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Rory McIlroy: The Beginning of a New Era
Congratulations to Rory McIlroy for his dominating US Open victory. Now,
golf has a future.
Why Realignment Would Help the Pirates
Last week, ESPN's Buster Olney reported that talks of revamping Major
League Baseball's structure were discussed for as soon as the 2012 season.
The new alignment would feature fifteen teams in each league with the top
five teams making the playoffs. The Houston Astros are favorites to switch
for the National League to the American. Headline: no divisions! As a
diehard, hardcore Pirates fan, I say, awesome.
League Baseball's structure were discussed for as soon as the 2012 season.
The new alignment would feature fifteen teams in each league with the top
five teams making the playoffs. The Houston Astros are favorites to switch
for the National League to the American. Headline: no divisions! As a
diehard, hardcore Pirates fan, I say, awesome.
NFL Top 10: 10 best players under the age of 25
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Pittsburgh Steelers Might Be Shopping for Top Cornerbacks
Let's face it Pittsburgh Steeler fans, Ike Taylor is gone. He wants top-corner money, the Steelers don't want to give it to him and another team will. So that leaves the Steelers with William Gay, Curtis Brown, and Cortez Allen.
The Steelers are going to have to sign at least one other corner because Gay sucks. There's an article on ESPN.com by AFC North blogger James Walker discussing possible replacements for Taylor.
By James Walker
Earlier this week, the AFC North blog broke down a list of top free-agent cornerbacks. Two players we identified were Richard Marshall and Carlos Rogers, who could be intriguing options for the Pittsburgh Steelers if they do not re-sign veteran Ike Taylor.
On Thursday we caught up with Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. to get his take Marshall and Rogers.
Matt, let's start by getting your general thoughts on both corners and whether they fit in Pittsburgh.
Matt Williamson: Rogers and Marshall are probably the best two guys out there who would be cheaper corners. They're Steelers type of signings. They came into the league as high picks and Pittsburgh didn't end up getting them. But now they're coming off their first contract and still have a good pedigree. You can see why they were high picks. They're not busts at this level. The problem with both of those guys is neither had a very good year. I think both are better players than they showed last year. I'm sure some of that was playing on a bad team, especially with Carolina. Their offense always went three-and-out and Marshall was on the field a ton.
Could down years by Marshall and Rogers play to the Steelers' advantage in negotiations?
Williamson: Yes. The Steelers probably liked both guys coming out of college, they're not far removed and coming off down years. But all of a sudden they come to Pittsburgh and have LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison coming off the edge and their job gets a lot easier. So I think that could play very much to Pittsburgh's advantage and something they could be strongly considering.
What are some of the differences between the two corners?
Williamson: Rogers drops a lot of interceptions, which would fit right in with how the Steelers have been with Taylor. I would say Rogers is probably a little bit better in terms of man coverage, where Marshall is a little bit better off as a zone guy, which the Steelers are going to do more of. But there's not a ton of huge differences. I think they're both in the same boat. Rogers had the better year of the two. Marshall struggled and he took a lot of penalties, too, and Rogers is better in that regard.
I think Rogers is the better player so I would go after him. The Steelers do play a lot of zone coverage so Marshall wouldn't be bad but with him and Gay they would almost never be able to play man or the other team is scoring a touchdown.
Despite what some of the coaches feel, and my blogger buddy over at http://www.pittsburghsportsontap.com/ says, the Steelers need to upgrade the talent level at cornerback drastically. They got torched by New Orleans (Drew Brees), the New England Patriots(Tom Brady), and by the Green Bay Packers (Aaron Rodgers) in the Super Bowl. They aren't very good. Without Taylor they may have the worst talent at the cornerback position in the NFL.
The Steelers are going to have to sign at least one other corner because Gay sucks. There's an article on ESPN.com by AFC North blogger James Walker discussing possible replacements for Taylor.
By James Walker
Earlier this week, the AFC North blog broke down a list of top free-agent cornerbacks. Two players we identified were Richard Marshall and Carlos Rogers, who could be intriguing options for the Pittsburgh Steelers if they do not re-sign veteran Ike Taylor.
On Thursday we caught up with Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. to get his take Marshall and Rogers.
Matt, let's start by getting your general thoughts on both corners and whether they fit in Pittsburgh.
Matt Williamson: Rogers and Marshall are probably the best two guys out there who would be cheaper corners. They're Steelers type of signings. They came into the league as high picks and Pittsburgh didn't end up getting them. But now they're coming off their first contract and still have a good pedigree. You can see why they were high picks. They're not busts at this level. The problem with both of those guys is neither had a very good year. I think both are better players than they showed last year. I'm sure some of that was playing on a bad team, especially with Carolina. Their offense always went three-and-out and Marshall was on the field a ton.
Could down years by Marshall and Rogers play to the Steelers' advantage in negotiations?
Williamson: Yes. The Steelers probably liked both guys coming out of college, they're not far removed and coming off down years. But all of a sudden they come to Pittsburgh and have LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison coming off the edge and their job gets a lot easier. So I think that could play very much to Pittsburgh's advantage and something they could be strongly considering.
What are some of the differences between the two corners?
Williamson: Rogers drops a lot of interceptions, which would fit right in with how the Steelers have been with Taylor. I would say Rogers is probably a little bit better in terms of man coverage, where Marshall is a little bit better off as a zone guy, which the Steelers are going to do more of. But there's not a ton of huge differences. I think they're both in the same boat. Rogers had the better year of the two. Marshall struggled and he took a lot of penalties, too, and Rogers is better in that regard.
I think Rogers is the better player so I would go after him. The Steelers do play a lot of zone coverage so Marshall wouldn't be bad but with him and Gay they would almost never be able to play man or the other team is scoring a touchdown.
Despite what some of the coaches feel, and my blogger buddy over at http://www.pittsburghsportsontap.com/ says, the Steelers need to upgrade the talent level at cornerback drastically. They got torched by New Orleans (Drew Brees), the New England Patriots(Tom Brady), and by the Green Bay Packers (Aaron Rodgers) in the Super Bowl. They aren't very good. Without Taylor they may have the worst talent at the cornerback position in the NFL.
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