Harris: Age taking toll on Steelers defense

[stillers4me]

By John Harris (jharris@tribweb.com), PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

They say football is a young man's game. The Steelers say otherwise.

The NFL's No. 5 ranked defense is also one of the oldest.

At the start of the season, seven members of the Steelers' defense were 30 or older. It was wishful thinking to expect all seven to make it through the year intact.

Starting defensive end Aaron Smith, 34, has missed five games with a triceps injury. He is expected to return this season. It isn't a good sign that Smith missed 11 games last season with a torn rotator cuff, after missing the final three regular-season games and a playoff game in 2007 with a torn biceps. That's a troubling trifecta. Smith earns his living with his arms and shoulders.

Smith's level of play is exceptional -- when he plays..........

Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_711475.html

[smokin3000gt]

So the guy writes an article about how our D is all beat up cause their old and finishes it with a 'They've been great, they're still great. It doesn't matter that their old cause old is in'. Does that mean the arguments offset?

[Psycho Ward 86]

Starting defensive end Aaron Smith, 34, has missed five games with a triceps injury. He is expected to return this season.


WHOA WHOA WHOA. For real???

[Devilsdancefloor]

Starting defensive end Aaron Smith, 34, has missed five games with a triceps injury. He is expected to return this season.


WHOA WHOA WHOA. For real???

yup for the play off push and well i hope he doesnt hurry back that is why we cut gibson instead of putting him on IR

[fansince'76]

The continuing pussification of the league is taking a bigger toll.