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stillers4me
05-06-2012, 08:39 AM
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had first-round pick David DeCastro at right guard and second-round pick Mike Adams at left tackle during the first two days of rookie minicamp.

Tomlin said Saturday that not much should be read into where some of the high draft choices are initially slotted.
“We value the concept of position flexibility,” Tomlin said. “You have to start somewhere. These guys who are going to be viable candidates, they are going to have more than one skill set, and of course, we will get to a point where we will see who can do multiple things.”........

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Austin87
05-07-2012, 06:41 AM
Rainey sure doesn't lack confidence, if anything he may be too confident...maybe even a little arrogant.

suitanim
05-07-2012, 08:09 AM
Rainey sure doesn't lack confidence, if anything he may be too confident...maybe even a little arrogant.

Oh, I have a feeling by the end of camp, he'll know his place and be knocked down a peg or two...just a hunch.

BnG_Hevn
05-07-2012, 11:12 AM
Having an "ego" can be good but coming down to Earth is inevitable. Wasn't it Troy Edwards who, on scoring a TD (his first???) opened up his jersey to show a superman emblem or something?