Steelers Training Camp Day 5 7/29/2012

Beautiful day today in Latrobe...going to be a big turnout today. I'll update this thread with updates and pics as they come in.

 

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'Willie, we've been informed that you are no longer allowed to wear shorts in practice, due to your recent wardrobe malfunction. Is that true?'



j/k, couldn't resist.

 

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"Steelers plan to move their younger linebackers around at camp including Sean Spence to the BUCK, Brandon Johnson inside & Sylvester outside"

"Heath Miller will once again not practice today (ankle)"

"When Ike was asked about Wallace-"My name is Ike and his name is Mike.I would give you his phone number,but I don’t think he would like that”

 

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"Chris Rainey says he always wears full pads during practices: "You never know what's going to happen." Not really helping his 'smallish' rep"

"Ike Taylor: "Emmanuel Sanders has gotten a whole lot better than last year. A whole lot better. 360 degrees. Day and night.""

 

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"Boys are out and ready for practice "

 

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I.Redman:"I was just telling (W.Colon) how good he's been lookin out there..He's really looking like a monster;I expect big things from him"

 

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"Offense doing walk thrus. Basic stuff, guys on D identified with red or green skull caps"

 

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"If I'm seeing correctly Brett Keisel & Ike Taylor on field w D but no pads."

"An Alameda Ta'amu sighting. Padded up, good to go."

 

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"Field Goal working coming up now."

 

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Steelers D-line coach John Mitchell on #1-ranked defense of 2011: "You can cut stats up any way you want to. We didn’t have a good season."

"Chris rainey get first crack at punt return"

 

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"Ta'amu wearing Lloyd's number"

 

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Yeah, if Sanders can stay healthy, he should have a breakout season.

 

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"Rainey & Maze shagging punts."

"Keisel has pads on now"

Max Starks on new haley offense vs. old one:"Very similar plays that have diff names to them or diff concepts as to why they're called that"

"Drew butler only punter active right now "

"Kapinos down with minor injury so butler get all the reps"

 

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"Stretching now. Nothing much to report yet"

"Ryan Clark & Ike Taylor hanging out while the rest of the team stretches & gets loose. "

 

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I love this quote, I thought Sanders was already pretty good :o

Loved Ikes response to the Wallace question too

 

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From earlier, before practice started-

"OL Willie Colon on PIT RB Isaac Redman: "He has no problem getting north-south. He doesn't mind getting 3yds. He doesn't mind getting 5yds"

"Jerricho Cotchery said he doubts Brown's contract was "message" to Mike Wallace. Steelers straight up tell you what they feel, he said."

"Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders said Antonio Brown's contract is "definitely motivation to keep coming in and working hard"

 

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From now-

"McClendon beefed up. Def stronger from last year"

"Steve McLendon outstanding in camp so far, but Casey Hampton will be Steelers' starting NT when he's healthy. No backup stuff yet."

"Ta'amu pushing people around"

 

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"Player after player, defensive coach after defensive coach, has told anyone who would listen how much the defense needs to improve this year"

"QBs throwing to backs out of backfield. Haley very hands on about the routes."