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LLT
10-25-2012, 05:57 AM
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Mark Kaboly
October 24, 2012,


Ask anyone in the Steelers’ locker room to describe Willie Colon, and eventually they will refer to him as a mauler.

Probably because that’s what he is.

That was one reason the Steelers moved Colon, one of their most experienced tackles, to a position he never played — left guard — during the spring.

They were looking for more physicality, more aggressiveness, more violence.

“I like Willie’s violence,” offensive line coach Sean Kugler said with a smile.

That’s what Colon gave the Steelers against the Bengals, and that wasn’t more evident than a seemingly innocuous 2-yard Baron Batch run midway through the second quarter.

Colon pulled left to right, met rookie linebacker Vontaze Burfict in the hole and drove him back.

Colon continued through the whistle and ended up on top of Burfict.

Fellow guard Ramon Foster joked by saying it looked “like a killer whale on top of a seal,” but veteran tackle Max Starks viewed it as the mentality the unit has to have.


Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/2832222-85/colon-guard-steelers-violence-willie-block-position-season-kugler-lot#ixzz2AJ7HvdT3

oneforthetoe
10-25-2012, 09:52 AM
like a killer whale on top of a seal,”

That's actually a pretty good one.

fansince'76
10-25-2012, 10:40 AM
“I like Willie’s violence,” offensive line coach Sean Kugler said with a smile.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb136/garyb12001/goodellstalin.jpg

There's no room for that in today's game! $100K FINE!

tube517
10-25-2012, 10:50 AM
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb136/garyb12001/goodellstalin.jpg

There's no room for that in today's game! $100K FINE!

:nono: Kugler will be sitting with Sean Peyton in timeout. Can't have that type of talk.

Craic
10-25-2012, 01:34 PM
Come on FS - you know how different that is to the Saint's situation or to cracking someone on the head.

I think you're taking the whole Commissioner issue too seriously - let me help you lighten up.











http://www.banklawyersblog.com/.a/6a00d8341c652b53ef017616adb883970c-800wi

I KNOW you smirked! :chuckle:

ALLD
10-25-2012, 02:56 PM
Goes to show Colon will hold anybody, anywhere and at anytime.

Steeldude
10-26-2012, 06:28 AM
That's the best they could come up with to drum up a compliment for Colon? Kemo was just as violent, if not more.

GBMelBlount
10-26-2012, 06:33 AM
That's the best they could come up with to drum up a compliment for Colon? Kemo was just as violent, if not more.

I would say colon is more spastic than violent.

Edman
10-26-2012, 08:01 AM
Kemo was never "violent". He was just a spastic meathead.

Craic
10-26-2012, 01:09 PM
That's the best they could come up with to drum up a compliment for Colon? Kemo was just as violent, if not more.

No, Kemo was mean - but not necessarily violent. On top of that, his temper lead him to doing things that got penalties - Colon's violence drives him to make an outstanding block. There's quite a difference between the two. I also notice that Colon has been penalty free the last two weeks.

Steeldude
10-26-2012, 02:46 PM
I would say colon is more spastic than violent.

Agreed. I guess some people find dry-humping a LB to be violent. Perhaps the holds are violent. Colon hasn't been overly impressive so far.

GodfatherofSoul
10-26-2012, 05:14 PM
Colon still got bull-rushed right into Ben's grill for a sack.