stillers4me
05-11-2011, 10:26 PM
With just seven selections in the recent NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have as many options as usual, so they decided to fill needs instead of taking their usual best player available.
With their final pick in the seventh round, the Steelers selected Texas Tech running back Baron Batch from Texas Tech. While the 5-foot-9, 200-pound Batch probably won’t be a backup to starter Rashard Mendenhall, there’s certainly a special role that he could fill.
Batch averaged 45 catches over his final three seasons with the Red Raiders, so he could be slated to replace free-agent Mewelde Moore as the Steelers’ third-down back. Moore’s status is unknown during the current lockout, and he easily could be lost when that status is lifted..............
Read more @ http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2011/batch-could-be-excellent-third-down-back-for-steelers/
With their final pick in the seventh round, the Steelers selected Texas Tech running back Baron Batch from Texas Tech. While the 5-foot-9, 200-pound Batch probably won’t be a backup to starter Rashard Mendenhall, there’s certainly a special role that he could fill.
Batch averaged 45 catches over his final three seasons with the Red Raiders, so he could be slated to replace free-agent Mewelde Moore as the Steelers’ third-down back. Moore’s status is unknown during the current lockout, and he easily could be lost when that status is lifted..............
Read more @ http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2011/batch-could-be-excellent-third-down-back-for-steelers/