{"id":846,"date":"2012-09-04T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2012-09-06T16:02:25","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T16:02:25","slug":"your-2012-pittsburgh-steelers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/?p=846","title":{"rendered":"YOUR 2012 PITTSBURGH STEELERS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NO.<\/td>\nPLAYER<\/td>\nPOS<\/td>\nHT<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\nComment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nByron Leftwich<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n250<\/td>\nA hard luck player who could be effective if called upon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nShaun Suisham<\/a><\/td>\nK<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n200<\/td>\nHeld off challengers in camp, still seems like a liability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBen Roethlisberger<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n241<\/td>\nHe is a top 5 QB and the toughest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nDrew Butler<\/td>\nP<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n204<\/td>\nBeat out Kapinos and looks like the real deal\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nCharlie Batch<\/a><\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n216<\/td>\nDependable Veteran who has done everything asked of him\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nMike Wallace<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n199<\/td>\nFAST MONEY, should have a huge year, in his contract year\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nBaron Batch<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n5′ 10″<\/td>\n210<\/td>\nHas great upside and could play a big role this year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nChris Rainey<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n5′ 9″<\/td>\n175<\/td>\nVery fast, extremely hyped rookie, very fun to watch\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nKeenan Lewis<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n208<\/td>\nThis is his make or break year, has all the tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nIke Taylor<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n195<\/td>\nDependable veteran looking to redeem the Denver Debacle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nRyan Clark<\/a><\/td>\nFS<\/td>\n5′ 11″<\/td>\n205<\/td>\nComing off his best year as a Steeler and the unsung hero of the defense\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nWill Allen<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n200<\/td>\nNine year veteran, who held off camp challenges\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nJonathan Dwyer<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n5′ 11″<\/td>\n229<\/td>\nProduces every time he plays\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nCortez Allen<\/a><\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n196<\/td>\nWill Start in the Nickel spot and could push to start at corner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nRyan Mundy<\/a><\/td>\nFS<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n209<\/td>\nUnspectacular but dependable veteran\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nRobert Golden<\/td>\nS<\/td>\n5′ 11″<\/td>\n202<\/td>\nGreat Camp for the undrafted rookie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nCurtis Brown<\/a><\/td>\nDB<\/td>\n6′ 0″<\/td>\n185<\/td>\nStill needs to develop\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nIsaac Redman<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n6′ 0″<\/td>\n230<\/td>\nHas the opportunity to keep the starting spot with a great opening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nRashard Mendenhall<\/a><\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n5′ 10″<\/td>\n225<\/td>\nInjuries will slow his season\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nTroy Polamalu<\/a><\/td>\nSS<\/td>\n5′ 10″<\/td>\n207<\/td>\nTough, physical and the best at his position in the NFL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nLeonard Pope<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n6′ 8″<\/td>\n264<\/td>\nShould contribute in the Red Zone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nWill Johnson<\/td>\nFB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n240<\/td>\nReal Fullback in the mold of Dan Kreider\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nAdrian Robinson<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n250<\/td>\n\u00a0Non-Stop motor, pass rushing specialist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nDavid Paulson<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n6′ 4″<\/td>\n241<\/td>\nLong shot who made the team\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nBrandon Johnson<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n245<\/td>\nFormer Bengal adds much needed depth\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nLarry Foote<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n239<\/td>\nGreat veteran leader who will be pushed for playing time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nMaurkice Pouncey<\/a><\/td>\nC\/G<\/td>\n6′ 4″<\/td>\n304<\/td>\nIf healthy one of the best at his position<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nChris Carter<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n248<\/td>\nExciting prospect who has made great strides\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nStevenson Sylvester<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n231<\/td>\nWill push Foote for playing time, exciting but erratic player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nLaMarr Woodley<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n265<\/td>\nHealthy LaMarr equals bad day for QBs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nGreg Warren<\/a><\/td>\nLS<\/td>\n6′ 3″<\/td>\n252<\/td>\nNo one knows his name, which is a good thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nDavid DeCastro<\/td>\nOG<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n316<\/td>\nInjured but the future at Guard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nDoug Legursky<\/a><\/td>\nG<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nSuper backup, strong as an ox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\nAl Woods<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n6′ 4″<\/td>\n307<\/td>\nFormer Practice squad guy who had a great camp\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nKelvin Beachum<\/td>\nOG<\/td>\n6′ 3″<\/td>\n306<\/td>\nGreat kid who was another long shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nRamon Foster<\/a><\/td>\nG<\/td>\n6′ 6″<\/td>\n325<\/td>\nWill Start at RG, needs to be better in pass rushing\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\nWillie Colon<\/a><\/td>\nT<\/td>\n6′ 3″<\/td>\n315<\/td>\nGoing to start at LG, has been injury prone for two years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\nMike Adams<\/td>\nOT<\/td>\n6′ 7″<\/td>\n323<\/td>\nLong term answer but not ready yet at Tackle\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\nMarcus Gilbert<\/a><\/td>\nT<\/td>\n6′ 6″<\/td>\n330<\/td>\nWill Start at Right Tackle, big year for him\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nMax Starks<\/a><\/td>\nT<\/td>\n6′ 8″<\/td>\n345<\/td>\nDependable Veteran who came off the couch last year and saved the day\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\nWeslye Saunders<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n270<\/td>\nWill be suspended when season starts, has the tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\nHeath Miller<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n256<\/td>\nBest all around TE in football, should make impact in new offense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\nAntonio Brown<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n5′ 10″<\/td>\n186<\/td>\nLast year\u2019s MVP, exciting player\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\nEmmanuel Sanders<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n5′ 11″<\/td>\n180<\/td>\nShould have a big year\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nJerricho Cotchery<\/a><\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n6′ 0″<\/td>\n203<\/td>\nSolid veteran who can be counted on in a tight spot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nSteve McLendon<\/a><\/td>\nDT<\/td>\n6′ 4″<\/td>\n280<\/td>\nDespite some physical limitations plays a great NT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\nJames Harrison<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 0″<\/td>\n242<\/td>\nOUR HERO!!!\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nJason Worilds<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n262<\/td>\nInjuries limited his camp, heir apparent\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\nLawrence Timmons<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n234<\/td>\nDominant force who will need to be a leader this year\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>\nAlameda Ta’amu<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\n6′ 3″<\/td>\n348<\/td>\nA freaking beast, but still raw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\nZiggy Hood<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n6′ 3″<\/td>\n300<\/td>\nComing into his own and has been getting better every year\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nCameron Heyward<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n288<\/td>\nSteelhead will be in the mix of the best 3-4 D-Line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nCasey Hampton<\/a><\/td>\nNT<\/td>\n6′ 1″<\/td>\n325<\/td>\nBig Snack is still the immovable object<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\nBrett Keisel<\/a><\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n6′ 5″<\/td>\n285<\/td>\nFEAR THE BEARD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Injured List<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nSean Spence<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n11-May<\/td>\n231<\/td>\nWas lighting it up before injury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nMortty Ivy<\/a><\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n1-Jun<\/td>\n239<\/td>\nHometown kid who will be missed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nDavid Johnson<\/a><\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n2-Jun<\/td>\n260<\/td>\nTough luck for a good vet\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Practice Squad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nToney Clemons<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n210<\/td>\nGood size, still a project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nDavid Gilreath<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n5′ 11″<\/td>\n169<\/td>\nIf there were 5 receivers he would have made the team, at some point he will play<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nJosh Victorian<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\n5′ 10″<\/td>\n190<\/td>\nInsurance policy, never saw him play\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nMarshall McFadden<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n235<\/td>\nWould need a lot of bad luck for the Steelers to see this guy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nDa’Mon Cromartie-Smith<\/a><\/td>\nS<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n210<\/td>\nSecond Year Practice Squad guy, could come out in a pinch\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\nJohn Malecki<\/td>\nOG<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n298<\/td>\nNot sure how he sticks around\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nRyan Lee<\/td>\nC\/G<\/td>\n6′ 3″<\/td>\n308<\/td>\n\u201cCountry Strong\u201d with flashes of ability\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\nJamie McCoy<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\n6′ 2″<\/td>\n240<\/td>\nIs the backup H-Back\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      NO. PLAYER POS HT WT Comment 4 Byron Leftwich QB 6′ 5″ 250 A hard luck player who could be effective if called upon 6 Shaun Suisham K 6′ 1″ 200 Held off challengers in camp, still seems like a liability 7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6′ 5″ 241 He is a top […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bwg-gr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=846"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":851,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846\/revisions\/851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwgsteelers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}