BTW, Cam Thomas is a proven idiot. Not that I care if he has herpes or not but the lawsuit tells the rest of the story.
BTW, Cam Thomas is a proven idiot. Not that I care if he has herpes or not but the lawsuit tells the rest of the story.
Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, hear the lamentations of their women.
we better not lose a young guy over this signing... I know he is a fan favorite but he is also old and injury prone.
I would hate to see Keisel in sweats this season.
Even if we have flops on the team that we need to let go of like say, Cam Thomas or whomever, there will be other teams cuts that possibly can be of value to us. I'm in the place right now, out with the old and in with the new.
That is my concern. Kiesel is a favorite of mine but this smacks of the same old unwillingness to trust younger players to step up and get the job done.
At best he is going to be no more than a rotational player. He can't start anymore, so why not let a young player rotate in? This is one of my biggest frustrations with LeBeau's defense. He just can't get out of his comfort zone unless he has no choice.
"My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"
Impact? Maybe, but that means you would have to give them a chance. However, again we appear to be willing to deny a young player with potential game experience when the bullets are really flying because we are "comfortable" with an older player "who knows the system" despite declining skills and health.
"My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"
I have 0 concerns. This is simply a safe signing that adds depth.
What happened to the Cardinals can happen and will happen to every team this year! Bumps and bruises to the men who get hit on every single play is a part of the game.
Add a guy who knows the system like the back of his hand and plug and play him only when needed.
The best part is Brett could care less how much he plays, when he plays, and if he gets cut next year. It allows us 1 year to develop our young guys and to allow them to LEARN a very complicated system.
LOVE THIS SIGNING!
But Keisel made this team as a wedge buster on ST and then added 30 pounds when Kimo walked...these other guys can still make the team, they are just going to beat out of a few other candidates.
They have 3 players on defense over 30 (completely normal), two of them have a young player waiting in the wings. They have the youngest LB corps in the league (Jones 24, Worilds 26, Timmons 28, and Shazier 21) Also, the front seven itself is one of the youngest with Mcclendon at 28, Heyward at 25, and Tuitt at 21.
Shamarko is the future at SS behind Troy, Tuitt is the future at DE behind Keisel/Cam Thomas, and Ike has no one behind him of any interest lol
Someone reported its likely they will have Heyward, Thomas, Tuitt, Keisel, and Mauro at DE and Nick Williams to the PS....but we will see what happens. If Mauro makes the roster at least half of you will stop crying.
A player that can play this year is better than hoping one of 5 on the bubble late round/UDFAs can contribute in a year or two
I am confused that people seem to think the Steelers are averse to cutting/not re-signing veterans and bring back guys (including all time fan favorites on occasion) for sentimental reasons. Ward, A Smith, Farrior, Harrison, Reed, Foote, Parker, Woodley, Hampton, Hoke. Heck, even Coach Porter was allowed to walk when they Steelers thought they had gotten all they could out of him.
It's clear that this decision wasn't made in a vacuum. The talent was fairly evaluated and the conclusion was made that Keisel was a legitimate upgrade/addition to the d-line over the current list of potential players. It's a guarantee that Coaches Tomlin, Lebeau, Mitchell had numerous discussions regarding this decision. Heck, they may have even consulted coaches Butler, Porter, and Olsavsky for their opinion on how the d-line was doing clearing the way for the backers.
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