James Farrior.......

Wardismvp · Sep 1, 2012

steelfan said:

Sorry for those who favor bringing back Farrior but 37 is 37 and father time is undefeated. I don't think he can cover backs and TEs as well as Foote anymore so bringing him back from a performance standpoint isn't smart. The loss of Spence isn't as big a deal as some are making it out to be because it doesn't affect the Steelers on the first three downs. The conditioning and lack of reps for Worilds and Harrison are much more of a concern. As far as depth goes, hopefully it won't be long before Sylvester is ready to go.
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Amen Brother just telling like it is.

Rush2seven · Sep 1, 2012

Not saying for or against, but original topic had an opening for 8 weeks. With Farrior being a vet his salary would count against the cap for the whole season even if they were to cut him after week 8, no?

steel1031 · Sep 1, 2012

SteelCity_NB said:

HinesWardHOF said:

cajunyankee said:

After Tues, when DeCastro is placed on the 8 wk IR do we bring in Farrior. Our LB corp is thin, VERY thin for a 3-4 team. Is there a better option out there other than Farrior we might bring in?

Cajun-
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great idea... and could wear the same number as spence... dont even have to buy new unis

HINES
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If not Farrior, I see Greg Jones just got cut from the NY Giants according to PFT. Jones was a stud in the Big 10 with Michigan St and was actually the day 1 starter last year at ILB but lost his job. Could be worth a look. We have to do something, we are razor thin at ILB.
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A stud in the big ten? is that what you call an oxymoron?lol

mdbates2 · Sep 1, 2012

I love James - he was a great Steeler - BUT - it ain't gonna happen.

defva · Sep 1, 2012

Larry Foote(the Scottie pippen of the Steelers) would be relieved. I wonder if farrior worked out with Tom shaw this off season?

Busman · Sep 1, 2012

HugeSnack said:

steelersrule6 said:

Have you guys watched Farrior play the last 2 seasons he's done can't cover anybody in the passing game.
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He outplayed Foote all of last season And he's not that bad in pass coverage. He's been made to look like an ass by being put in man coverage against Ray Rice. He shouldn't be asked to do that. He's still fine in zone and still fine against the run (at least he was last we saw him. I don't know if he lost or gained 100 pounds since then). Jeez, in 2011 he was better than our current starter, and in 2012 you don't think he's good enough to be our backup?
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ahhh forget about it Snack. Its not happening. My office chair is safe lol .. Not many teams cut players and then ask them to come back. Not saying he could not handle it.. He most certainly could and I agree with your overall assessment.

Busman · Sep 1, 2012

defva said:

Larry Foote(the Scottie pippen of the Steelers) would be relieved. I wonder if farrior worked out with Tom shaw this off season?
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Or if he even worked out at all since being cut?

Busman · Sep 1, 2012

steelfan said:

Sorry for those who favor bringing back Farrior but 37 is 37 and father time is undefeated. I don't think he can cover backs and TEs as well as Foote anymore so bringing him back from a performance standpoint isn't smart. The loss of Spence isn't as big a deal as some are making it out to be because it doesn't affect the Steelers on the first three downs. The conditioning and lack of reps for Worilds and Harrison are much more of a concern. As far as depth goes, hopefully it won't be long before Sylvester is ready to go.
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I am going to say this right now. That was the best of the day , perhaps even the last decade. Never heard that expression before but me likes lol

HugeSnack · Sep 1, 2012

Busman said:

HugeSnack said:

steelersrule6 said:

Have you guys watched Farrior play the last 2 seasons he's done can't cover anybody in the passing game.
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He outplayed Foote all of last season And he's not that bad in pass coverage. He's been made to look like an ass by being put in man coverage against Ray Rice. He shouldn't be asked to do that. He's still fine in zone and still fine against the run (at least he was last we saw him. I don't know if he lost or gained 100 pounds since then). Jeez, in 2011 he was better than our current starter, and in 2012 you don't think he's good enough to be our backup?
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ahhh forget about it Snack. Its not happening. My office chair is safe lol .. Not many teams cut players and then ask them to come back. Not saying he could not handle it.. He most certainly could and I agree with your overall assessment.
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I wasn't saying he'll come back, just that the statement above mine was pretty stupid.

Busman · Sep 1, 2012

HugeSnack said:

Busman said:

HugeSnack said:

steelersrule6 said:

Have you guys watched Farrior play the last 2 seasons he's done can't cover anybody in the passing game.
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He outplayed Foote all of last season And he's not that bad in pass coverage. He's been made to look like an ass by being put in man coverage against Ray Rice. He shouldn't be asked to do that. He's still fine in zone and still fine against the run (at least he was last we saw him. I don't know if he lost or gained 100 pounds since then). Jeez, in 2011 he was better than our current starter, and in 2012 you don't think he's good enough to be our backup?
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ahhh forget about it Snack. Its not happening. My office chair is safe lol .. Not many teams cut players and then ask them to come back. Not saying he could not handle it.. He most certainly could and I agree with your overall assessment.
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I wasn't saying he'll come back, just that the statement above mine was pretty stupid.
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Yup.. my apologies. I concur

If you have nothing in way of backups for an ILB then its a no brainer

He has not been gone long so it would be easy to insert him back in

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