mclendon

You shouldn't get carried away with positive comments about young players during camp. Guys get talked up, and then get cut or end up on the practice squad. Unless McLendon is crippled, he's not going anywhere soon.

 

Keep posting like that and you could get banned.

 

cam Thomas is not a young player. this is his 5th year. he's got better career stats than big mac. you guys act like mac is an old grizzled vet. we are not talking about a bubble player here.

 

read again. I never said either was a bubble player. that's what contract was referring to. we didn't have much last year as far as NT's. heck fangupo the backup couldn't even play when mac went down. we went to a backup DE in woods. how is one partial season make mac an entrenched starter?

 

Hmm... One partial season as a starter, injured in camp, his backup is doing well. You've inspired me. My pick for surprise cut is Le'Veon Bell.

 

I don't think mac is an entrenched starter after one partial season. that's the point. we have a guy that is as capable of playing that position as well as mac if you ask me in Thomas. that doesn't mean mac won't win the spot, but I just don't think his play and injury status since last year has entrenched him as a starter at that position. we would all like to think so.

what happens if mac goes down yet again and we lose McCullers off the PS if that's where he goes? I also said surprise cut or trade. maybe he has some worth as a trade if they deem Thomas capable of starting and McCullers capable of being a backup.

we have so many positions where we can't decide who we are keeping and where we can grab an extra roster spot so we don't lose a guy off the practice squad. wr. ILB. RB. TE. DE. CB? even NT. mclendon and Thomas would be the smart guys to keep at that spot but will we keep McCullers too. will he last on the PS? is he more valuable then say a 3rd TE? a 5th ILB? a 5th or 6th WR? a 4th RB? a 4th DE? an extra safety? an extra CB? it is a legit question I think. we only have so many openings.

we also have a 2nd round pick at DE that would be nice to get on the field. that won't happen if Thomas is playing there. can we get the same production at NT out of Thomas as we have mac? can mac stay healthy for a whole season? he only became the starter when casey retired and he hasn't had a full season on the field yet. does that make him entrenched? if you think about it mac has been hype for 4 years now, moreso than production on the field.

 

Mcclendon has actually put on weight this year he thought he played too light last year. He has said that he did not feel comfortable at the reduced weight and has added about 20 pounds.I believe he is hoping to play @ about 325.

 

Only one problem with keeping Cam Thomas over Steve McClendon...

[video=youtube;HmNJ03s2ZuM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmNJ03s2ZuM[/video]

 

I have no problem with his play. his play is useless unless he's on the field though.

heck I liked Woodley too until he couldn't play. it became a problem, not so much his play on the field but not being on the field.

there are a lot of guys that can play, but unless they are on the field, how good are they to us? kendrell bell is another example. arron smith at the end. same way. heck they are all good players on the sidelines or they wouldn't be at this level.

you need players you can count on to be on the field. I know injuries happen, but it doesn't change the fact that we have had a very minute sample from mac so far. you can't make the club from the tub as they say. you also can't stop the run from the sidelines. he's big enough and good enough, but is he durable enough.

 

I think the Steelers feel like they know what they have with him and are not rushing him back from an injury in training camp.
It wouldn't surprise me if he was beaten out by one of the other NT's on the team, but it also wouldn't surprise me if he remains the starter.
Can't have All -Pro ''s at every position.