Steelers Training Camp: Defense dominates dull goal-line drill
August 5, 2012 12:39 am
By Ed Bouchette / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
If there's one thing that can excite everyone at Saint Vincent College besides Mike Wallace strolling onto campus, it is that annual rite known as the goal-line drill.
It's live, it's intense and it grabs the attention of fans and players alike.
"It's always a good drill," said running back Jonathan Dwyer. "It's to see how we are as a team. That's a big, big part of the game -- can you score inside the red zone, inside the 2-yard line? It's a very important drill and very important part of the football game."
Saturday, the defense dominated against an offense without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, No. 1 halfback Isaac Redman and starting guard Willie Colon. The offense scored just twice from the 1 1/2-yard line on seven tries. John Clay returned to practice following a groin injury and dived over the middle, stretching the ball over the goal line for one score. Byron Leftwich faked a handoff, rolled to his right and hit tight end Leonard Pope for the only other score.
The offense ran only seven plays, and it certainly did not rank among the more memorable goal-line drills.
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