Versatility is their calling card

[Galax Steeler]

FORT WORTH, Texas – Even if “the standard is the standard,” the players still have to be capable, or those five words are just another phrase that can look good in a frame to decorate the locker room wall.

The Steelers are just a couple of days away from Super Bowl XLV, and the reasons for that are many. One of those reasons definitely is the ability of their offensive linemen to play multiple positions and still function at a winning level as a group.

Read more:http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Versatility-is-their-calling-card/f8e78832-ab5d-4eeb-a631-6743a85fc832

[HometownGal]

:applaudit: to our OL and particularly, Coach Kugler, for all of the dedication and work he has put into this line and preparing for adversity. This guy is definitely a keeper. :thumbsup:


“It starts early with minicamps and OTAs, where you start training guys to play not only different positions but also to play on the right and left sides,” said Kugler. “These guys have been doing that. When we do drill work, we don’t just separate them by right side and left side, we interchange them. So then when you ask them to step in, hey, move to right guard for a series, it’s not a shock to them. They’ve done it so much that it’s kind of second nature to them. If you train a guy at left tackle and say, hey, get over there and play right tackle, it’s tough. But if you’re doing it consistently throughout practice, and in the offseason when you have a lot of time to spend with these guys …”

[Chidi29]

Love this comment from Kugler.

“We rotated that week during practice leading up to the game, and we also did the same thing before going down to Tampa, because that was a brutally hot game, too. It was neat to see, because the guys who were starting didn’t see it as getting playing time taken away, and the backups really delved into that role. They were excited about it, knowing they were going to be able to play. And it worked out.”

How many other people are going to love to be in this situation? Most see it as a situation you never want to encounter. We see it as another hurdle we want to climb.