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 Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:27 pm |
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SteelerTilIDie
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:34 pm |
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I still think he'd have been elite had he stayed Slash....
_________________ "......was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor ?....." SteelerTilIDie: Steeler Einstein viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23436
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Caress Of Steel
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:52 pm |
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He showed up to make everyone on the team remember how fucking lucky they are to be playing with Ben
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:08 pm |
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This is huuuge! 
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Six callers ahead of us, Jimmy!
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:11 pm |
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SteelerTilIDie wrote: I still think he'd have been elite had he stayed Slash.... I agree with this STD. He was a great athlete. He wasn't built to play the style of QB that it takes in the NFL but he could have been deadly in the Slash role. Cowher and co tried to fit the square peg in the round hole for too long and his career suffered because of it and so did the Steelers to some extent. Had they brought in or drafted another QB and kept him in the Slash role the whole dynamic of the team would have been different.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:16 pm |
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I grew up a really big fan of Kordell. So this is nice to see.
Especially since he bottomed out as a QB for the Bears.... talk about a new low...
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:39 pm |
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He has been out of the league since 2005. Now he is retiring?
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 4:06 pm |
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All this time, Kordell sitting by the phone waiting for that call...
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Steel 40
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 4:27 pm |
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StillerInCT wrote: SteelerTilIDie wrote: I still think he'd have been elite had he stayed Slash.... I agree with this STD. He was a great athlete. He wasn't built to play the style of QB that it takes in the NFL but he could have been deadly in the Slash role. Cowher and co tried to fit the square peg in the round hole for too long and his career suffered because of it and so did the Steelers to some extent. Had they brought in or drafted another QB and kept him in the Slash role the whole dynamic of the team would have been different. And maybe the Bengals end up with Ben who whips our butts (like Testerverde did with the Browns during the 80's) and any so-so QB we drafted instead of Kordell. We were very lucky to get Bradshaw in 1970 (coin flip), and Ben in 2004 (hometown Team pass on their local boy in favor of the Soulja). Kordell was very exciting to watch during his time, and the football Gods repaid us for having to endure his failures. Don't get greedy!
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j magarac
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 4:42 pm |
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Kordell could have been great if developed as a WR. Phenomenal athlete. Nice to see he is getting on with his life's work.
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