Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10216/1077456-66.stm#ixzz0vdhvnnpX"It took a little longer than I anticipated," Polamalu said of the healing process. "I'm fine now. It just took longer in the offseason. There's no way I could have played in the Super Bowl or anything like that. Maybe I was just fooling myself to work toward something like that."
Polamalu never had surgery to repair the damage to the medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament because doctors told him the timetable and prognosis for recovery are too unpredictable. So he chose to let it heal on its own, and he's glad it did, even if the recovery lasted longer than anticipated. The important thing is, he at training camp, ready to practice and play, even if there remains some lingering concern how his knee will respond if, and when, someone falls on it.
It looks like some off-season rest and cross-training has paid off for Troy. My fingers are still crossed, and I can't wait to see him in the regular season.
2) Bruce Arians did a 15-minute interview with reporters yesterday, where he addressed the running game, the quarterback love-triangle, and the young, fresh offensive line. Here are a few highlights -
On the running game, and why we were on the edge of our couches way too often last year:
“We always want to run the ball. We ran the ball well last year from the 20 to 20. It was the short-yardage, goal line, end-of-the-game that didn’t measure up to our standards. We gave the ball back to the other team a couple of times and lost games because we couldn’t run out the clock."
On the quarterback love-triangle:
"You look at your offense in a way of what each one can do best and if he’s your guy, this is how we’ll tailor it to him. You have to be flexible enough in the offense to be able to do that so that. At this time of year you’re not going to get two guys all the throws, their arms will fall off. Everyone gets reps, so it’s really not any different. When the preseason games get here we’ll start deciding on reps and different things. Right now it’s still in the baby stages.”
On the offensive line:
“I’m really pleased...I don’t mind putting any of them out there with Ben. This is the best young line we’ve had in camp as far as going into a preseason and not being afraid to throw the football because someone might get hurt.”
More here: http://blog.triblive.com/view-from-the-press-box/2010/08/03/bruce-arians-speaks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+triblive%2Fblog%2FViewFromThePressBox+%28View+from+the+Press+Box+Blog%29
3) Casey Hampton is not in any hurry to get on the field at training camp. Still recovering from hamstring surgery, he hasn't put in a full practice since Saturday.
"It's well-documented I really don't enjoy training camp," Hampton said. "I'm in good shape. I'm going to be ready to go when it's time to go. I'm not trying to make the team right now. It's all about getting healthy and trying to stay healthy."
For more about Casey Hampton and Tuesday's training camp session, check out John Harris' coverage: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_693308.html
4) Almost everyone who writes about the Steelers seems to be going out of their way to highlight the goodness of our players who have largely stayed out of the limelight this offseason. (Big Ben are you listening? This is what the fans want to hear about - not your late night shenanigans) Today, Ron Cook writes about James Farrior's "terrific team leadership" -
"'I try to tell those guys it's all about using their time better and making better decisions,' linebacker James Farrior said at training camp this week. 'Most of it is just common sense. You're a grown man. You know what to do and what not to do. You know what's going to get you in trouble. Stay away from it.'
That's just like Farrior to try to turn Roethlisberger's and Holmes' mistakes into something positive for the Steelers. He's a terrific team leader, in the mold of Jerome Bettis before him. The football team might be coach Mike Tomlin's, but the locker room is Farrior's. When he speaks, the younger players listen. If they don't, they are fools."
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10215/1077197-66.stm#ixzz0vdcDFomH
5) Get your towels ready!
Mondesi's House passed along an email from Stephan Michaels at Nickelson Research in LA regarding an upcoming project for ESPN that will highlight our beloved Steeler Nation. The research firm is looking for photo and video footage of fans waving their terrible towels across the globe.
Most diehard fans already have photos of themselves and their towels in a variety of places. If you'd like to submit yours to the project, email Stephan@nickersonresearch.com
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