Looks like Munch has add more weight and muscle to this guy, hope he makes the roster.
http://www.steelers.com/videos/video...1-fa1349110d95
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Looks like Munch has add more weight and muscle to this guy, hope he makes the roster.
http://www.steelers.com/videos/video...1-fa1349110d95
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Going through tape, I notice Villanueva said he weighs between 338 and 345. Massive man.
The 6-9 former Army Ranger gave me his thoughts on dealing with ISIS too. Story soon.
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Tunch has been working with the O-line and he thinks Villanueva has really improved!
At about the 25:14 on the video. Video is from week one OTA's
steelers.com/videos/videos/LIV…e0-46ac-b4cb-61a0301572a6
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No doubt the Munchak effect. Would be a nice option for the left side. Might make it possible to move Beachum to LG and say good bye to Foster.Originally Posted by Shoes
Dudes, he has barely even played the game, much less played OT. He is the longest of all long shots.
Villanueva grows on, off the field
PITTSBURGH "” Alejandro Villanueva came to the Steelers late in training camp last August somewhat of a novelty. It's not every day a decorated war hero, an Army Ranger captain, a Bronze Star recipient and veteran of three tours of duty in Afghanistan, enters an NFL locker room. Not as a player, anyway.
Villanueva was a bit of a curiosity, too. At 6-foot-9 and 300-plus pounds, he's a behemoth. But, despite those impressive physical attributes, Villanueva also hadn't played football in five years since his college days at West Point and hadn't played on an offensive line in seven.
After a year of grooming on the practice squad, Villanueva is looking to show he's neither novelty, curiosity nor reclamation project but a legitimate NFL lineman who can crack a spot on the 53-man roster. So far, the Steelers liked what they have seen from the 26-year-old.
"He's grown in a major, major way," said left guard Ramon Foster, the Steelers' longest-tenured lineman. "He's a guy that has transformed his body, transformed his mind to where he can compete at this level."
Part of Villanueva's transformation, as Foster put it, has been to add bulk, a lot of it. Villanueva said Tuesday that he's weighing in around 338 pounds. Though he's 68 pounds heavier than he was this time a year ago, when he took part in Philadelphia Eagles training camp before being released, Villanueva looks remarkably lean and doesn't appear to be slower for it.
to read rest of article:
http://www.goerie.com/VB-Villanueva-...the-field-0609
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Would be great if he could carry an M-16 on the OL. Would be the first season with zero sacks.
All Defense!
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Villanueva might be a long shot, but he is disciplined and will listen and only get better.
For those i love i will sacrifice.
Si ventus non est, remiga
Would be nice if he gets better and is a solid depth guy.
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Indeed, if he stays healthy I believe he'll make the roster.
A FIND? VILLANUEVA BIGGER, BETTER
Jun 10, 2015
Jim Wexell
Publisher SteelCityInsider.net
U.S. Army war hero Alejandro Villanueva making strides with Steelers as massive offensive tackle.
PITTSBURGH -- Alejandro Villanueva had two reporters follow him off the practice field Tuesday, but again used his familiar dodge of "Sorry, I have to go work out now" to turn down another interview request.
But this time he thought twice and stayed to answer every question.
Even a real one.
"What should we do about ISIS?"
The 26-year-old former Army Ranger, who was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism while under fire in Afghanistan, didn't flinch.
"I always look at what General (Stanley) McChrystal has to say," said Villanueva. "His point of view on all the wars and conflicts that we've been having have been pretty accurate. This is a very smart guy, very patient at the same time, and really brings the groups together to work, so with this ISIS situation it's going to take a very long time. That's essentially what he's saying. It's going to be very complex. We're going to have to set up goals that are going to be 10, 15, 20 years down the road for us to be able to resolve this.
"I was more of a guy on the ground," Villanueva added. "But if I had to look up to one of my commanding generals to see what their approach to global conflicts is, I think General McChrystal's been phenomenal."
If only Villanueva had the same confidence in his own progress this spring with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But, of course, it's only "practices with shorts on," as Villanueva put it. He knows these workouts "cannot dictate how I'm going to play in preseason."
But he certainly looks more confident on the field. And at 6-9 and a lean "338 to 345" pounds, Villanueva looks like an absolute beast of an offensive tackle.
Villanueva stepped into the first-team unit at left tackle late last week to replace Kelvin Beachum. This week Villanueva's back at second-team right tackle, a position at which he appears to be a natural. But it's a position he hadn't played since his junior year at Army until joining the Steelers' practice squad at the start of last season.
to read rest of article:
http://www.scout.com/nfl/steelers/st...-bigger-better
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No question the pads will tell the tale, but this is very encouraging..... *Villanueva's only been at it for nine months, but there's optimism that the Steelers have made a grand discovery.*
I think I may have mentioned it before, but I don't recall so many positive articles coming out on prospects or rookies than I have seen this off season.
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You're right. But, it's the offseason and you know the Gameday threads will kill any "positivity" (Myself included)
You're right. But, it's the offseason and you know the Gameday threads will kill any "positivity" (Myself included)
Love that smiley.
Oh yeah...I'm in on that...lol.You're right. But, it's the offseason and you know the Gameday threads will kill any "positivity" (Myself included)
dont worry. marcus gilbert will find a way to fall over and shoot one of our own players.
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Villanueva sure has beefed up!
Craig Wolfley Gives Great Breakdown Of Steelers T Alejandro Villanueva:
http://www.steelersdepot.com/2015/06...ro-villanueva/
Alex Kozora @Alex_Kozora
OL vs DL. Villanueva with a GROWN MAN moment. Shoved Shayon Green back five yards. High five from Foster.
https://twitter.com/Alex_Kozora
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Not to rain on his parade, but Green has been really sucking from what I hear, prob among the first cuts if he lasts that long. But hopefully this is a sign of Villanueva starting to become an actual "OL".
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Guts and hard work, looking forward to see how AV does Sunday.
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I wonder if Villanueva has a good view
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Tomlin presser on Big Al
@ 16:05
http://www.steelers.com/videos/video...e-6d2b6ec37b65
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Tomlin is too short and wears his shades too low. He has to get on McCullers shoulders to see eye to eye w/Big Al.
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Tomlin is talking like he might be coaching the next winner of the Super Bowl.
All Defense!
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I'm very happy for big Al. If he can stay healthy and finish out the year on 1st team, he'll be a monster next season.
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He played WR. Tackle eligible at the goal line?
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Check out post #5.
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