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stillers4me
12-15-2013, 10:27 AM
Life in the NFL is a myriad of moving parts, a cacophony of adjustments where defenses change alignments, coverages adapt to tendencies and players change positions.

It is not uncommon, for example, for a defensive end in college to be moved to outside linebacker in the NFL, a practice the Steelers have embraced for years. Nor is it out of the ordinary for a cornerback in the latter stages of his career to move to safety, something Rod Woodson and Ronnie Lott each did in their Hall of Fame careers. Tackles move to guard, tight ends become wide receivers, quarterbacks become running backs. Move, move, move.

But it is not every day when a highly decorated safety who has been selected to seven Pro Bowls moves to linebacker. Inside linebacker, no less, where the traffic and confluence of 300-pound-plus linemen is at its greatest and nastiest.

But, then, Troy Polamalu is not your every-day player................


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/12/15/Steelers-Polamalu-still-has-tricks-up-his-sleeve/stories/201312150117#ixzz2nYsC4AJk

ALLD
12-15-2013, 02:18 PM
Can he snap the ball without grabbing somebody's crotch?