Wallace108
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 | | Subject: Heyward impressive in first appearance Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:32 am | |
| Saturday, August 13, 2011
By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LANDOVER, Md. -- Defensive line coach John Mitchell probably would rather have a tax audit than pronounce a rookie ready to play in the National Football League.
And that probably isn't going to change anytime soon, either, even if the rookie happens to be the team's No. 1 draft choice.
Mitchell acknowledged earlier this week that defensive end Cameron Heyward, the Steelers' No. 1 draft choice from Ohio State, was "right where a rookie should be -- trying to learn everything" after two weeks of training camp. But he also said he will have to "wait and see" how Heyward performs in a game.
Mitchell got a pretty good indication in a 16-7 preseason loss Friday night to the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field -- and it might cause him to alter his assessment.
Even if Heyward's assessment of his performance wasn't very good.
"Terrible," Heyward said when asked how he played in his first NFL preseason game. "Individually, not good at all. I thought I screwed up a couple plays. I expect a lot out of myself."
Heyward might be overly hard on himself.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11225/1167228-66.stm?cmpid=steelers.xml#ixzz1UtMwZ7aR
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| | Subject: Re: Heyward impressive in first appearance Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:31 am | |
| Yes. Heyward, Brown and Redman were the only ones that looked really good to me of what I saw. _________________  -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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