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Kevan Barlow to sign with the Steelers. (1 Viewer)

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BigSteelThrill

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NFL.com via Shefter says Barlow to sign in Pittsburgh tomorrow for a 1 year deal.

Pittsburgh failed to draft a running back last month. But it's on the verge of signing a veteran one to bolster its roster. By Wednesday, the Steelers are expected to sign former Jets and 49ers running back Kevan Barlow to a one-year contract. Barlow is scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh on Thursday morning to be in attendance for Friday's mandatory minicamp.
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Good depth move. Hard to say if he'll bump Najeh down a spot or if he'll knock Haynes off the roster.

I really don't understand people thinking that Parker needs someone to replace him at the goal line. I'd say he did a pretty nice job of finding the stripe last year.

 
I really, really like the move. They needed another back and Barlow is low risk.

They needed someone to back up Parker as I think they will lighten his load a little.

 
He's not supplanting Parker at the goal line. I'm surprised they are wasting the ink to sign Barlow.

Every year someone signs him and everyone says 'he's gonna really break out THIS time' and just about every year he dissappoints.

I don't know what will be different this time, good Oline aside.

 
Parker, Davenport, Barlow is a nice 3 back option.

I assume this makes Haynes resigning very unlikely. Davenport will probably get the 3rd down looks again this year. And we will see where Barlow fits in. But I like the move, it's not like they picked him up to be a starter, but he does have the experience you need if Parker did go down for a game or 2.

Virtually no risk at all in this signing.

 
As a FWP owner, :yawn:

If anything, I'm more concerned over Najeh finally getting "it" than Barlow presenting any kind of threat to FWP's production.

 
I can see Barlow getting the goal line looks.

Barlow is a 235 back. Why beat up Willie inside the 5?

 
The Steelers took a lot of heat after the draft because they were thin at RB and didn't address it then. This is a great move to provide some depth and they did so without reaching in a draft that was fairly weak at RB.

 
BigSteelThrill said:
Bonzai said:
Da Guru said:
I can see Barlow getting the goal line looks.

Barlow is a 235 back. Why beat up Willie inside the 5?
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because he's better at scoring touchdowns.
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Did you intentionally skip the "beat up" part of his post?He might be better... but then you could use him after the first down didnt work.

And save alot of wear and tear.
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LT is noticeably smaller than Turner. You think LT is going to be pulled at the stripe?
 
I'm not saying Barlow is going to "break out this year" but this seems like a great situation for him with no expectations. Going back to his home town with an intense head coach could be nice motivation though.

Najeh is brittle and Parker doesn't exactly have a workhorse type frame (yes, I'm aware he stayed healthy last year). I wouldn't be shocked to see Barlow get 1-2 starts or at least a little playing time this year.

 
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Here's the story from NFL.com (scroll down): http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10172460

A PITTSBURGH HOMECOMING

Pittsburgh failed to draft a running back last month. But it's on the verge of signing a veteran one to bolster its roster.

By Wednesday, the Steelers are expected to sign former Jets and 49ers running back Kevan Barlow to a one-year contract. Barlow is scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh on Thursday morning to be in attendance for Friday's mandatory minicamp.

The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Barlow could be the big back that the Steelers lacked last season without Jerome Bettis. Pittsburgh will give Barlow a chance to win playing time and carries behind Willie Parker.

And Barlow will be doing it in the environment he knows. Barlow grew up in Pittsburgh, attended college there and idolized former Steelers running back Franco Harris. Now Barlow has all conditions working in his favor -- a team in need of another back, in a place he wants to be.

Maybe this can help revert Barlow into the back he was in 2003, when he gained 1,024 yards for the 49ers.
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He could not even beat out Cedric Houston and Leon Washington in NY last season i dont even think he starts the season as a Steeler , in other words he wont make the team.

 
He's not the second coming of Jim Brown but I have no problem giving Barlow a 1 year contract to backup FWP & Davenport.

 
Just heard from my inside source at the Post-Gazette. He said "It is very possible, but I haven't heard anything official today, not yet anyway."

Yeah, I know... thanks for the "update"...

 
Bonzai said:
BigSteelThrill said:
Bonzai said:
Da Guru said:
I can see Barlow getting the goal line looks.

Barlow is a 235 back. Why beat up Willie inside the 5?
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because he's better at scoring touchdowns.
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Did you intentionally skip the "beat up" part of his post?He might be better... but then you could use him after the first down didnt work.

And save alot of wear and tear.
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you don't rest your best guy at the gaol line.
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Everybody was making that argument last year in the Reggie Bush hater threads. "Why was Lendale White in for the short yardage plays if Reggie is so good?" I argued that Bush wasn't bad at it, but Lendale was one of the best in the college game. Why let Reggie take a licking in between the biggest men on the field when you've got a bigger RB with fresher legs to take the beating, and can do as well or better at that one particular aspect of the game. I'm not arguing that Barlow is a better short-yardage back, but it's worth the extra 5-8 carries/gm you save on Parker's legs if they are even near-equal.
 
Cookiemonster said:
Bonzai said:
BigSteelThrill said:
Bonzai said:
Da Guru said:
I can see Barlow getting the goal line looks.

Barlow is a 235 back. Why beat up Willie inside the 5?
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because he's better at scoring touchdowns.
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Did you intentionally skip the "beat up" part of his post?He might be better... but then you could use him after the first down didnt work.

And save alot of wear and tear.
Click to expand...
you don't rest your best guy at the gaol line.
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Everybody was making that argument last year in the Reggie Bush hater threads. "Why was Lendale White in for the short yardage plays if Reggie is so good?" I argued that Bush wasn't bad at it, but Lendale was one of the best in the college game. Why let Reggie take a licking in between the biggest men on the field when you've got a bigger RB with fresher legs to take the beating, and can do as well or better at that one particular aspect of the game. I'm not arguing that Barlow is a better short-yardage back, but it's worth the extra 5-8 carries/gm you save on Parker's legs if they are even near-equal.
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i think you could argue that lendale was better than reggie in short yardage situations, so that makes sense. i'm not sure you make the same argument about barlow and parker. parker has proved valuable in short yardage, barlow i'm not as sure about.sure parker will need his breaks, but at the goal line?

 
Englishteacher said:
JM4Steelers said:
I really, really like the move. They needed another back and Barlow is low risk.

They needed someone to back up Parker as I think they will lighten his load a little.
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isn't that why they got Najeh? :goodposting: sorry :blackdot: :goodposting: couldn't resist
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I like the move, alittle competition is always good. Plus who says this back (barlow or duce, i mean davenport) will take the goalline job? If anything the RB2 on the steelers will see the field right after parker takes a 30+ yard sprint and needs to catch his breath.Or in the 4th quarter...

 
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Bonzai said:
Cookiemonster said:
Bonzai said:
BigSteelThrill said:
Bonzai said:
Da Guru said:
I can see Barlow getting the goal line looks.

Barlow is a 235 back. Why beat up Willie inside the 5?
Click to expand...
because he's better at scoring touchdowns.
Click to expand...
Did you intentionally skip the "beat up" part of his post?He might be better... but then you could use him after the first down didnt work.

And save alot of wear and tear.
Click to expand...
you don't rest your best guy at the gaol line.
Click to expand...
Everybody was making that argument last year in the Reggie Bush hater threads. "Why was Lendale White in for the short yardage plays if Reggie is so good?" I argued that Bush wasn't bad at it, but Lendale was one of the best in the college game. Why let Reggie take a licking in between the biggest men on the field when you've got a bigger RB with fresher legs to take the beating, and can do as well or better at that one particular aspect of the game. I'm not arguing that Barlow is a better short-yardage back, but it's worth the extra 5-8 carries/gm you save on Parker's legs if they are even near-equal.
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i think you could argue that lendale was better than reggie in short yardage situations, so that makes sense. i'm not sure you make the same argument about barlow and parker. parker has proved valuable in short yardage, barlow i'm not as sure about.sure parker will need his breaks, but at the goal line?
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We don't know about Barlow vs Willie yet, but if it's not Barlow, they'll try again next year. They've been looking for a big back since Bettis began to decline a couple years ago.
 
with VH gone, do Najeh or Barlow represent any 3rd down value or will FWP stay on the field all 3 downs? i never liked the 3rd down substitutions for FWP anyway, but it always seemed the Stillers were trying to find that guy.

 
Steelers | Team, Barlow reach agreement

Wed, 9 May 2007 17:58:07 -0700

Adam Schefter, of NFL.com, reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have reached an agreement with unrestricted free-agent RB Kevan Barlow (Jets) on a one-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.

 
chris1969 said:
That's a great pick-up because FWP will get hurt this year. Pooper is good at the goalline, but he's not a #2.
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Yeah, that 1 TD he scored in garbage time on a 20 yard run vs. the Chiefs when the score was 35-0 really proved hes a good goaline back.Oh and does Willie know about this? Have you talked to his doctor and determined an injury is inevitable in 2007?? You're a genious man.
 
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Steel Mike Tomczak said:
chris1969 said:
That's a great pick-up because FWP will get hurt this year. Pooper is good at the goalline, but he's not a #2.
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Yeah, that 1 TD he scored in garbage time on a 20 yard run vs. the Chiefs when the score was 35-0 really proved hes a good goaline back.Oh and does Willie know about this? Have you talked to his doctor and determined an injury is inevitable in 2007?? You're a genious man.
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He's too small and your line sucks, get over it. I road FWP as RB#3 to my championship last year, but he won't even be close to being on my team this year. They are in transistion and he's not even close to be able to do it by himself.
 
chris1969 said:
That's a great pick-up because FWP will get hurt this year. Pooper is good at the goalline, but he's not a #2.
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:sarcasm: Do you even watch football? I know you being a Browns fan that you probably haven't watched very much football the last 5 yrs or so.
 
chris1969 said:
Steel Mike Tomczak said:
chris1969 said:
That's a great pick-up because FWP will get hurt this year. Pooper is good at the goalline, but he's not a #2.
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Yeah, that 1 TD he scored in garbage time on a 20 yard run vs. the Chiefs when the score was 35-0 really proved hes a good goaline back.Oh and does Willie know about this? Have you talked to his doctor and determined an injury is inevitable in 2007?? You're a genious man.
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He's too small and your line sucks, get over it. I road FWP as RB#3 to my championship last year, but he won't even be close to being on my team this year. They are in transistion and he's not even close to be able to do it by himself.
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Must have been tough beating the 3 other guys in your league. Congrats on your championship.
 
Traders2001 said:
Godsbrother said:
Lutherman2112 said:
If he even makes the 53 man roster, then let's hope he doesn't just fill the Duce Staley role: standing on the sideline in sweats.
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If the Steelers sign him he'll make the team. It is not like the Steelers are loaded with talent at RB.
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Exactly , they will sign him for depth only . He might not touch the ball all season.
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I can see him being inactive a lot, if Parker and Davenport stay healthy.
 
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