stillers4me
09-15-2013, 10:42 AM
Last year, in his first full season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, reserve defensive lineman Al Woods played all of 30 snaps on defense. In the season opener last Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, Woods, a former fourth-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints, played a third of that 2012 amount and he will likely surpass that number by the time the team reaches their bye week.
"Al is in our rotation now. He is going to get his snaps," said Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau on Thursday. "He virtually has the role that Steve McLendon had last year. Like Chris Hoke did for us, Al can play end and nose. He’s a valuable guy for us. He played well against Tennessee. We are going to give him snaps, particularly early in the season when the weather is hot. It’s good to roll your linemen if you have the people you can roll with.".......
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"Al is in our rotation now. He is going to get his snaps," said Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau on Thursday. "He virtually has the role that Steve McLendon had last year. Like Chris Hoke did for us, Al can play end and nose. He’s a valuable guy for us. He played well against Tennessee. We are going to give him snaps, particularly early in the season when the weather is hot. It’s good to roll your linemen if you have the people you can roll with.".......
read more @ http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/09/al-woods-dividends-steelers-defensive-line-rotatation/