2018 Steelers Training Camp – Day 8 Recap

[Steeler Nation]

The*Pittsburgh Steelers hosted their annual “Friday Night Lights” practice in front of a capacity crowd of*at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. This event is generally considered the highlight of training camp, as it brings an excitement and electricity the players feed off from the moment they step onto the field. This evening’s storylines include a running back […]

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[Drink IRON City]

Realizing this is TC and not actual season, the praise is going the right direction. Thomas is a good player and it's showing. I am delighted to hear of James Conner and his transition from last year to this year. If ever a player is needed, James is the one that can make us forget some of the chit at the RB position. Right ON STEELERS players / coaches / ownership / FANs.

Thanks for the great write up as for those of us NOT able to get to TC these help satisfy the hunger.

Salute the nation

 

[stillwright]

Realizing this is TC and not actual season, the praise is going the right direction. Thomas is a good player and it's showing. I am delighted to hear of James Conner and his transition from last year to this year. If ever a player is needed, James is the one that can make us forget some of the chit at the RB position. Right ON STEELERS players / coaches / ownership / FANs.

Thanks for the great write up as for those of us NOT able to get to TC these help satisfy the hunger.

Salute the nation

Yes. I hope Conner gets a large portion of carries in the regular season. Especially in the beginning of the season. So we see what we actually have in him and to reward him for actually being at training camp. This isn't to punish Bell. It shouldn't be. If Conner shows in preseason he is a capable RB he should get the carries at least early on until Bell progresses into game shape. I can not see any reason to find some type of split in carries if Conner shows he has earned them.

 

[slashsteel]

I'll drop this here..

Jeremy Fowler
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@JFowlerESPN
Steelers two-minute drill was fast-paced -- ball starts at midfield, about 1:40 on clock:
By unofficial count:
Roethlisberger: 5-of-7, TD to James Washington in corner
Dobbs: 3-of-6 with scramble, no TD (three nice throws but stalled in RZ)
Rudolph: 5-of-6, TD to Jaylen Samuels

 

[Stryker]

Jeremy Fowler
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@JFowlerESPN
Steelers two-minute drill was fast-paced -- ball starts at midfield, about 1:40 on clock:
By unofficial count:
Roethlisberger: 5-of-7, TD to James Washington in corner
Dobbs: 3-of-6 with scramble, no TD (three nice throws but stalled in RZ)
Rudolph: 5-of-6, TD to Jaylen Samuels

To clarify, Dobbs did run for a TD, but the coach made him replay the down, since you can't hit a QB.