Willie Gay's Last Game? Steelers vs Panthers GDT

steelcurtain29 · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 32577 Location: Monongahela, PA

I have a dream! That after Thursday, William Gay will be cut.....

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Thursday, September 1 @ 8 P.M. EST

This Week In Steelers News
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The Steelers placed one player on their Reserve/Injured List and released five others, reducing their roster to 84 players. The team needs to release four more players before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline to get their roster to the league-mandated 80 players.

Rookie running back Baron Batch was placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List after suffering a season-ending knee injury in training camp. Batch was the team’s seventh-round draft pick in this past year’s NFL Draft.

The five players released include tight end Vaughn Charlton, cornerback Kevin Dockery, wide receiver Eric Greenwood, wide receiver Kenneth Moore and tight end Miguel Chavis, who was waived/injured.

What To Watch For This Thursday

Starting NT. No news has been mentioned about the injury Casey Hampton suffered in Saturday's win over the Atlanta Falcons. Will we see Ziggy Hood getting reps at the NT spot with the top defense?

O-Line Woes. If the issues with the line weren't already enough, Maurkice Pouncey now has sustained an injury to the same ankle that kept him out of the Super Bowl. Can the offensive line (at least, what's left of it....) overcome adversity and use the last game of the pre-season as a prep game for the season opener against Baltimore?

Down Town Brown. (Hey, it's got a nice ring to it.) Will we continue to see more first team reps for Brown? Can he continue to produce? Is he who we hope he is?

It's due or die for some Steelers. The roster will need to be downsized to NFL opening gameday roster size following this game. Who makes the cut? Who gets a chance on the practice squad? And who ends up being buried next to Mitch Berger in FourThreeMafia's garbage cans? For well-known college stars such as John Clay, Wesley Saunders and Donavan Warren, Thursday is their last time to shine if they want a contract in the next 2 weeks. Let's hope some of these guys can get their acts together and gain a spot on the roster.

Last but not least, let's hope this happens several times Thursday....

So William Gay can be handed one of these on Friday......

GO STEELERS!
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jebrick · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 7125 Location: Indianapolis

I do not think so. Gay fits in as the 3rd CB well. They just need to not play any CBs for this game and they will be safe. The question will be who to keep with C. Allen, C. Butler, K. Lewis, C. Brown and Warren.

Even if they keep 10 DBs
Ike Taylor, Bryant McFadden, William Gay, Troy Polamalu, Ryan Clark, Will Allen, Ryan Mundy, Keenan Lewis, Curtis Brown,Crezdon Butler

Could they keep more? not likely.

Cortez Allen will be PS material I think. He has not been able to make it to the field because of injuries. Curtis Brown just will not be cut even though he has shown nothing but he is a 3rd round pick.
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steelerrocker · Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 112

My bet would be that they'd go with Hoke over Hood at NT. If Hampton actually missed games in the season they'd probably rotate them, but I expect him to be ready week 1.

blitzburgh9256 · Joined: 05 Dec 2010 Posts: 125 Location: Akron, IA

I agree that Hoke will be ready at NT. But this is a clear sign that NT has to be THE number one priority in the draft next year. Of course taking BPA in mind. Hampton will be done in 2-3 years. If we can get a quality first rounder I would be excited for our dline future.

jebrick · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 7125 Location: Indianapolis

AlanFanecaFan · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject:

gatek99 · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:29 pm Post subject:

A slight off topic, but it has to do with cuts.

How much do they players get paid to be a part of a training camp roster? Do they get paid weekly? daily? how much?
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Lambert · Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 183 Location: Medina Ohio

It is weekly - 12 years ago it was 1,500 a week.

MightyJoeYoung · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:38 pm Post subject:

Lambert · Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 183 Location: Medina Ohio

A friend that I played with did.

Gunny Highway · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject:

I'd like to see Gray get a bunch of reps to see if he has what he needs to contribute in the future then stash him on PS. I'd also like to see Brett Greenwood make the PS for further development.
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blitzburgh9256 · Joined: 05 Dec 2010 Posts: 125 Location: Akron, IA

Let me say this if we don't take a NT in the first 2 rounds of this coming draft or the year after I'm going to be scared. I like Gray quite a bit while we talked about draft prospects last year, but for him to be the most important position player on the dline.....not liking that. A good reload at DE with Hood and Heyward ( yes, i know to early to tell), but NT needs to be filled with somebody who is capable of being a leader who can take up 2-3 blockers and still make the tackle.

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