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stillers4me
08-03-2014, 10:15 AM
Let’s begin with a couple of facts, as of today:

Vince Williams (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/vince-williams/1a43b14f-2f77-46b7-af1f-7eacffb085bf/) is having an excellent training camp. Ryan Shazier (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ryan-shazier/7e3347f2-0be9-4413-bca3-b929f03e18a3/) is the starting inside linebacker next to Lawrence Timmonshttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/lawrence-timmons/afc86dd7-633e-4e37-a4da-5f089a96b666/).

Last season, when the dust settled following Larry Foote’s season-ending biceps injury in the opener against Tennessee, Williams, a rookie sixth-round pick, emerged as the replacement starter. He started 11 games and finished with 42 tackles. Five months after Williams’ rookie season ended, the Steelers used a first-round pick on another inside linebacker and Coach Mike Tomlin promptly inserted the newbie into the starting lineup during the first OTA, into the starting lineup at what had been Williams’ spot...........

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