he doesn't make the team he was a camp body and they lose nothing.
 
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sandgk;825636; said:
The Steelers did roll the dice a little in FA, signing Gary Russell (once a Gopher) after the draft.
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BuckNutty;827591; said:
They didn't waste a draft pick on him. If he doesn't make the team he was a camp body and they lose nothing.
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Yeah, this seems like a no-lose proposition for the Steelers. To throw a guy like Russel into the mix, and give him a chance to earn a roster spot without wasting a draft pick is a good call, IMO. Although I would have prefered a bigger back like Bush, I see this as a good decision.
 
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Steelers' new punter already a hit on TV

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There's a highlight of him from 2004 running under his 51-yard punt and then smacking North Texas return man Johnny Quinn to the turf. "Maybe the best hit we've had since I've been around here," gushed Baylor coach Guy Morriss at the time. "The kid bugs me every day about being a linebacker, and I understand why."
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Faneca, Polamalu to practice with team

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New coach Mike Tomlin should see two vital components of the Steelers' Super Bowl team on the practice field when his second minicamp starts today.
Guard Alan Faneca and safety Troy Polamalu, who did not attend minicamp three weeks ago, have told club officials they will join their teammates for three days of required practices this weekend.
Between them, Faneca and Polamalu have made nine Pro Bowls. They also enter the final year of their contracts and no progress has been reported in contract talks with either player. While the players were not required to attend the first minicamp April 20-22, all but Faneca, Polamalu and linebacker Clark Haggans participated. Haggans and Polamalu provided Tomlin with excuses; Faneca did not. Haggans was at a team meeting last night and also will be at this camp.
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Upset Faneca tells Steelers he's gone after this season

ALAN ROBINSON

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH - Longtime star lineman Alan Faneca says he is through negotiating with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pushing them again Friday to trade him and promising he won't play for them past this season.
Faneca, an All-Pro left guard five times since 2001, reported to a three-day minicamp only because it is mandatory and he could be fined for not attending. He didn't threaten to sit out the season, but made clear his unhappiness with a team that won the Super Bowl only 15 months ago.
"This will be my last year as a Pittsburgh Steeler," Faneca said.
Faneca, a nine-season veteran widely regarded as one of the NFL's top offensive linemen, said the Steelers' only offer to him wouldn't have made him one of the NFL's 10 highest-paid guards. Faneca will make $4.375 million this season in the final year of a contract worth $25.6 million in 2002, but was subsequently renegotiated to help the Steelers get under the salary cap.
Faneca would like to be traded, but is resigned with staying with Pittsburgh for another season.

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See Ya!!! As far as im concerned let him go!!! He is nothing but a crybaby and we can use the money to sign TP to a long term deal. Ever since Cower left the crybaby has been nothing but a cancer to the team and Coach Tomlin. He wanted the organization to hire Grimm or Whistenhunt as coach and since they didnt he wanted out so SEE YA!!!!!:biggrin:
 
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Pittsburgh coaching staff working hard....

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Steelers' assistant apologizes for raunchy e-mail

ALAN ROBINSON

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein apologized Thursday for accidentally e-mailing an explicit sex video to numerous NFL employees, including league commissioner Roger Goodell. :tongue2:
Zierlein said the incident has been difficult for him and his family and that he intends to use his team-issued computer only for football business from now on. He sent a note of apology to all NFL employees and those with the Steelers who received his raunchy e-mail.
"It's hard because I made an inexcusable mistake," Zierlein said, discussing the matter for the first time. "It was hard first for the organization. They had to explain and go through ... and my family, for what they're going to have to hear. So it was tough, but when you've been at this stuff for as long as a lot of us have, tough things happen and you've got to move on and that's what we're doing."

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Woodley shining in practice, Timmons hurting

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Second-round draft choice LaMarr Woodley's development has been unprecedented for his position. On the other hand, Lawrence Timmons, the draft's flagship choice, has made no progress on the field.
Timmons, the 15th player chosen in the April 28 draft, took his usual position in shorts and his gold Steelers practice shirt on the sideline yesterday. A persistent groin injury that hit him in his first pro practice, May 11, has kept him from practicing. He tried once last week but quickly shut things down when he realized his injury was not healed.
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