stillers4me
08-01-2015, 07:29 AM
For almost a decade, Joey Porter helped define the signature position of the post-Chuck Noll Steelers' identity.
Now he has been tasked with bringing it back to its former glory.
“The (legacy) of the outside linebackers in this defense has been historic,” said Porter, the first man with a title of specifically coaching the position for the Steelers. “Year after year, we have always had great ones.
“Our position is held in a different regard than any other position on the defense.”
From 1999-2006, Porter epitomized the image of the Steelers while filling the prototype of one of the NFL's glamour defensive roles of the past two decades: Steelers outside linebacker..........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/8801748-74/porter-steelers-coach#ixzz3hZ8yxwCy
Now he has been tasked with bringing it back to its former glory.
“The (legacy) of the outside linebackers in this defense has been historic,” said Porter, the first man with a title of specifically coaching the position for the Steelers. “Year after year, we have always had great ones.
“Our position is held in a different regard than any other position on the defense.”
From 1999-2006, Porter epitomized the image of the Steelers while filling the prototype of one of the NFL's glamour defensive roles of the past two decades: Steelers outside linebacker..........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/8801748-74/porter-steelers-coach#ixzz3hZ8yxwCy