stillers4me
07-29-2013, 08:16 PM
Jarvis Jones and Le'Veon Bell not only earned each other's respect in the backs-on-backers drill, they earned the team's respect during Monday's full-contact scrimmages. Here's the story:
LATROBE – On the first day of real football this season, Mike Tomlin matched his first-round pick against his second-round pick as often as he could, and then he said it was good.
“It’s an easy match,” Tomlin said after his Steelers donned pads for the first time. “I think it is appropriate. I’m sure they will continue to see more of each other.”
Tomlin threw Jarvis Jones (http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=6980741) and Le’Veon Bell (http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=6980454) at each other four times in the backs-on-backers pit. And after they battled to a draw, each received several first-team reps during team scrimmages – and each made a first-team accounting of himself.
“Obviously they want us to be a part of this team and they want to use us this year,” said Jones, the first-round pick. “We’ve got to be ready for it. I think we play our first game in a week and a half from now, so they’re trying to put us in position to learn as much as we can.”
The learning started early in Monday’s practice in the middle of a coaches/front-office/media/fans horde that encircled the running backs and linebackers...........
Read more @ http://pit.scout.com/2/1311157.html
LATROBE – On the first day of real football this season, Mike Tomlin matched his first-round pick against his second-round pick as often as he could, and then he said it was good.
“It’s an easy match,” Tomlin said after his Steelers donned pads for the first time. “I think it is appropriate. I’m sure they will continue to see more of each other.”
Tomlin threw Jarvis Jones (http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=6980741) and Le’Veon Bell (http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=6980454) at each other four times in the backs-on-backers pit. And after they battled to a draw, each received several first-team reps during team scrimmages – and each made a first-team accounting of himself.
“Obviously they want us to be a part of this team and they want to use us this year,” said Jones, the first-round pick. “We’ve got to be ready for it. I think we play our first game in a week and a half from now, so they’re trying to put us in position to learn as much as we can.”
The learning started early in Monday’s practice in the middle of a coaches/front-office/media/fans horde that encircled the running backs and linebackers...........
Read more @ http://pit.scout.com/2/1311157.html