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stillers4me
11-02-2010, 04:12 PM
Tuesday, 02 November 2010 15:19
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The Steelers let a player drafted on the fourth round go and signed a player drafted on the third round.
The team today signed linebacker Chris Ellis to their practice squad. Buffalo drafted him in the third round in 2008 and waived him Oct. 11. He played the same position, defensive end, at Virginia Tech before Jason Worilds played it there. He also hails from Mike Tomlin’s home area, Hampton, Virginia. Apparently, Ellis could not adjust to outside linebacker this year in Buffalo’s new 3-4 defense. The Steelers will give him more time to do so.........
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MULLDOG24
11-02-2010, 04:18 PM
Ok I don't care where this dude is from we should have held onto Gibson WTF!!!

Psycho Ward 86
11-02-2010, 04:53 PM
Ok I don't care where this dude is from we should have held onto Gibson WTF!!!

Give him a chance, at least he actually made the team every year he's been in the league. And he's played 15 games and started 1, albeit for the Bills.

Burghfan58
11-02-2010, 05:07 PM
Ok I don't care where this dude is from we should have held onto Gibson WTF!!!

The Steelers didn't let Gibson go. They hoped he would clear waivers and were going to resign him to the practice squad. They had no choice because of the injury to Smith. They needed to bring up Mcclendon for depth purposes.

HollywoodSteel
11-02-2010, 05:43 PM
I guess Gibson was picked up by the 49ers.

HollywoodSteel
11-02-2010, 05:47 PM
We're already silly with outside linebackers. Wasn't there someone out there who could be groomed for 3-4 DE?

Galax Steeler
11-03-2010, 03:52 AM
It is just the way things are in football I hated to see Gibson go but that is the way it is they got Ellis to fill back in for him he will probably see the field no more then Gibson did but he will be there if an injury comes about.

Steely McSmash
11-03-2010, 11:31 AM
By silly you mean we have 1 backup?

I really wish they'd let go of Madison or one of the mediocre interior linemen. GIbson looked good in preseason.

SteelerFanInStl
11-03-2010, 01:35 PM
The Steelers didn't let Gibson go. They hoped he would clear waivers and were going to resign him to the practice squad. They had no choice because of the injury to Smith. They needed to bring up Mcclendon for depth purposes.

Yes they did. When you put a player on waivers, that's letting him go. They also had a choice. They could've waived any of a number of other players. Only time will tell whether or not it was a mistake.