If you believe in rumors....

[Mister Pittsburgh]

I don't get the love loss for Starks either. Not a trouble maker, doesn't make the news, well spoken, always represented the Steelers well and he's a decent to very good player at the tackle and guard spots.
I understand Harrison being shown the door. I don't understand how they felt Colon was so valuable and Starks isn't. Maybe this is why Ben pops off once in a while, he might nt understand the back door politics either.

I know someone that hangs out with Starks and he says Tomlin never liked him. I think Tomlin has a huge ego. Max never needed football to be rich and successful as he is a very smart person. Was voted young mortician of the year for the state of Florida as a teenager. Maybe Tomlin wants to feel intellectually superior to the players and having a guy around that can use bigger words than him is a dent to his ego.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

More fascinating than what Starks has done is what he's into. Starks, at 6-foot-8, 345 pounds, is the former president of the Florida Junior Morticians Association.


"I saw my first dead body when I was 4," Starks said. "The toy room wasn't far from the morgue in my grandma's house. When I got older, I'd do pickups, go to hospices or morgues in the Kissimmee area. You move the body onto a cot and roll the body into the hearse. No big deal, really. I learned at a young age."


It's no wonder Starks hasn't panicked against the likes of Mississippi State, Georgia and Florida State this season. It's almost impossible to faze Starks, who instead shocks you with his passion for Phantom of the Opera, Faust and Beethoven.


Starks hopes to be a doctor, but a first-round draft choice is more likely. After all, six of his family members, including father Ross Browner, have played in the NFL.

[url]http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-11-25/sports/0111250143_1_starks-last-season-max-starks-mike-pearson[/url]

[kindlecatsb'ng]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting. He has always appeared very articulate to me in listening to him speak.

Kindle

[SidSmythe]

Starks will be back unless the team really believes that either GILBERT or ADAMS will start at LT.
Starks has been available for 2 straight years with no teams showing interest. Don't think that will change this offseason

[Mister Pittsburgh]

Starks will be back unless the team really believes that either GILBERT or ADAMS will start at LT.
Starks has been available for 2 straight years with no teams showing interest. Don't think that will change this offseason

Not so sure about that. He was coming off injuries each of the past two seasons leaving questions. He enters this offseason coming off a very good and injury free season. Steelers would be smart to sign him early on and leave Gilbert and Adams to fight it out at RT.

[SidSmythe]

Not so sure about that. He was coming off injuries each of the past two seasons leaving questions. He enters this offseason coming off a very good and injury free season. Steelers would be smart to sign him early on and leave Gilbert and Adams to fight it out at RT.

With our cap situation I don't see that happening.
Our only hope of bringing Starks back is if he gets no interest and comes back on another minimum contract.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

With our cap situation I don't see that happening.
Our only hope of bringing Starks back is if he gets no interest and comes back on another minimum contract.

The way the Pats and Giants tried to rebuild was to go young on defense, especially the secondaries, and score more points. Seems to have worked for one team and have mixed results for the other.

[lloydroid]

I know someone that hangs out with Starks and he says Tomlin never liked him. I think Tomlin has a huge ego. Max never needed football to be rich and successful as he is a very smart person. Was voted young mortician of the year for the state of Florida as a teenager. Maybe Tomlin wants to feel intellectually superior to the players and having a guy around that can use bigger words than him is a dent to his ego.

Interesting. That makes some sense. It never seems appropriate, in how much the Steelers don't seem to value Max.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

Interesting. That makes some sense. It never seems appropriate, in how much the Steelers don't seem to value Max.

We treat Max like we have a pro bowl caliber LT pushing him out the door, and then you look and we have Trai Essex, Gilbert, Jonathan Scott, Mike Adams, and other crappy or totally unproven options and wonder WTF the Steelers are thinking. Then we have other players that do have top draft picks waiting behind them and they can stay as long as they want.

[NorthCoast]

I believe Starks will be resigned to a long term contract, but I think Harrison may not return unless he is willing to drastically cut his pay. Gotta make room for young guys in the cap and I am sure he understands this. Now the question; is he willing to take one for the team who rewarded him with the largest contract for a LB in team history a few years ago?

[Oviedo]

I believe Starks will be resigned to a long term contract, but I think Harrison may not return unless he is willing to drastically cut his pay. Gotta make room for young guys in the cap and I am sure he understands this. Now the question; is he willing to take one for the team who rewarded him with the largest contract for a LB in team history a few years ago?

I agree. Ben will lobby hard for Starks. Harrison proved he can give you some good games but the dominance he had is gone forever. He would need to take a major pay cut to stay around down to the $2-3M range.

[supersteeler]

The Steelers might not sign him, then after lets say the third game when Ben looks like Mike tyson knocked him out, Starks will be back at LT saving the Steelers once again.

[jj28west]

That is interesting.

I know someone that hangs out with Starks and he says Tomlin never liked him. I think Tomlin has a huge ego. Max never needed football to be rich and successful as he is a very smart person. Was voted young mortician of the year for the state of Florida as a teenager. Maybe Tomlin wants to feel intellectually superior to the players and having a guy around that can use bigger words than him is a dent to his ego.

[squidkid]

harrision is gone and should be unless he is willing to play for a miliion or two.
i would like to keep starks at a decent price but at some point you have to let your early round draft picks play.
troy should be asked to take a huge cut and play on an incentive laden contract
we are just plain screwed with woodley contract, colons too!

[ikestops85]

harrision is gone and should be unless he is willing to play for a miliion or two.
i would like to keep starks at a decent price but at some point you have to let your early round draft picks play.
troy should be asked to take a huge cut and play on an incentive laden contract
we are just plain screwed with woodley contract, colons too!

A million or two?

What are you talking about? Harrison may not be what he once was but he certainly isn't a has-been. The guy is still one of the top backers in the league and you won't touch him for less than 5 million a year ... nor should you.