Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

[Steelgal]

Just received a tweet stating Lake is the new DB coach. Also saw the same post on FB.

[birtikidis]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Congrats Carnell! Now show those kids how to cover their man!

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Hope he's in shape. We might need him to play DB.

[steelerkeylargo]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Yup he sure is.

[Crash]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Any coach can teach a DB to play 8 yards off the ball on 3rd and 5.

[Oviedo]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Just received a tweet stating Lake is the new DB coach. Also saw the same post on FB.

Also just announced on 93.7 The Fan (KDKA)

He is one of my all time favorite players. I hope he can coach as good as he played.

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

great hire!


Steelers Hire Carnell Lake As New Defensive Backs Coach

by Dave Bryan
Monday, March 07, 2011




It was just announced a little while ago that former Steelers safety Carnell Lake has been hired to replace Ray Horton as the new defensive backs coach for the Steelers.

Lake played 10 seasons with the Steelers and was a five-time Pro Bowl safety from (1989-9. Lake interviewed last Wednesday with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin for the job that vacated when Horton took the defensive coordinator job with the Cardinals shortly after the Super Bowl. Lake coached the defensive backs at UCLA in 2009, but had to step down after one season due to personal issues. In the one year with UCLA he did a great job and we documented that here in this post: [url="http://www.steelersdepot.com/2011/03/a-look-at-the-one-season-that-carnell-lake-coached-dbs-at-ucla/"]http://www.steelersdepot.com/2011/03/a- ... s-at-ucla/[/url]

Lake also won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1997 and interned with the Eagles during the summer of 2009 at their training camp. Lake also becomes the second former Steelers player hired by Tomlin as an assistant coach as former linebacker Jerry Olsavsky is a defensive assistant with the team.

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[Chadman]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Hello Rahim Moore....

[Oviedo]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Hello Rahim Moore....

Hope not. I don't think the newest coach in the room carries much weight. Especially given that he missed the Combine and would be way behind in film review of prospects.

[Blockhead]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Hello Rahim Moore....

In the second maybe. I certainly hope not in the first.

National Football Post quoted several sources saying he is no better than a 3rd round talent.

[Oviedo]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Hello Rahim Moore....

In the second maybe. I certainly hope not in the first.

National Football Post quoted several sources saying he is no better than a 3rd round talent.

Moore in Round 2 at #64 would be a value pick.

[Blockhead]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Hello Rahim Moore....

In the second maybe. I certainly hope not in the first.

National Football Post quoted several sources saying he is no better than a 3rd round talent.

Moore in Round 2 at #64 would be a value pick.

Depends who you ask. I like Chris Culliver in the 4th more.

[steelblood]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Culliver is a great athlete, but his instincts are pretty average. I think Moore is waaaaaay better (and I don't really like Moore).

Lake's opinion will count when it comes to Moore, no doubt. After that, he'll be asked to break down the tape like any other position coach.

One thing for sure, if Lake develops any talent that will be one more than Horton ever did.

[Captain Lemming]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

Any coach can teach a DB to play 8 yards off the ball on 3rd and 5.

Yup.
One key is being able to run really fast like he could. Kinda hard to "teach" elite speed. With rare exceptions that requires a high pick. Talent is somewhat important, I'd say.

Hey, our centers were garbage until.....yes, we drafted one high. How is that for a plan?

Colbert can have a much greater effect on the quality of coverage than either Lake or Lebeau can.

[Discipline of Steel]

Re: Carnell Lake hired as new DBs coach

His arms are ripped in that picture.

It says Lake won DPOY in 1997 but he never did. That year it was Dana Stubblefield. The Steelers have 7 DPOY since 1970:

1972 Joe Greene
1974 Joe Greene
1975 Mel Blount
1976 Jack Lambert
1993 Rod Woodson
2008 James Harrison
2010 Troy Polamalu

Five players have won it twice: Greene, White, Singletary, Smith, and Lewis. LT won it three times. Shows the big defenders are most likely to dominate year after year.