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Yeah, the penalties are certainly worrisome, but he is at least an upgrade over Spaeth or DJ. The Steelers could do better at the second TE position, but they've done worse in the past.
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Not just here. All over cyberspace people were thrilled that a "FB" was returning to the offense.
As if that's the friggin' problem on offense.....LOLComment
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Pope Might Be Ben Roethlisberger’s Savior
June 9, 2012 by Craig
In 2012, Ben Roethlisberger might be getting on his knees every Sunday and thanking the Dear Lord for the Steelers’ acquisition of his newest tight end – Leonard Pope. This will be especially prevalent when the Steelers get in the Red Zone on game day. A very tall and agile Pope will help Ben…. ummm…. widen…. his accuracy.
“It gives you a wide area to miss and to throw a bad ball. And Heath can go up and catch balls with two fingers and it’s not like you have to put it right on their chest. They can have a wide catching radius. (Pope’s) is even bigger than Heath’s.” - Ben Roethlisberger
Woah, settle down there, Ben. Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. You better not be thinking of skipping out on those accuracy drills. Your new coordinator might not like that too much. But, Big Ben does have a point.
With the addition of Pope, Ben’s options in the Red Zone (aka short yardage and end zone crossing routes) grow about as big as the 6′-8″ Leonard Pope. Pope, when on the field, will be the tallest Steeler receiver out there, and will have what will seem like feet over your average corner or safety daring enough to man up on Pope. With Miller out there already, those safeties are going to be busy keeping track of those two men. Add in Antonio Brown and Manny Sanders on the wings and even Redman (or perhaps Baron Batch) out in the flat, and you will have your hands full as a defense inside your own 20 yard line. Were Bruce Arians the OC, most teams would give a second thought to this type of formation. But, with Todd Haley at the helm (a man who is known to make proper use of his TE’s and RB’s as receivers) this type of formation spells danger for defenses and giddy joy for Steeler Nation.
I’ve always like Pope at the TE position and am excited to see how he fits into this new offense. I’m also very partial to Heath Miller… ok… I love Heath. Such a great guy and a hugely underrated player in the NFL. What I hope we don’t witness is Haley playing favorites to Pope. The final decision, of course, is Ben’s and the two TE’s after the ball is snapped. Ben will fire the ball to whomever is open, or who is in good position to go after the ball after he lobs an end zone corner toss. It will be up to those three players to find the right chemistry inside the 20.
Seriously folks – this offense will seem crazy good with all the potential points that will be on the table. Let’s just hope they capitalize this season on each of those opportunities.
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Pope Might Be Ben Roethlisberger’s Savior
June 9, 2012 by Craig
In 2012, Ben Roethlisberger might be getting on his knees every Sunday and thanking the Dear Lord for the Steelers’ acquisition of his newest tight end – Leonard Pope. This will be especially prevalent when the Steelers get in the Red Zone on game day. A very tall and agile Pope will help Ben…. ummm…. widen…. his accuracy.
“It gives you a wide area to miss and to throw a bad ball. And Heath can go up and catch balls with two fingers and it’s not like you have to put it right on their chest. They can have a wide catching radius. (Pope’s) is even bigger than Heath’s.” - Ben Roethlisberger
Woah, settle down there, Ben. Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. You better not be thinking of skipping out on those accuracy drills. Your new coordinator might not like that too much. But, Big Ben does have a point.
With the addition of Pope, Ben’s options in the Red Zone (aka short yardage and end zone crossing routes) grow about as big as the 6′-8″ Leonard Pope. Pope, when on the field, will be the tallest Steeler receiver out there, and will have what will seem like feet over your average corner or safety daring enough to man up on Pope. With Miller out there already, those safeties are going to be busy keeping track of those two men. Add in Antonio Brown and Manny Sanders on the wings and even Redman (or perhaps Baron Batch) out in the flat, and you will have your hands full as a defense inside your own 20 yard line. Were Bruce Arians the OC, most teams would give a second thought to this type of formation. But, with Todd Haley at the helm (a man who is known to make proper use of his TE’s and RB’s as receivers) this type of formation spells danger for defenses and giddy joy for Steeler Nation.
I’ve always like Pope at the TE position and am excited to see how he fits into this new offense. I’m also very partial to Heath Miller… ok… I love Heath. Such a great guy and a hugely underrated player in the NFL. What I hope we don’t witness is Haley playing favorites to Pope. The final decision, of course, is Ben’s and the two TE’s after the ball is snapped. Ben will fire the ball to whomever is open, or who is in good position to go after the ball after he lobs an end zone corner toss. It will be up to those three players to find the right chemistry inside the 20.
Seriously folks – this offense will seem crazy good with all the potential points that will be on the table. Let’s just hope they capitalize this season on each of those opportunities.
[URL]http://nicepickcowher.com/2012/06/09/pope-might-be-ben-roethlisbergers-savior/[/URL]
did i mention that pope sucks?steelers = 3 ring circus with tomlin being the head clownComment
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Mark Kaboly @MarkKaboly_Trib via twitter:
Did you know (and I am sure you did) that Steelers tight end Leonard Pope saved a 6-year-old drowning boy last year?
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Anyone else tiring of the cheezy religious references to Pope (I suppose it was worse when he was a Cardinal too)?Pope Might Be Ben Roethlisberger’s Savior
In 2012, Ben Roethlisberger might be getting on his knees every Sunday and thanking the Dear Lord for the Steelers’ acquisition of his newest tight end – Leonard Pope.Steeler 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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i dont think the 'decoy' gimmick is a valid one. he's been in the league long enough for the DCs to know that he sucks and that they dont need to put their best defensive players covering him because he is a threat to scorch them when they least expect it. hey, im all for getting a productive TE on this team. actually, we already have one that gets underutilized. i just cant get excited over a guy that has his career stats thinking that he is going to turn in to gronkowski and such.steelers = 3 ring circus with tomlin being the head clownComment
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Yeah excellent. Let's use Pope as a decoy and leave one of the YMC off the field.
I've met some uneducated Steelers homers in my day, but Slap here takes the cake.Comment
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The "Young Money Crew" (man, I hate that stupid nickname) was stellar between the 20's, but significantly less effective in the red zone (many of Wallace's scores are from long distances, and Brown only has a total 2 TD catches as a pro to his name). I think Pope could be useful in goal line sets, because he offers the ability to be able to block down if we want to try to run it in, or gives Ben a 6'8" target in the end zone if they want to try to pass it in.
As our base set, I want to see 3-wide 11 personnel just as much as you do, but I see value to someone like Pope in a limited role in specialty offensive sets.Steeler 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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How much time did they even see in the redzone as a group between the two TE sets and the need to give Hines a role in the offense even after his overall role was reduced after week 4?Comment
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