stillers4me
09-12-2010, 06:10 AM
By Scott Brown (sbrown@tribweb.com), PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Maurkice Pouncey's pregame ritual dates to his days at the University of Florida.
Pouncey calls his mother when he wakes up, and Lisa Webster asks, "What time is it?"
"Game time!" Pouncey answers. "I'll call you after the game."
Webster will be in Pittsburgh when she gets the call today. She and her husband, Rob, will be among the almost 70,000 fans who cram into Heinz Field for the Steelers' 1 p.m. season opener against the Atlanta Falcons
Pouncey, according to team archives, is the first Steelers rookie center to open the season as a starter. He'll also become the first rookie offensive lineman to start the opener since Marvel Smith at right tackle in 2000.
How Pouncey and the Steelers arrived at this point was summed up in five words by offensive line coach Sean Kugler: "The kid gets the game."..................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_699128.html
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Maurkice Pouncey's pregame ritual dates to his days at the University of Florida.
Pouncey calls his mother when he wakes up, and Lisa Webster asks, "What time is it?"
"Game time!" Pouncey answers. "I'll call you after the game."
Webster will be in Pittsburgh when she gets the call today. She and her husband, Rob, will be among the almost 70,000 fans who cram into Heinz Field for the Steelers' 1 p.m. season opener against the Atlanta Falcons
Pouncey, according to team archives, is the first Steelers rookie center to open the season as a starter. He'll also become the first rookie offensive lineman to start the opener since Marvel Smith at right tackle in 2000.
How Pouncey and the Steelers arrived at this point was summed up in five words by offensive line coach Sean Kugler: "The kid gets the game."..................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_699128.html