Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat transcript: 6.8.2010
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Ed Bouchette: Welcome to our last chat from now until the week before training camp begins.
MIKEY_FACEBOOK: Ed: in view of O LINE skill sets, what is difference of a GUARD vs CENTER? please explain.
Ed Bouchette: It's not so much the skills as it is the center has to make the snap and THEN block, and he's also responsible for calling out the protections. The guard just does what he's told and doesn't have to snap. Normally, guards are more mobile too but the Steelers have had mobile centers, for the most part, for a long time.
cburgstiller: Just curious - during Ben's suspension, could he meet with receivers somewhere off Steeler property to get work in, or would that be in violation of the terms of the suspension?
Ed Bouchette: It might be a violation of the spirit of it, but it does not matter because that won't happen.
Cincy Chris: CB seems to be the most unsettled position at this point. I've heard rookie Crezdon Butler has looked promising. If you had to pick who makes the team at CB right now who is it?
Ed Bouchette: I would say Ike, McFadden, Gay, Keenan Lewis for sure. Joe Burnett and Butler probably.
Illinois Steelers Fan: Why the change in long snappers?
Ed Bouchette: They thought Stewart was an upgrade over Retkofsky because he also can play linebacker. Greg Warren, though, remains on the team.
Cincy Chris: I'm worried Mike Wallace could see a sophomore slump with defenses probably keying on him more... do you think he breaks out, has a season similar to last, or slumps?
Ed Bouchette: I see nothing that would say he would slump. Doesn't mean he won't, but I don't believe in sophomore jinxes. If you can do it as a rookie, you should be better at doing it with one year under your belt.
Cincy Chris: How has Keenan Lewis looked? I think he could be a pleasant surprise this season.
Ed Bouchette: He's running with the second team on the left, behind Bryant McFadden, and shown he knows the defense better, for one thing. His speed and quickness have come out and he's made a couple of good plays that I've seen knocking a pass down.
First Published June 8, 2010 2:35 pm
