Ben and James Conner were doing pass catching drills BEFORE he was drafted

[feltdizz]

They have the same agent representation so they were in Cali doing pass catching drills. James is already familiar with Ben's spials and has good hands in this tape.

http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/23628/james-conners-pass-catching-session-with-ben-roethlisberger-forged-steelers-bond

[Real Deal Steel]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flippy]

Nice of Ben to teach him the whole Steelers route tree

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Good thing he didn't sign with someone else!

[flippy]

Conner looks more trim and seems to have better hands than I expected.

[Steel Maniac]

http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/23572/mike-tomlin-to-james-conner-congrats-but-were-not-reimbursing-your-gas-mileage

[feltdizz]

Nice of Ben to teach him the whole Steelers route tree

well, he said Ben taught him the route tree a day AFTER he was drafted

[Oviedo]

Pretty cool video.

Can't express how happy I am we got Conner. IMO he could be the Rocky Blier of his generation

[Northern_Blitz]

well, he said Ben taught him the route tree a day AFTER he was drafted

I took that to mean that he said it in an interview the day after he was drafted, but he was talking about the event that happened before he was drafted.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/23572/mike-tomlin-to-james-conner-congrats-but-were-not-reimbursing-your-gas-mileage

i actually laughed aloud...

[flippy]

I took that to mean that he said it in an interview the day after he was drafted, but he was talking about the event that happened before he was drafted.

that's how I read it too.

[squidkid]

i really hope this kid works out. i have a feeling he will be bell's replacement

[NJ-STEELER]

with that look of determination on his face, i wouldn't bet against the kid

[Oviedo]

with that look of determination on his face, i wouldn't bet against the kid

If he stays healthy he won't fail. Having Bell and Conner is like having Franco and Rocky in their prime. Franco was the star but Rocky had several good years (1976 both over 1,000 yards) running the ball and like Bell and Conner they had different running styles.

[Steel Maniac]

Bell hasn't finished a season healthy yet has he? So Connor may be our closer at the end of the season. Young man, stay ready!!!!