Steelers News: Cockrell, Green, Jones
By Kim Myers
The Steelers are officially on summer vacation as the offseason workout program wrapped up and they won’t come back together until reporting to training camp later this month.
Steelers season never really ends for Steeler nation so while the Steelers players get their minds and bodies right to embark on the 2016 regular 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 Tuesday, July 12th.
The joy of cornerbacking
Last season the Steelers’ secondary was more like a platoon of guys rather than starters and backups. Ross Cockrell was in the platoon for his first year with the Steelers and Teresa Varley lets us get to know him a little better in his 3rd NFL season out of Duke.
His football motivation is about being part of the brotherhood that is the team and the sacrificing that goes on. His proudest football moment includes when he got drafted and when the Steelers got their playoff win last season over Cincinnati.
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Cockrell will come into Steelers training camp later this month as the presumed starter but all it will take is for either Senquez Golson or Artie Burns to step up and he’ll be back in the platoon rather than on the front lines.
Who will be the best new guy?
The knights of the AFC North round table at ESPN were at it once again and this time they’re wondering which newcomer will make the biggest impact in the AFC North. There will be several new faces among the teams in the division so it’s no surprise that there was no agreement as to which one would be the most impactful.
Spoiler alert: none of them said RG III. Jeremy Fowler suggests Ravens rookie offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley will make a big impact, which is likely considering the Ravens’ offensive line has been craptacular so anyone playing less than that would get noticed.
The Bengals reporter, Cole Harvey suggests that Steelers tight end newcomer Ladarius Green could have the most immediate impact, although there are reports that he’ll miss the beginning of training camp with an ankle injury.
Jamison Hensley said that it would be safety Eric Weddle because he’s a tool and he thinks everything revolves around Baltimore.
Whatcha lookin at?
The NFLHQ crew broke down what Steelers fans should be looking for when filling the bleacher seats at Chuck Noll Stadium in Latrobe this month. One point that was brought up was to watch the edge rushers.
It’s true that the Steelers’ sack production went up last year but also true that linebacker Jarvis Jones’ production has been stagnant.
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What’s odd is to bring this up as a camp point. It’s not necessarily something that is going to work its way out during camp. We can see who the best coming off of the edge looks but those in-game scenarios aren’t going to be replicated because they just can’t be replicated in camp.
We’ll have to see who looks the best when they’re hitting other guys. Then we’ll know.