Timmons Continues to be a Constant for the Steelers

By Steel Dad

When his career is over, Lawrence Timmons likely won’t be mentioned first, second, third or even sixth or seventh among the great linebackers in Steelers’ history but I’m guessing that would be OK with him.

Timmons doesn’t do anything flashy or over-the-top like other linebackers that have worn the black and gold but what he does do is play. More often than not he plays hard and he plays well.

Last night was just another example of the ‘Law Dog’ doing his job with little to no fanfare as he collected 12 tackles, a sack and had two tackles for loss. Eleven of his 12 tackles were solos. Now in his eighth season in Pittsburgh, Timmons has been a staple of the 3-4 defense missing just two games over his first seven plus seasons.

Timmons isn’t perfect. He will miss tackles at times and he will get beat in coverage too but he always seems to bounce back and make plays. He will no doubt take some serious ribbing from his teammates as he was caught on national television vomiting after taking a kick to the stomach last night.

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I love this guy. He's definitely a Steelers linebacker. It was funny how so many called him a bust for not starting the first few years of his career. If I'm not mistaken, he was a junior when he was drafted and a young junior at that (he was 20 yrs old the day he was drafted).

Timmons, if you play as well as you did against the Texans, feel free to blow chow during every game!

Timmons also doesn't have the luxury of getting help from other great players. At least not yet. We'll see what happens with Jones and Shazier. And our D-line isn't exactly the strongest it's ever been.

Agree Wally. As of right now, he is a one man show with a bunch of B to C listers as his supporting cast. I think that Jones and Shazier will be a BIG help, once they are healthy, back, and gelling.