From Kevin Colbert at the NFL owners meeting...

[stillers4me]

Pittsburgh Steelers‏@steelers
"If there is a player available in free agency, then we have to look at him" Kevin Colbert from AZ, NFL Owners Meetings

Bob Labriola‏@BobLabriola
Colbert also says team hasn't ruled out possibility of bringing CBatch back, even w/ Gradkowski signing.


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Rich Walsh‏@RichieWalsh

Colbert also told me the Steelers are in position to match an offer for Emmanuel Sanders if they choose.

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Bob Labriola‏@BobLabriola
GM Kevin Colbert says Steelers haven't gotten an offer sheet from NE for Sanders. That means Sanders hasn't signed anything.

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Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Kevin Colbert on losing Wallace, Mendenhall, Lewis in free agency: "We'll see. You can argue we lost persons from an 8-8 team."

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Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Colbert on signing Bruce Gradkowski: "He's young.. He still has some productive years. We were trying to get backup who knows our division."

[stillers4me]

Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Colbert says haven't received any official notice that E Sanders has signed offer sheet w NE. Pats have until week before draft to sign RFA

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Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Colbert on if #Steelers need feature RB to replace 34: "We need more production out of RB position than we got last year."

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Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
TE Matt Spaeth will be at Steelers Monday for physical and sign 2 year deal. Still isn't signed despite reports.

[Dwinsgames]

Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Colbert on if #Steelers need feature RB to replace 34: "We need more production out of RB position than we got last year."

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Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
TE Matt Spaeth will be at Steelers Monday for physical and sign 2 year deal. Still isn't signed despite reports.

lets HOPE he fails the physical

[NCSteeler]

Sounds like talk to fill a void in the silence. Saying you signed a qb because he knows your division is just crap. Arguing that Wallace and Lewis loses are ok because they were part of an 8 -8 team is just as much crap. I'd prefer the real story to sound bites. Btw, I'm not upset with the moves other than Lewis.

[Shoes]

Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac[/U]Kevin Colbert on losing Wallace, Mendenhall, Lewis in free agency: "We'll see. You can argue we lost persons from an 8-8 team.

How about the 8-8 coaches who are still there?

[stillers4me]

Bob Labriola‏@BobLabriola
Tomlin on Jason Worilds - I believe he is chomping at the bit to show people what he can do.

[Shoes]

Bob Labriola‏@BobLabriola
Tomlin on Jason Worilds - I believe he is chomping at the bit to show people what he can do.

[Psycho Ward 86]

lol i wanna laugh too but i hope he is. he's going to be such an important part of the defense next season, and he hasnt shown us what he can do yet while healthy AND experienced

[salamander]

At this point I'm just going to wait until the season actually starts. I'm not ready to jump ship and be all doom and gloom like a lot of people seem to be doing already.

[blackngldblood]

lol i wanna laugh too but i hope he is. he's going to be such an important part of the defense next season, and he hasnt shown us what he can do yet while healthy AND experienced

You know who seems to really be chomping at the bit? Adrian Robinson. Look at his twitter account. Dude seems like he is fired up and ready to go!

On the day Harrison was cut. From twitter. "Morning world it's one of those dayz you want this shit more then ever... This maybe my only chance at greatness can't waste it"

[stillers4me]

Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Tomlin on need to find starters, not backups, in FA: "We deal in world of realism. We have constraints w cap that limit those thoughts."

[Shoes]

Gerry Dulac‏@gerrydulac
Tomlin on need to find starters, not backups, in FA: "We deal in world of realism. We have constraints w cap that limit those thoughts."

Well Mike, in that case I hope you did some real soul searching this off season.

[Shoes]

lol i wanna laugh too but i hope he is. he's going to be such an important part of the defense next season, and he hasnt shown us what he can do yet while healthy AND experienced

Exactly....I surely hope does too..... I just don't think I can listen to another year of Tomlin sound bites.

[stillers4me]

On a side note from the owners meeting:

P. Schrager‏@PSchrags
If you're wondering, @priscocbs was the first writer to ask John Fox about his fax machine in the Biltmore lobby. Fox shook his head

[ALLD]

The Pens have a better shot this season to win a cup more so than the Steelers.