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hawaiiansteeler
08-03-2015, 07:51 PM
Steelers Notebook: Pouncey Back To Work

Aug 03, 2015
Jim Wexell
Publisher SteelCityInsider.net

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Maurkice Pouncey is back, but Senquez Golson may miss the year. Those reports and practice highlights to go.

LATROBE -- Can a center actually add swagger to a football team?

"If it's Maurkice Pouncey, certainly," said Mike Tomlin.

Pouncey was activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list yesterday and participated in his first practice with the Pittsburgh Steelers this training camp. The four-time Pro Bowl center was on the PUP list with a right foot sprain, but came back Monday and performed in half of the team scrimmages.

Not that he was much of a factor his first day out, but the offense no doubt appreciated his return.

"Besides the fact that he's a really good player," Tomlin said, "he's a good leader, he's a good communicator, and that's a significant component of that position, to create clarity just prior to the snap with what he's able to do above the neck. And obviously his skills after the snap are what they are."

The ripple effect had Cody Wallace moving back to second-team center between rookie guards Miles Dieffenbach and B.J. Finney.

Ramon Foster was also missing from the first-team line and Chris Hubbard moved in to replace him.

PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS

* The defense was on its game in the two-point conversion drill. Rookie TE Jesse James caught the only successful conversion pass. Rookie safety Gerod Holliman broke up the seventh and final attempt.

* Rookie Shakim Phillips seems to make a quality play every day. The 6-3 WR cut sharply to get open against rookie safety Isaiah Lewis and then cut sharply to score.

* Lewis, No. 37, came back with an interception on the next play as Lewis' position coach, Carnell Lake, looked on approvingly. A fan yelled to Lewis, "You look like Carnell Lake out there!" And old No. 37 himself smiled widely.

* In the run-heavy first scrimmage, QB Landry Jones faked a handoff and threw to Heath Miller running free down the middle of the field. Miller gained approximately 50 yards on the play.

* Rookie RB Jawon Chisholm cut around the end for a 15-yard gain thanks to blocks from rookie guards Finney and Dieffenbach.

* ILB Terence Garvin rocked rookie RB Cameron Stingily in the hole and caused a fumble.

* OLB Arthur Moats submarined Chisholm and the severity and suddenness of the hit shocked onlookers. But Chisholm got up and walked it off.

* Cortez Allen is no doubt getting better working against Antonio Brown every practice. Allen ran deep with Brown to break up one pass, but Brown got even in red-zone work by cutting out and back sharply to give the QB a slight window at the pylon, and Brown got his feet down for the score. "No! No! No!" shouted Allen.

* Working with the third team, new CB Brandon Boykin broke up what looked to be a touchdown pass to Sammie Coates at the goal line.

MEDICAL REPORT

It was the sixth consecutive practice in pads for the Steelers so there were many players out of action Monday: Matt Spaeth, Ben Roethlisberger, DeAngelo Williams, Josh Harris, Martavis Bryant, Markus Wheaton, Shamarko Thomas, Ross Ventrone, Mike Mitchell, James Harrison, Daniel McCullers ("minor hamstring") and Foster.

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86WARD
08-03-2015, 08:57 PM
I'd rather see Pouncey back and Golson out for the season than vice versa...to be honest...

salamander
08-03-2015, 09:35 PM
I'd rather see Pouncey back and Golson out for the season than vice versa...to be honest...

I don't think there's a single person on the board who would disagree with that.

Steeldude
08-04-2015, 04:26 AM
Pouncey and his foot/ankle sprains. Maybe it's time to do a better tape job or wear a brace.

86WARD
08-04-2015, 04:30 AM
I don't think there's a single person on the board who would disagree with that.

Yeah kinda obvious right? Lol,,,