stillers4me
09-14-2010, 09:32 PM
NFL Network (http://blogs.nfl.com/category/nfl-network/)
Posted: September 14th, 2010 |
The Pittsburgh Steelers proved in Week 1 they have Dennis Dixon’s back.
During my production meetings as part of the broadcast team for the Steelers-Falcons game (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010091209/2010/REG1/falcons@steelers), I was told seperately by two of the team’s veterans — Hines Ward and James Farrior — that they called upon their teammates to pick up the young quarterback in his second career start.
The defense got together and decided they needed to take responsibility for Dixon, and the game against the Falcons was up to them. In other words, it wasn’t Dixon who had to win the game. While the term “managing” the game is fine, the defense put it upon themselves to help Dixon out.
Ward got his receivers together, and told them it was their job to take responsibility for Dixon. They told Dixon he didn’t have to be precise in his throws or be perfect against the Falcons, but that it was their job to adjust to the ball and go get it........
http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/14/steelers-took-responsibility-to-pick-up-dixon/
Posted: September 14th, 2010 |
The Pittsburgh Steelers proved in Week 1 they have Dennis Dixon’s back.
During my production meetings as part of the broadcast team for the Steelers-Falcons game (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010091209/2010/REG1/falcons@steelers), I was told seperately by two of the team’s veterans — Hines Ward and James Farrior — that they called upon their teammates to pick up the young quarterback in his second career start.
The defense got together and decided they needed to take responsibility for Dixon, and the game against the Falcons was up to them. In other words, it wasn’t Dixon who had to win the game. While the term “managing” the game is fine, the defense put it upon themselves to help Dixon out.
Ward got his receivers together, and told them it was their job to take responsibility for Dixon. They told Dixon he didn’t have to be precise in his throws or be perfect against the Falcons, but that it was their job to adjust to the ball and go get it........
http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/09/14/steelers-took-responsibility-to-pick-up-dixon/