stillers4me
01-20-2011, 02:52 PM
Craig Wolfley is one of the most visible Steelers’ experts out there. With his blog posts and podcasts at craigwolfley.com (http://craigwolfley.com/), his work with cohort Tunch Ilkin at ESPN 970 (http://http//www.970espn.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=tunch_wolf.xml), his writings at Steel City Insider (http://pit.scout.com/) and his duties as the Steelers’ sideline reporter, Wolfley is everywhere.He’s also one of the most entertaining and insightful experts around.
And he was nice enough to spend 20 minutes talking offensive line play with the Lounge on Tuesday. As you would expect, he has plenty of opinions about the Steelers’ line play. This isn’t going to be a story as much as an interview because there’s no reason to try to paraphrase someone as quotable and engaging as Wolfley.
When Wolfley saw Ramon Foster slide from guard to tackle as an emergency measure on Saturday, he knew exactly what Foster was going through. Wolfley was a guard for almost his entire career, but as an eight-year veteran he was moved to offensive tackle as an emergency measure. He found it wasn’t an easy transition.
“As a guard, you’re a phone-booth fighter. The angles are much more sheer. At tackle, it’s like being in a parking lot fight. There’s a lot of room to cover. To be playing guard and then switch to tackle in a game is very difficult,” Wolfley said.
As Wolfley saw it, while Saturday’s o-line performance wasn’t perfect he was impressed with how the Steelers’ line held together despite injuries and illness...........
Read more @ http://www.steelerslounge.com/2011/01/craig-wolfley-big-sean-kugler-fan/
And he was nice enough to spend 20 minutes talking offensive line play with the Lounge on Tuesday. As you would expect, he has plenty of opinions about the Steelers’ line play. This isn’t going to be a story as much as an interview because there’s no reason to try to paraphrase someone as quotable and engaging as Wolfley.
When Wolfley saw Ramon Foster slide from guard to tackle as an emergency measure on Saturday, he knew exactly what Foster was going through. Wolfley was a guard for almost his entire career, but as an eight-year veteran he was moved to offensive tackle as an emergency measure. He found it wasn’t an easy transition.
“As a guard, you’re a phone-booth fighter. The angles are much more sheer. At tackle, it’s like being in a parking lot fight. There’s a lot of room to cover. To be playing guard and then switch to tackle in a game is very difficult,” Wolfley said.
As Wolfley saw it, while Saturday’s o-line performance wasn’t perfect he was impressed with how the Steelers’ line held together despite injuries and illness...........
Read more @ http://www.steelerslounge.com/2011/01/craig-wolfley-big-sean-kugler-fan/