Steelers Sign QB Leftwich (1 Viewer)

[Drunken Cowboy]

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Leftwich signs, but what does it mean?

The Steelers signed Byron Leftwich and have led him to believe he has a chance to beat out Charlie Batch for the No. 2 job in Pittsburgh behind Ben Roethlisberger.

Maybe Leftwich was buying it, but I'm not.

Batch is a Pittsburgh guy who's very involved in the community, something that's very important to the Rooneys. He's also very popular with his teammates - perhaps more so than Roethlisberger.

And if rookie Dennis Dixon continues to show that he can be an eventual replacement for Batch, there won't be any room on the roster for Leftwich.

So long as Batch is only going to be out four to six weeks, I don't look for Leftwich to be around all that long.

Dixon could end up on the practice squad this year.

It really depends on if they like him enough to protect him. If Dixon ends up on the practice squad that means they weren't so impressed that they wouldn't risk losing him.The only thing Dixon showed me is that he doesn't appear ready for prime time.

3rd QB's have to be able to play if called on. I can't see him as ready to play.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Leftwich signs, but what does it mean?

The Steelers signed Byron Leftwich and have led him to believe he has a chance to beat out Charlie Batch for the No. 2 job in Pittsburgh behind Ben Roethlisberger.

Maybe Leftwich was buying it, but I'm not.

Batch is a Pittsburgh guy who's very involved in the community, something that's very important to the Rooneys. He's also very popular with his teammates - perhaps more so than Roethlisberger.

And if rookie Dennis Dixon continues to show that he can be an eventual replacement for Batch, there won't be any room on the roster for Leftwich.

So long as Batch is only going to be out four to six weeks, I don't look for Leftwich to be around all that long.

Dixon could end up on the practice squad this year.

It really depends on if they like him enough to protect him. If Dixon ends up on the practice squad that means they weren't so impressed that they wouldn't risk losing him.The only thing Dixon showed me is that he doesn't appear ready for prime time.

3rd QB's have to be able to play if called on. I can't see him as ready to play.

3rd QBs don't always remain 3rd QB's and you don't risk losing them if you can avoid it.