William Gay gone to West Coast Steelers....

[steel striker]

I thought Gay played better this year but, you would have to say he was up & down a lot. Time for the younger guys to step up and, produce.

[steelerdude15]

Excited to see what the Law Firm of Lewis, Allen & Brown will do...

So what a second, we have Young Money and a Law Firm?!?

[SteelGhost]

Bye bye WG, enjoy the West Birds

[GBMelBlount]

Looks like Gay finally bit the pillow on this one...

Good luck in Arizona WG.

We will be absolutley fine.

[zulater]

Keenan Lewis may be the next up on the depth chart to replace departed William Gay at left cornerback, but when we asked Mike Tomlin today how he felt about that position and whether he needed to add anyone, Lewis was not the first name he mentioned.
He cited last year’s two rookie draft picks first.
“There’s a possibility that we could add some competition there but we are excited about the prospects of these young men – Curtis Brown and Cortez Allen,’’ Tomlin said this morning. “We drafted them a year ago with the potential of these things in mind. They’ve been a part of our program and have been given the opportunity to contribute in some ways, on special teams and even in some sub-package defense for Cortez.
“Obviously, it is a step up but I compare it to a similar step up that a guy like LaMarr Woodley had four or five years ago when we lost Clark Haggans in free agency, and we had drafted Woodley a year before. He had 12 months in our program. There was some uneasiness about Woodley at that time, and I don’t think we have any about him now. One or both of these has to step up and step up in a big way, and I anticipate one or both of them doing that.”
A few things here. First, Woodley had a monster rookie season in a reserve role and many thought he should have replaced Haggans that year. Second, Tomlin had to be prodded about whether or not Lewis was in the mix to start at left corner before he mentioned him.
“Certainly he is. He played a lot last year. He is not an unknown commodity in my mind. We are talking about our third cornerback. The way he played sub-package football last year, he logged quite a few snaps.
“From defensive playing time, you have to give the nod to Lewis. He’s been a part of our program longer than the others, but we are going to give all those men the opportunity to earn that position.”

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[Craic]

I still laugh at the fact that people so overlook Gay's contributions to this team as a nickel. Simply put, he was probably one of the best nickel CB's in the game.

Don't let one bad season as the number 2 CB fool anyone, Gay was a very good contributor. Now, with that said, I am really looking forward to seeing what Cortez Allen can do in this year - or whomever gets the position.

[ALLD]

This will be the last time you hear about Gay until we start talking about Brady.

[Craic]

This will be the last time you hear about Gay until we start talking about Brady.

Probably, he wasn't a splash player. Just someone who did a very good job at a number three.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Probably, he wasn't a splash player. Just someone who did a very good job at a number three.

True, but if we call him what he was....a #3 CB, then we should be fine with the thought that Keenan Lewis, Curtis Brown or Cortez Allen can be the #3 AND #2 CB.

I honestly hope Lewis stakes his claim. I stated that when he was drafted, he would be taking over opposite Ike Taylor at CB and I hope this is finally the year.