GBMelBlount
10-01-2014, 08:34 PM
PITTSBURGH -- Stephon Tuitt didn’t try to hide a wide smile on Wednesday afternoon and for good reason.
Tuitt
“I literally felt like 90 percent of the plays I was in, I did right,” the rookie defensive end said. “That alone shows progress.”
Tuitt has played sparingly on defense through the first quarter of the season and when asked if a light went on for him during the Steelers’ first practice of the week, he said, “Kind of. I know I can play. What’s holding me back is not knowing the plays. When I start knowing the plays I’ll help my team. Just like anybody in a new system, it’s going to hit sooner or later.”
The sooner the better for Tuitt.
The Steelers, too.
Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau said before the start of the season that he expected the immensely talented Tuitt to get significant playing time.
That hasn’t materialized as Brett Keisel, who re-signed with the Steelers six weeks ago, has played in a rotation with starting defensive ends Cameron Heyward and Cam Thomas over Tuitt.
http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/9492/steelers-stephon-tuitt-says-light-is-starting-to-come-on
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-Q0JmWjj0
Tuitt
“I literally felt like 90 percent of the plays I was in, I did right,” the rookie defensive end said. “That alone shows progress.”
Tuitt has played sparingly on defense through the first quarter of the season and when asked if a light went on for him during the Steelers’ first practice of the week, he said, “Kind of. I know I can play. What’s holding me back is not knowing the plays. When I start knowing the plays I’ll help my team. Just like anybody in a new system, it’s going to hit sooner or later.”
The sooner the better for Tuitt.
The Steelers, too.
Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau said before the start of the season that he expected the immensely talented Tuitt to get significant playing time.
That hasn’t materialized as Brett Keisel, who re-signed with the Steelers six weeks ago, has played in a rotation with starting defensive ends Cameron Heyward and Cam Thomas over Tuitt.
http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/9492/steelers-stephon-tuitt-says-light-is-starting-to-come-on
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-Q0JmWjj0