stillers4me
07-27-2013, 09:42 AM
Call it a Larry Foote promise rather than a Joe Namath-like guarantee.
Six months after following a pair of 12-4 seasons by sitting out the playoffs, the Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) reported to training camp Friday amid an unusual backdrop. And it wasn't the steamy deep-in-the-valley practice fields of St. Vincent that can separate wannabe NFL players from the real ones — as they will starting Saturday.
Rather, there wasn't the usual opening-day crush of national media or questions about Super Bowl runs or All-Pro awards or huge expectations. For now, the Steelers are being perceived in a different light — an 8-8 team that probably might not be much better in a rugged AFC North that features Super Bowl winner Baltimore.
“It's quiet around here,” safety Ryan Clark said, commenting about the lack of buzz that commonly accompanies a Steelers camp opening. “Nobody's expecting us to do too much.”
Foote is. And the man who calls the defensive signals felt it was too passive and peaceful...................
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4401982-74/steelers-camp-foote#ixzz2aFzs7ELV
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Six months after following a pair of 12-4 seasons by sitting out the playoffs, the Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) reported to training camp Friday amid an unusual backdrop. And it wasn't the steamy deep-in-the-valley practice fields of St. Vincent that can separate wannabe NFL players from the real ones — as they will starting Saturday.
Rather, there wasn't the usual opening-day crush of national media or questions about Super Bowl runs or All-Pro awards or huge expectations. For now, the Steelers are being perceived in a different light — an 8-8 team that probably might not be much better in a rugged AFC North that features Super Bowl winner Baltimore.
“It's quiet around here,” safety Ryan Clark said, commenting about the lack of buzz that commonly accompanies a Steelers camp opening. “Nobody's expecting us to do too much.”
Foote is. And the man who calls the defensive signals felt it was too passive and peaceful...................
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4401982-74/steelers-camp-foote#ixzz2aFzs7ELV
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