What are the chances?

Karl Dunbar can make a difference with big Dan McCullers? Could he be the guy that finally motivates him to play to his size? If so then what? What will happen to Frazier? We have brought in many UDFAs to compete on the D-Line this year. We have some good players to put pressure on the QB but may we see any change in players to help stop the run better? Are these guys PS players or do they have a shot at replacing anyone?

 

Very little from McCullers as I see it. Frazier on the other hand? He will benefit from it.


Tuitt and Heyward have flourished under Mitchell, L.T. Walton and Javon Hargrave the same. Both Mitchell and Dunbar have near identical coaching styles.


That being said, Frazier will be the bigger beneficiary from Dunbar's teachings than McCullers will be. I believe McCullers does not have much to offer anymore. I would even to go as far in stating Greg Gilmore has a higher ceiling than when Big Dan entered.

 

A battle to watch is Gilmore, Frazier and the forgotten Hooks!!

McCullers I fear is done. Either you want it or you don't .... In the NFL, it stands for Not For Long for players who .... Coast thru.....

Cajun

 

I hadnt heard until they resigned him the Joe Greene even tried getting through to him. If Mean Joe can't reach you than there might be a problem

 

This is his 5th yr. it's hard to imagine that there's a breakout year ahead.

 

McCullers is what he is. I honestly think Steelers coaches have gotten more out of him than I expected them to.

 

I don't know why people think Dunbar is some big upgrade over Mitchell. I certainly don't see any reason he is going to have some magical effect on McCullers.

Bradley should be a big help. Lake had to go, especially given the way Burns and Davis regressed last season. But Mitchell wasn't the problem and I don't see anything in Dunbar's resume to make me think he will be any better.

 

According to the players there is a difference. Hargreaves talks about Dunbar bringing things that the line didn't even know.

 

Wow. Players said something positive about a new coach. There's a shock.

 

More than just positive things. Different coaching styles but teaching things they didn't even know is quite shocking at this level. I know it doesn't meet your narrative and you will down play it like you did, but it sounds like it is a bigger change than you think according to what he's teaching them.

 

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

 

to further reiterate: https://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/06/steelers-get-big-bodied-dl-they-wanted-in-joshua-frazier/

as it says about keeping mccullers because of dunbar.

and

https://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/...ngs-hargrave-expects-huge-jump-in-year-three/

 

You repeated the same thing with links. It means every bit as little as it did the first time you posted it.

 

just showing you in print that you were wrong with the comments you made.

 

Players are going to say positive things about their new coaches. That really doesn't mean much of anything. A player's compliments are not good reason to believe that Dunbar is going to be an upgrade over Mitchell.

I know what you think you were doing, but you didn't come close to accomplishing it. The fun part is you didn't even understand the flaw in your point.

 

Those unthinkably, colossal "senses" of mine are starting to be triggered again.

 

no flaw. it wasn't my point either it was from a player talking about a new coach teaching things that were not taught by an old coach. this wasn't a player saying well he's a good guy, it's about technique that wasn't being taught and it may make a huge difference in an area we were lacking. much like bradley teaching the DB's technique and fundamentals. it has to help and it could very well make a difference in a players play most likely. that helps every player behind the line as well.

 

Short answer: no