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08-09-2010, 05:47 PM
Goal-line drill gets Steelers players, coaches excited
By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 9, 2010
Last updated: 12:41 pm
The sound of helmets and bodies crashing into one another seemed just a little more amplified. Players had to untangle themselves from one another after every dead ball. There was even a disputed touchdown.
The Steelers successfully simulated the regular season during a seven-play sequence at the end of practice yesterday. The much-anticipated goal-line drill yielded a winner but not much in the way of conclusions.
The defense did get the better of the offense, making four stops from their 1-yard line while allowing just three touchdowns.
Isaac Redman, Jonathan Dwyer and Dwayne Wright all bulled into the end zone to give the offense a 3-2 advantage in the goal line drill. The defense responded with back-to-back stops to claim bragging rights on the day that featured the first live hitting of training camp.
"I liked the overall energy," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "It was a very physical period, and that's a great way to begin. By no means were we going to throw the ball."
The drill that is one of the highlights at camp -- the Steelers are expected to do it again before leaving St. Vincent College -- seemed to affirm how wide open the competition is for a short-yardage running back.
Four running backs got carries, and Frank Summers may have gotten a crack during the goal-line drill had he not missed practice because of a concussion. Tomlin also said that starting running back Rashard Mendenhall is "absolutely" a candidate to be the Steelers' short-yardage back.
It is especially critical for the Steelers to find someone reliable to fill that role since they struggled in that area last season
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_694055.html
By Scott Brown, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 9, 2010
Last updated: 12:41 pm
The sound of helmets and bodies crashing into one another seemed just a little more amplified. Players had to untangle themselves from one another after every dead ball. There was even a disputed touchdown.
The Steelers successfully simulated the regular season during a seven-play sequence at the end of practice yesterday. The much-anticipated goal-line drill yielded a winner but not much in the way of conclusions.
The defense did get the better of the offense, making four stops from their 1-yard line while allowing just three touchdowns.
Isaac Redman, Jonathan Dwyer and Dwayne Wright all bulled into the end zone to give the offense a 3-2 advantage in the goal line drill. The defense responded with back-to-back stops to claim bragging rights on the day that featured the first live hitting of training camp.
"I liked the overall energy," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "It was a very physical period, and that's a great way to begin. By no means were we going to throw the ball."
The drill that is one of the highlights at camp -- the Steelers are expected to do it again before leaving St. Vincent College -- seemed to affirm how wide open the competition is for a short-yardage running back.
Four running backs got carries, and Frank Summers may have gotten a crack during the goal-line drill had he not missed practice because of a concussion. Tomlin also said that starting running back Rashard Mendenhall is "absolutely" a candidate to be the Steelers' short-yardage back.
It is especially critical for the Steelers to find someone reliable to fill that role since they struggled in that area last season
read more
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_694055.html