For now, I assume it will be Essex. However, it does make it more likely Starks will start the season at LT.
For now, I assume it will be Essex. However, it does make it more likely Starks will start the season at LT.
That will hurt Adams, those two weeks are valuable in improving his game
Ive said it all along that decastro is gonna end up being the better draft choice
Because people, especially some Steelers fans, expect perfection from every player if they are on the field from Ben Roethlisberger to the last guy to make the practice squad.
Adams was a second round pick, these days second rounders are expected to either start immediately or be good enough if they end up playing. Expectations have gone up for many rookies on the Steelers due the performances of guys like Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, and Marcus Gilbert. None of those guys were first round picks and two of them are Pro Bowl players (Wallace & Brown), Sanders has shown that he can be a very good player (when healthy), and Gilbert showed last year to be a good tackle.
Adams missed most of the offseason work due to Ohio State being on a quarters system he couldn't participate in anything other than the first rookie camp.
He needs reps, coaching, and experience in games to catch up. This was his first time in a game in the NFL. Preseason or not, you cannot replicate game speed in practice.
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