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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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...and in other news, Tim Tebow is going to spring training with the Mets. We should have signed him when we had the chance....2019 MNFE CHAMPIONComment
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or OLB??????sigpicComment
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Or hitem with the hein!2019 Mock
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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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can he punt?Steelers 27
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Can he suck? The answer is YES!Comment
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I wish I knew how good Cockrell really is before I started this thread....
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ONE THAT GOT AWAY: Cornerback Ross Cockrell returns to Buffalo on Sunday when the Steelers visit the Bills.
Had things worked out as Bills head coach Rex Ryan initially intended, Cockrell would already be there.
Cockrell played seven games for the Bills in 2014 as a rookie fourth-round pick from Duke.
Ryan arrived in 2015 and, with Cockrell battling an injury in the preseason, came up with a plan.
"We had a scrimmage and he got hurt," Ryan remembered. "I think he might have played in one preseason game and I get the brilliant idea of, 'Hey, maybe we should stash him on the practice squad.'
"I thought nobody had tape on him and all that. Unfortunately for us, Pittsburgh picks him up. We were excited about him. I thought it made perfect sense that we could get him on the practice squad. Well, that never happened."
Cockrell was released by the Bills on Aug. 31, 2015.
The Steelers signed him on Sept. 5, 2015.
"I ended up here and I'm excited to be here," Cockrell said. "Buffalo was a great experience for me. They gave me my first opportunity in the NFL, I'm forever grateful for that. But now I'm a Pittsburgh Steeler and we have a standard to represent."
Ryan remembers Cockrell and Cockrell remembers Ryan.
"I was never there with (defensive coordinator) Rob (Ryan), but Buddy Ryan was somebody who was mentioned regularly," Cokrell recalled. "And obviously he's very famous for the things he did in the NFL. They grew up around good defensive football and they continue to run that system even today.
"'Run to the ball' is probably everybody's first commandment of defense. It's been a year since I was there so I don't know what they're saying now. But while I was there they really wanted to create turnovers, and that's similar to what we do here."
Head coach Mike Tomlin characterized Cockrell this week as a young player who has benefitted from the experience he's gleaned this season.
"I would imagine that if you asked him to describe his level of football intellect or understanding at this juncture, it's much more than it was Week One," Tomlin said.
Cockrell concurred.
"I think I've evolved just with experience, being able to get on the field, demonstrate what I can do," he said. "I don't think much has changed but I've been able to learn the NFL game and what it takes to succeed."
And that would be?
"Persistence and some good luck and athletic ability," Cockrell said.
http://m.steelers.com/s/30890/134?itemPos=1Last edited by SteelCrazy; 12-07-2016, 10:05 PM.2019 Mock
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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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Ross Cockrell signs RFA tender with Steelers
Posted by Josh Alper on April 18, 2017, 7:41 AM EDT
Ross Cockrell started every game at cornerback for the Steelers last season, but that didn’t lead the team to give him more than the lowest tender offer as a restricted free agent.
That left Cockrell available to sign an offer sheet with another team as long as they were willing to hand over a fourth-round pick to Pittsburgh in the event the Steelers didn’t match the offer. No one took the bait through Monday, however, and Cockrell will be remaining with the Steelers for the 2017 season.
Cockrell had until April 21 to sign with another team, but called an early end to life on the semi-open market on Monday by signing his tender with the Steelers. He’ll make $1.797 million in 2017 as a result.
Cockrell had 62 tackles and 14 passes defensed for the Steelers in 2016, which was his second year in Pittsburgh after opening his career as a Bills draft pick.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/04/18/ross-cockrell-signs-rfa-tender-with-steelers/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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