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Re: Kemoeatu Hurting us....
Love to see it, but for some reason they like this guy. I won't be a bit surprised to see Kemo back, Colon back, and Starks gone.
Originally posted by Oviedo
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Re: Kemoeatu Hurting us....
They like him enough to bench him when healthy last week? After that debacle, they've already stated that they would use Trai Essex at LG if Pouncey can't go and they need Legursky at center.Originally posted by WindyCitySteelSteeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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Re: Kemoeatu Hurting us....
He's got the hands for itOriginally posted by rpmpit
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell
?We're not going to apologize for winning.?
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you 1. Jesus Christ, 2.The American G.I., One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.Comment
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Re: Kemoeatu Hurting us....
End of the line for Kemoeatu?
Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Some time soon, I will write a story about several Steelers who probably won't be on the team next year. But for now, I'll just focus on Chris Kemoeatu.
Now in his seventh season with the Steelers, Kemoeatu had been the starting left guard since the start of the 2008 season. But this season, due to knee injuries and poor performance, he's now a backup who's in the doghouse of coach Mike Tomlin.
For the past three games, Doug Legursky has started at left guard. But in last Thursday's 14-3 win in Cleveland, Legursky had to switch to center when Maurkice Pouncey left the game with a high ankle sprain. That paved the way for Kemoeatu to get back on the field at left guard.
Unfortunately for "Juicy" as he's called by his teammates, Kemoeatu had a terrible game. He was penalized three times in the second half, twice for holding and once for illegal use of the hands. That cost the Steelers' offense 30 yards worth of penalties.
And in the fourth quarter when the Steelers failed to score on four straight running plays from the Browns' 2-yard line, Kemoeatu failed to make a key block that allowed a linebacker to stuff one of the plays.
Tuesday at Mike Tomlin's weekly press conference, I asked the coach what's up with all the penalties Kemoeatu has been guilty of this season.
"He's playing illegally, so he's getting penalized," Tomlin said.
I then asked Tomlin, "What does he do to correct that?"
"He either has to change his technique, or improve his technique, or he won't get the opportunity to," Tomlin said.
The Steelers are hoping that Pouncey will be able to play Monday night in San Francisco.
If he can't play, Legursky will start at center. But it's highly unlikely that Keomeatu would start at left guard. Word here at team headquarters is that Trai Esssex would start instead.
Because Kemoeatu is due to make $3.577 million next year, I just can't see him returning for the 2012 season unless he agrees to take a significant pay cut.
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