Sean Davis

I don't understand anybody thinking Loudermilk is headed to the practice squad. They gave away a pick next year to get the guy and I thought he played well in the preseason. He should make the team.

 

It will still happen though as sure as the sun rising. I love the wasted roster spot discussion every season.

 

Sadly Davis can be not very good and still be an upgrade over what we have backing up at safety.

 

no - he sucks. our secondary is in trouble. that is for sure

 

Because that what we do. Sign him, sign everyone...

 

taht is true but he may not be any better than the other suckage backups. We have no idea, another Tomlin pacifier, which is WHY he may end up coming back

 

Davis is an upgrade over Norwood at this time.

Norwood is afraid to tackle. Good nose for the ball... and that might be enough for me if he actually got the INT... but he didn't

Send Norwood to the PS ... let him build an NFL BODY this year... see if he is more interested in getting his nose in the pile next summer

HACK

 

Loudermilk actually looks slow to me. Solid, but slow. Not saying that he's Spillane-in-coverage slow, but I wasn't thrilled with watching him in space. To me, he's on the bubble. I won't be shocked either way, but I most certainly wouldn't be surprised to see him on the ps. Next season, he's going to be a force.

 

I remember that play very well.

 

Is he suddenly going to get faster? If he's going to be a force next season, you don't risk losing him to another team now. What I saw was Loudermilk pushing his guys around and getting penetration. Remember, the Steelers thought enough of him to trade away a pick next season. With that sort of investment and a solid preseason, the guy should make the team. It would be a mistake to try to sneak him through to the practice squad. I guess it is possible, and maybe they would even get away with the mistake, but it would be a poor decision.

 

Point well taken. I agree about his push and penetration. That's pretty much what I was referring to when I called him solid. He's solid at the point of attack, has good upper-body strength to win the handfighting and force release from the offensive lineman, and has good lower body strength to move his opponent. But in space, he's on the slow side. With separation, all his strengths are somewhat neutralized. He's slow in pursuit and is lacking in lateral quickness. Those things aren't going to suddenly get better, but quickness can be gained in the offseason. Speed is a different animal. You either got it or you don't. But he doesn't need speed. He needs quickness. And I accept that for a man his size, quickness isn't usually something that gets associated. But being able to get from point A to point B quickly allows for him to engage with either the ball carrier or reposition favorably around another body. I just think he needs a season under his belt to be really good.

And it might very well be a mistake to try and sneak him through the practice squad. But when has that stopped us before?

 

A bunch of the back up linemen and backers got sucked into breaking contain vs Carolina late in the game. Those guys are always going to be slow chasing tiny rabbit QB's also easier to block them on the move.

 

Wasn't just referring to Carolina. He kind of "lumbers" for lack of a better word, in space. It's not as much his speed in relation to those around him, but more of how he moves in general.

And understand, I'm not knocking him for this, just an observation of something that he can, and should, work on to get better.

 

Yep I agree. I don't mind lumbering big men if they are absorbing a dbl team block or holding their spot on the line. What I don't like seeing is them getting winded chasing rabbits because they will never look good.

 

Should/will be.

 

Not interested

 

Exactly the play that came 2 mind

 

He reminds me of McFarland, tripping over his own feet when he gets free. Makes you appreciate what Tuitt can do as a big man.

 

I really don't understand Steelers fans' obsession with wanting to bring castoffs back. He sucks. He was let go because he sucks. He's not magically going to un-suck.

 

You mean like Dobbs?

 

Exactly what I said. Well not exactly. I said Dobbs says hello

 

He knows the system and more importantly he is currently an upgrade to the Safety on the roster Tre Norwood. Norwood will never develop into a #1, put him on the practice squad and he may someday be a backup on this team.

Why wouldn't you want to bring in someone that is better than who you currently have on the team?

 

Who cares if he knows the system? He still sucks. I'd rather give Norwood a chance to show something for a few weeks till Edmunds is back rather than waste time on a proven subpar player.

If we had to bring someone back, I'd go with Jordan Dangerfield before Sean Davis.

 

Also the issue is Dangerfield was replaced by Killabrew and they both are not in the box type safeties. Davis would play the center field role as Fitz backup

HACK