Steelers News: Butler, Roethlisberger, Williams
By Kim Myers
The Steelers draft picks have been made and the offseason workout program is in full swing.
Steelers season never truly ends for Steeler Nation so while the team starts to put in the work to prepare for the 2016 NFL season we’ll be busy looking for mentions of your Black & Gold so we’ve got you covered. Here’s your Steelers Morning Huddle for Saturday, June 4th.
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Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler got his defense reloaded when five of the team’s seven draft picks were defensive players, as reminded by Teresa Varley. Now it’s a “be careful what you wish for” for Butler as he has to turn those draft picks into competitive NFL players.
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We’ve already heard from Coach Tomlin and Haley about how the biggest lesson the rookies take away from OTAs is that no matter how good of shape they thought they were in they’re not nearly in NFL football shape yet. Butler wants to see how the players will compete as well.
"“We want to see them practice. We want to see them play in the NFL. See how they compete. See how they adapt. How do they play mentally? Those things are going to be important as we go to training camp, through OTAs.” – Keith Butler"
Famouser than even Captain Kangaroo
ESPN released a ranking of the 100 most famous athletes in the world, a ranking done in house in order to give their own “analysts” reason to discuss it, critique it and make us all think that it has any value or means anything. Ok let’s play along for funzies.
The ranking has 12 NFL quarterbacks total and 10 of them are ranked higher than Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler takes exception with Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton being ranked three spots ahead of Roethlisberger. Who cares you say? Someone, somewhere, probably.
The biggest reason for Roethlisberger’s worldwide ambiguity would be his nonexistent social media presence and his lack of endorsements. Still, why does that translate into Dalton being more famous than Ben? Because if it made sense, ESPN wouldn’t do it, that’s why.
Pittsburgh’s going to the Super Bowl
Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams is calling his shot. Mark Kaboly of the Trib writes that Williams isn’t simply bragging that the Steelers are Super Bowl bound this year, he’s confirming it. The 33-year-old back is coming off one of his best seasons of his career and is confident the Steelers have what it takes to get to the promised land.
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After watching his previous team, the Carolina Panthers, get to the Super Bowl last season Williams is anxious to get back on the field this year healthy with a healthy Le’Veon Bell to lead the way.