Young corners learn on the fly with Steelers

[stillers4me]

Curtis Brown considers himself a documentary freak, especially when it is anything regarding the Mayans and the 2012 phenomenon.

Brown doesn’t believe the end of the world is coming, but he believes 2012 could be the beginning of a new age … for the Steelers’ secondary.

The Steelers used consecutive picks in last year’s draft on cornerbacks, selecting Brown in the third round and Cortez Allen in the fourth, with the idea that they might eventually solidify what has long been viewed as the defense’s biggest weakness.

A year later, Allen and Brown have put together two solid weeks of training camp, and have legitimate shots of being in the starting lineup when the Steelers open the season Sept. 9 in Denver. That comes with a caveat — they need to stay healthy............

read more @ http://triblive.com/sports/2355034-8...amp-cornerback

[GBMelBlount]

I am actually pretty excited about the prospects of a great cornerback emerging here along side Taylor.

We have three very talented players (Allen, Lewis and Brown) all competing at cornerback and arguably no clear favorites.

[Austin87]

I am actually pretty excited about the prospects of a great cornerback emerging here along side Taylor.

We have three very talented players (keenan, Lewis and Brown) all competing at cornerback and arguably no clear favorites.

Exciting times.