mini camp

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2012/06/20 ... tes-recap/

 

All good news, was trying to pick out what I liked the most/found the most interesting.

Perhaps Baron Batch not wearing the "no-contact" vest?

Also the fact that they are making Decastro and Adams work their way into the line (at least at this stage... training camp may be a different story). I'm sure they'll prove their worth very, very quickly though.

 

Colons joke was great and I wish they would have went into a little more detail of brown taking over the locker room. Brown seems to be the total package

 

i said in a post the line thing would happen and it did. they will get the spots i'm sure, but just not quite yet. colon said it smelled like baby milk and pampers in the huddle.

my concern is brown not practicing. we don't have alot back there to pick from as far as guys that have been here. time for some other guys to shine.

 

He took place in otas I'm sure if it was anything serious we would know about it. I till think allen will be better then him on the outside. Brown is better suited for the nickel. I hope they both are great for years to come because they will be a great ting

 

It sort of goes with him MO though. He has not been known for his work ethic. Kugler is going to scream it into him if he has to. One of the vets will sit down with him, preferably Colon and Pouncey and tell him what he needs to do in order to play in the NFL and how to start.

 

Initially I thought it said taken over the locker room as well but I reread it and I believe they meant he actually has Wards old locker

Bman

 

Guys, the article said that Brown took over the LOCKER that hines use to use, not that brown took over "the locker room".

 

Casey Hampton looks like he is very actively helping Ta'amu's development. He knows this is his last year and will not only play his heart out when he gets on the field, but is doing what he can to ensure the position will remain strong after he's gone. A lot of people don't think he's the biggest team player, probably because he's come into camp overweight before, but I disagree. And I love what he's doing here. Would be nice to ride him off into the sunset with a third Lombardi.

 

Yeah that's one of the things that stood out the most to me in the video. Taamu has big shoes to fill, and he needs all the help he can get and I love see Casey giving him pointers. Not counting McClendon out but I see him as more of a stop gap solution in case Hamptons not ready to go physically. I believe Taamu is the long term solution.

 

My hopes for McLendon are getting so high that I'm beginning to think those two will be a 1-2 punch for the long term, if we can keep them both on the team. I'm not even making a prediction about who will be better. In any case, having Casey around this year will be very good for both of them, especially Ta'amu since McLendon's already been here 2 years.

 

Ditto

 

Yeah I think mclendon is going to be a beast on passing downs and being able to keep a nt out there on passing downs makes teams think twice before running a draw. mclendon is another one of those guys that are hard not to like. No matter wha he never gave up and worked to get better.

 

Depth and bonefide starters have me excited about this team.Good talent that won't make the team.

 

Wexell said that Allen was "holding off" Brown for the No 3 spot but that Brown appears to be the 2nd fastest player on the team, behind rookie Chris Rainey. This was after week 3 OTA's.

 

I'm getting goosebumps thinking about what can be...

 

Wexell said that Allen was "holding off" Brown for the No 3 spot but that Brown appears to be the 2nd fastest player on the team, behind rookie Chris Rainey. This was after week 3 OTA's.[/quote:3til0pym]

we have added speed and athleticism to this team the last few years. we needed to. on both sides of the ball. ike used to be a burner. sanders is a very fast guy. mcfadden is fast. that WR from penn st. is supposed to be a burner too. a. brown is more quick but plays fast.

we have alot of good potential behind our cb's but it's all unproven. they were real good college players, so i expect we will see some other unheard of guys step up too. we do have a nice mix of power and speed throughout. keeping even the potential guys around will be difficult. there are going to be some tough cuts this year. we should have a great PS this year too. it will keep pushing these young active players.

at safety alone i like our young guys. golden,cromartie-smith, rolle. i think they will give mundy and will allen all they can handle this year as far as athleticism. C-S should be up to speed this year. this is his 3rd yr. rolle is intelligent and has the size to maybe play a backup role to spence in some certain packages they are working on. golden, is one of the udfa's i was excited to get. i'm not sure how he went undrafted. he could have gone in the 5th-6th or 7th rounds very easily. the cupboard isn't totally bare behind troy and clark, but it's young like at corner. a very positive outlook if you ask me. besides the obvious guys in camp, there is alot of potential talent to critique throught this roster in camp. i'm excited to watch preseason this year more then most.

 

Wexell said that Allen was "holding off" Brown for the No 3 spot but that Brown appears to be the 2nd fastest player on the team, behind rookie Chris Rainey. This was after week 3 OTA's.[/quote:26k5irz6]
I'm guessing he means those are the 2 fastest guys at minicamp. I expect them to be 2nd and 3rd by about halfway through training camp.

 

Where's Wallace?
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/spo ... re-640189/

 

I'm guessing he means those are the 2 fastest guys at minicamp. I expect them to be 2nd and 3rd by about halfway through training camp. [/quote:22ltyant]

I hope so