Steelers lineman Adams braces for debut as starter

[stillers4me]

Ask a couple of Steelers right tackle alumni -- Max Starks and Willie Colon -- about their first start at that position. It's seared into their memories.

"Tennessee, 2005. Home opener against Kyle Vanden Bosch when he had red contacts in his eyes -- I'd never seen a grown man with red contacts in his eyes," Starks said of the intimidating and ghoulish appearance of Vanden Bosch, a Pro Bowl sack specialist.

Colon's memory is as vivid. "Baltimore on Christmas Eve [2006] -- that was a lot for me ... Their defense was ranked pretty high. Ray Lewis was up for another MVP year. It was a dogfight all the way through."................


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[Devilsdancefloor]

God luck to you mike, you are gonna need it! he is a good run blocker maybe get some good runs behind him and get his confidence up

[zulater]

A better thread title. "Big Ben braces for Adams debut as starter."

[86WARD]

A better thread title. "Big Ben braces for Adams debut as starter."

Thinking the same...lol. It's written like it's some sort of punishment for Adams to be starting...

[GBMelBlount]

A better thread title. "Big Ben braces for Adams debut as starter."

LOL!

Seriously, that made laugh out loud.

[Count Steeler]

Step up Mike. Put your talent and size to use. Good thing, at least Ben will see it coming.

[Craic]

His preseason made me cringe something furious. However, the last couple times he came in, there wasn't the drop off I expected in pass protection. Hopefully he can really come alive this game. It does seem that right tackle is a better place for him than left tackle.

[JayC]

bengals are 2nd in sacks this year so it won't be easy