Steelers Training Camp Day 17 8/16/2012

Bob Labriola ?@BobLabriola

Mike Adams in full pads for today's practice. It's only 6 days since he injured his knee.

 

maybe they tie maxs knee and adams knee together like a 3 legged race and put a big jersey over both of them, creating one player "madam X" # 7876. 6-8 tall and 6-8 wide.

 

Does anyone know what kind of shape Worilds is in? He's a guy like Carter, who has speed and skills but needed to get bigger and stronger. I can't imagine it's easy to lift weights with a bad wrist. This should have been a big year for him, but frankly I don't see how he could improve if he hasn't done jack squat since last season.

 

heyward has been in alot of these. " dis is da defenses field and you can't have it "

 

snack, i read something on the subject of worilds by butler and MT i believe, saying he may miss the entire preseason and game 1 possibly. they are hoping he makes the last preseason game.

 

I read that too. I was wondering if anybody knows what kind of physical shape he's in. Like, has he been working out? I'm sure he can run, but depending on how bad his wrist is, he might have gone a long time without lifting weights. He could be the anti-Ziggy. He could be weaker than he was a year ago, when we wanted him to be stronger.

 

i hear ya. i worried about legursky too. he said he couldn't start to lift until camp. i'm not sure how much they have lifted here,until they get back to pittsburgh. thats been all offseason.

the pics i saw of essex looks like he could take another 20 off the middle. unless he's in feeding mode at camp. no wonder he's not looked so hot. there's some nice photos on the main site of these guys.

 

thanks TTF. good stuff.

 

Well snack you're in luck...as I was about 2 feet from him today at camp! He was signing autographs after camp and having some fun wit the fans and such. And while I'm by no means an expert...he looked in pretty good shape to me. I didnt see any type of brace on his wrist or anything. And he looks good going through the PUP drills also. Not saying he's at his full 100% strength/etc...but he doesnt look bad to me at least.

 

Another note...coach Mitchell and/or some of the DL coaches/assistants...seemed to be working Ta'mu good in some of the drills...not saying he did something bad or whatever I dont know...but i know i seen him do a number of drills over n over. Other than that and seeing some of the guys up close/etc...I really didnt get to pay much attention to practice...as today was more of my autograph getting day than going down and watching much of camp...sorry I dont have much more info. Feel free to ask questions and I'll see if I remember anything that I might have saw from a distance.

 

From where I was sitting I would have sworn it was Adams and Heyward again.


HACK

 

Am I reading this wrong OR is it a typo...? I know working him on the OL for some position is crazy talk. ...Right?

 

Hahah...oops. Thats supposed to be DL. I just have too many things on my mind right now...been a long day, haha. Or maybe some secret I exposed about a plan to use him on the OL...*cue dramatic music*

 

Will Johnson had a good day....I firmly believe he would have beat out DJ simply because of his versatility. He was at FB...they had him running HB with the second team....handing him the ball multiple time....DJ's next hand off will be his first.


HACK

 

This is unacceptable. You are to relay those tweets LIVE, dammit! You expect us to sit around and wait for you? You think it's okay to leave every once in awhile, just because something real comes up in your real life?? No. I demand a new Site Administrator. NOW!!!

Seriously though, even if you're just compiling tweets, it makes such a huge difference. Last year I would check them all myself (or try to, which is a pain when you're not on twitter), and it was just such a hassle. Getting them all in one place is amazing. As Roger Craig wrote when he signed his autograph for me, "You da man!" (I tried to get him to write "You're my best friend" but he didn't go for it. I should mention I was in my 20s at the time).

 

I have to agree with this TTF. Its not like you do enough already around here. You act like you should have some kind of life/job outside of this place and I don't understand that thought process. You create something and then think you can walk away from it, no man, it's a part of you. Walking away from this would be like putting on a toupee but not checking the mirror to see if it was adjusted correctly. Anyhow, I hope to see more of a commitment out of you in the future. By the way...thank you for all that your doing. With my schedule what you and others (mac) share on here really keeps me in the loop. If you guys ever stop in Iowa I will buy you a beer or a prostitute(they cost about the same)!

 

cool. what's wrong with a 2 dollar hooker i say? thanks jim, looking forward to it. i can't wait to tell my wife.

 

I agree, thanks for the continued updates.
Oh, if you ever come through NC I'll buy you a Big ol' glass of sweet iced tea and a Bar B Q sandwich with slaw!!!!!!!!!!

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