stillers4me
08-19-2010, 05:26 AM
By Mark Kaboly (mkaboly@dailynewsemail.com), TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Al Everest has been a special teams coach in the NFL long enough to quickly identify a problem.
Actually, you don't have to be a veteran coach of 13 seasons to figure out that the Steelers' kickoff coverage unit was putrid a season ago.
The Steelers allowed a league-high four kickoff returns for touchdowns within a span of five games, two of which directly cost them a chance at victory - an 18-12 loss to Cincinnati and a 27-24 overtime defeat to Kansas City a week later. Without even looking at the film, Everest, hired in January to replace Bob Ligashesky, knew exactly where the breakdown was...............................................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_695465.html
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Al Everest has been a special teams coach in the NFL long enough to quickly identify a problem.
Actually, you don't have to be a veteran coach of 13 seasons to figure out that the Steelers' kickoff coverage unit was putrid a season ago.
The Steelers allowed a league-high four kickoff returns for touchdowns within a span of five games, two of which directly cost them a chance at victory - an 18-12 loss to Cincinnati and a 27-24 overtime defeat to Kansas City a week later. Without even looking at the film, Everest, hired in January to replace Bob Ligashesky, knew exactly where the breakdown was...............................................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_695465.html