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Link Steelers Notebook: Cowher and Holmes have 'a good talk' Monday, July 31, 2006 By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Coach Bill Cowher had his long-awaited conversation Saturday night with rookie receiver Santonio Holmes, not all of it about football. "We had a good talk," Cowher said yesterday. "He's got a lot of work to do but he's committed to getting caught up to where he will feel comfortable." Holmes has to make up ground off and on the field because of two arrests in May and June, and after he missed most of the Steelers' spring drills because his Ohio State classes were still in session. He took his first steps on the field yesterday when he practiced with his new teammates in pads for the first time and made a nice leaping catch of a deep pass from Charlie Batch. "I saw him make a couple good catches," Cowher said. "He looked fine." Holmes, though, was beset a little by cornerbacks bumping him off the line of scrimmage, a normal occurrence for a rookie receiver. "He's going to learn certain things as a receiver as far as bump-and-run coverage," veteran cornerback Deshea Townsend said. "He's a great route runner but he has to learn those things in bump and guys are going to test him. It's his first day. He'll get a lot better." Hines Ward predicted Holmes will do so off the field as well. The Super Bowl MVP spent the week leading to training camp with Holmes. They worked out together at the Steelers' UPMC complex and ate dinner together. "I hung out with him," Ward said. "He's a good kid. The misconception of what's going on off the field, that's not really relevant to us. We understand the situation, we really know kind of what's going on with everything. "He's eager to learn the game. He wanted to come out here and really... prove 'I am worthy of a first-round pick.' He's working hard and I'm just excited to work with him." Rookies work Ward has two valets who not only work for free but will buy him food and drink as well. Receivers Holmes and Willie Reid, a third-round pick, share the traditional rookie duties of carrying veterans' pads and helmets up the hill and into the locker room after each practice. "I had to do it, everybody else had to do it," Ward said, recalling his own days lugging veterans' pads in 1998. "We're going to treat [Holmes] like a rookie. He got a nice little signing bonus; we're going to get into that too. We're all going to eat good." Bailey is back You can find at least one player from the 2005 Seattle Seahawks who refuses to complain about the Super Bowl officiating and thinks the best team won. Rodney Bailey, a backup defensive end for the Seahawks last season, wears black and gold these days. "I think the game was played out between two great teams," said Bailey, beginning his second tour of duty with the Steelers. "You had the two best teams left from the AFC and the NFC. It ended up the way it ended up and the Steelers definitely won that game. "Like I told the guys immediately after the game, congratulations on a great season. Of course, when you go to the Super Bowl both teams definitely want to win. It didn't work out that way when I was with Seattle, but I was very happy for everyone over here." Bailey returned to the Steelers this year as a free agent after leaving to sign with New England in 2004 as a restricted free agent (the Steelers received a sixth-round draft choice in return). He spent the entire season on the Patriots' injured reserve list, but that was still good enough for him to earn a Super Bowl ring. Cut by the Patriots last summer, Seattle signed him and he came close to making it two rings in two years. Released by the Super Bowl runners-up, he signed with the Super Bowl champs and will try to win a roster spot as a backup to starting ends Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel. The competition is stiff because Travis Kirschke has been a good backup, the coaches like the potential of Shaun Nua, a seventh-round pick last season, and the Steelers drafted Orien Harris in the fourth round this year. "I'm very excited for the opportunity," said Bailey, 26. "This is home for me. Coming back to St. Vincent, one of the most unique things about it, no matter how many years you are away from it, no matter the differences from the year before, when you come here it seems like you never left." Short snaps Undrafted rookie linebacker Mike Kudla will miss a few days of practices, according to Cowher, because of a hamstring muscle injury. ... Fullback Dan Kreider aggravated a previous foot injury and will be evaluated daily. ... The Steelers practice twice today; the second starting at 3 p.m. is open to fans.          
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Cowherd Revamps the Ron Cook Article on The Herd
During his regular radio show Colin Cowherd revamped the Ron Cook article.
Labeled Holmes in the manner of the Cook article, (liar, troublemaker) then proceeded to extend that argument as a point of departure to describe the Ohio State University football program as troubled. The most pathetic part was that it was quite obvious that all the calls he recieved were very well screened to only agree with his position - which broadly stated was thus: quoted so "oxymons" thinks this is my viewpoint. "Jim Tressel isn't any different from John Cooper, both take / took players that they needed to win. Sometimes those players will run afoul of the rules, that's true at Ohio State - also true at other programs (though he gave UM-FL a clean pass). In truth he believes the only key diference between Cooper and Tressel is that Cooper didn't beat Michigan." The fact that not one caller laid out that Ohio State under Tressel now has an improved team GPA, that they now keep in-state kids home (for the most part) that they win not just The Game, but also other Bowl Games. The fact that they all regurgitated the same Tressel beats Michigan, Cooper didn't line like a bunch of Johnny one-notes. These facts tells me the calls were carefully screened. Somedays Cowherd is good to listen to, today was not one of those days.
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08-01-2006, 06:58 AM
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Gee,he sounds as if he does not like us Buckeyes! No skin off our noses,we know who we are! 
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08-03-2006, 12:12 PM
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Goal-line was a real hit Thursday, August 3, 2006 By BOB LABRIOLA Steelers.com LATROBE, Pa. – One of the realities of training camp is that it's going to include peaks ands valleys even for the most talented and experienced of players. What's telling isn't so much whether a player experiences one of those valleys, but how he responds to it when it occurs. In that sense, it's a perfect proving ground for an NFL regular season. The Steelers went at it under the lights yesterday at Latrobe Stadium, and while the session was punctuated by the first installment of goal-line, the live tackling drill in which the offense gets four chances to score a touchdown from the 5-yard line, something happened earlier in the session that bodes well for this team. Santonio Holmes has a lot of stuff going on right now, what with the typical pressure of being a No. 1 draft choice, added onto a somewhat tumultuous offseason, added onto the fact the Steelers are the defending Super Bowl champions, added onto the media scrutiny that's a part of all of that. During Wednesday's morning practice, Holmes had his problems. He dropped a couple of passes and he muffed a couple of punts, and for a guy who listed catching everything that comes to him as a basic goal of every workout, such an experience qualifies as a valley. During the night session, Holmes atoned the only way he could. By making plays and catching everything. In front of a crowd of 11,000 fans, Holmes put together a very good practice, and he capped it with a leaping catch along the sideline among three defenders. Then, on the final play before the goal-line drill, he caught a pass right at the pylon. He didn't get the ball into the end zone, but it was a good catch just short of the goal line. "The best part about it is we're able to work hard and compete, and they're giving great effort, and we're able to get these guys out here day after day," said Coach Bill Cowher. "There is no substitute for repetitions." OK, so onto goal-line. The offense opened up with Duce Staley and Dan Kreider in the backfield, with Trai Essex serving as the third tight end along with Heath Miller and Jerame Tuman. And the play-calling was about as subtle as that personnel might indicate. Staley carried on the first two plays and maybe gained 2 yards to set up a third-and-goal from the 3-yard line. Verron Haynes came in and gained 2 yards over the right side to set up a fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line. Again, it was a power running play to Haynes, and the sound of the collision was impressive. Casey Hampton was around Haynes' legs and then James Farrior and Troy Polamalu filled quickly and delivered a combination blow that stopped Haynes short of the goal line. Ryan Clark was also right there on the play. "It was a close call, because on the second effort the ball was real close to crossing the plane of the goal line, but I had to make the call," said Cowher the referee, "and I made the call that he didn't break the plane." Then it was time for the second units to go at it. On first down, Cedric Humes was stoned for no gain by Anthony Smith and Clint Kriewaldt. Humes may have the look of a goal-line runner in the NFL, but he was bent backward and had his helmet knocked off because he didn't get low enough when he hit the line of scrimmage. On second down, Charlie Batch hit fullback Brandon Joe for a touchdown after a play-action fake to Humes. "It was a good session, by both sides, both times we did it," said Cowher in spite of the moaning from the players about the officiating. "The defense is never happy, the offense is never happy, but I really don't care." What he cared about is what this drill teaches. "We'll do this again on Saturday up at St. Vincent College," said Cowher. "You can't do this enough. You go through an entire preseason, and you might get three or four repetitions down at the goal line – maybe – and those are very, very critical situations in games that count. That's why I feel it's important to get at least two good sessions in training camp so these guys get a feel for it. "It was the first time we've hit, really, since the Super Bowl, and I think it got the juices going a little bit. We don't tackle in 9-on-7, even though we hit in training camp. It was live, and they all knew it." INJURY UPDATE: "Cedrick Wilson has an Achilles injury," said Cowher, "but it's around the hamstring, so we're going to monitor him. He started practice but he didn't finish. We're going to be very cautious with that. Zach Baker (hamstring) and Mike Kudla (hamstring), both of those are going to be a couple of weeks."
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Santonio's really fortunate to have Ward there to help him along. I hope he takes advantage of the opportunity. We know Holmes has a lot of heart. If he can just turn the volume down a little on the ego and stay out of trouble, he can be really good with Pittsburgh.
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I saw Holmes on Sportcenter this morning and he has cut off all his hair.
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08-03-2006, 08:21 PM
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Good news for Santonio on the dropping of those charges in Florida. For $250 I'd walk away to a 7 figure deal in the NFL, wouldn't you?
Hopefully for Santonio this is one down, one to go - and Sam can get the more serious sounding charges in Columbus dismissed. Then the Pittsburgh papers (wannabe big city reporters, the lot of them) will owe him an apology. Watch, because those louses won't cough up the praise until he delivers a 12 TD season into their laps.
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They usually say on the news here when Ohio State wins,they will mention first the losing team,well today m******n lost in a normal tone, then in a low tone to Ohio State! Sometimes you won't even hear that they won,unreal!!! One year a guy from the Post Gazette wrote an article on "the Game" and said he would rather watch 4 hours of in infomercials!!!!     totally cheesed me off!So I sent a 2 page letter with my husband doing plenty of editing! I never got a return & I kept replying back.. Never heard from him,I have the article & the rough draft of my letter! Their loss, our gain! "Go Bucks"!
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08-06-2006, 02:03 PM
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Steelers can't wait to see Holmes in lineup - once he learns how ALAN ROBINSON Associated Press LATROBE, Pa. - He sat out a practice because of a sore hamstring. He was introduced to the NFL by being tackled - and hard - by cornerback Bryant McFadden during a supposedly non-contact practice. He also dropped a couple of passes and several punts during a sloppy Pittsburgh Steelers practice that didn't please coach Bill Cowher. A bad opening week of camp for first-round draft pick Santonio Holmes, the former Ohio State star receiver who couldn't seem to keep himself out of trouble after being drafted in April? Not at all. There were missteps and missed plays, and some incorrect pass routes that were quickly corrected by Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward, who has become Holmes' training camp mentor. But the Steelers weren't disappointed with Holmes, who figures to play an important role this season now that former starting receiver Antwaan Randle El is with the Redskins. Since the Steelers began practicing July 30, Holmes has repeatedly flashed the speed that helped him catch 53 passes for 977 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Buckeyes last season. Several times, he beat the cornerback covering him off the line of scrimmage, leading to a wide-open catch or an obvious pass interference. And a few hours after that practice in which he repeatedly dropped the ball, Holmes made two excellent catches during an evening scrimmage - one with three defenders near him and another near the end-zone pylon that was just short of a touchdown. "I was very pleased," offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said of Holmes' first week. "He was what we thought he would be as far as having good hands, explosive speed and a good route runner." That's the side of Holmes the Steelers want to keep seeing. There was good news for Holmes off the field, as the Memorial Day weekend disorderly conduct charge filed against him in Miami was dropped. He doesn't know if he must attend an Aug. 15 trial in Columbus, Ohio, on a domestic violence charge brought against him by the mother of one of his three children, but his lawyers are attempting to have the case dropped. That's the side of Holmes the Steelers never want to see again, and they have warned him that any repeated off-field incidents could lead to disciplinary action, fines or suspensions. "I'm a young guy stepping into a great deal of things," he said. "I'm just looking forward to having a great career. I don't feel like I have to prove to anybody. I just have to get out there and show the organization that I want to play football and that's the only thing I'm here for." It appears Holmes will press the more experienced Cedrick Wilson for playing time as the season approaches. The Steelers play their first preseason game Saturday at Arizona, and Holmes expects to play considerably, and line up to catch punts. Of course, it will help once he learns how to line up. Several times last week, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had to motion to Holmes where to line up or to switch from one side of the field to the other. "Right now, I'm asking a lot of questions and they're helping out a whole lot," Holmes said. Because his college class had not yet graduated, Holmes was not permitted by NCAA rules to attend a series of coaching sessions the Steelers held following their May minicamp. His absence put Holmes behind the other rookies in learning the offense, including third-round pick Willie Reid, another receiver. "He's got a long way to go from a mental standpoint, understanding where to line up, and as he grows in the offense we'll be able to do more things with him," Whisenhunt said of Holmes. Cowher said Holmes, like most rookies, is a work in progress. "The more they're running routes and doing things on a repetitive basis, they'll be able to do it faster and be able to do it without thinking," Cowher said. "A lot of these guys are still thinking out there and when you're thinking, you're a step slow. Obviously, we're trying to expedite this process and when we do that, we'll be able to assess the skills he has."
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8/8/2006 Steelers eager to unwrap gift F. Dale Lolley Staff writer LATROBE -- Kevin Spencer is like a kid on the night before Christmas. He knows he's going to get some new toys and he can't wait to play with them. The only difference is that Spencer has spent the past few months looking at his toys. Saturday night in Arizona, when the Steelers open their preseason schedule, Pittsburgh's special teams coach will finally get to play with them. With the free agent defection of Antwaan Randle El to Washington during the offseason, Spencer's return units -- specifically punt return -- took a major hit. Randle El was the only player in the NFL last season to return two punts for touchdowns. The draft brought in rookies Santonio Holmes and Willie Reid, giving Spencer what he hopes is enough talent to replace Randle El, who averaged 9.5 yards per return and scored four touchdowns in four seasons as a punt returner. "I'm not anxious because that has a negative connotation, I'm excited to get a chance to see what these kids can do," said Spencer. "We really have some neat kids and I have some veterans who also have done it. � You're just excited to see what they do when the bright lights come on. "That's when you find out about guys, who can do it and who can't." The Steelers have been working with Holmes, their first-round pick, and Reid, a third-rounder, in addition to veterans Cedrick Wilson and Ricardo Colclough in training camp at Saint Vincent College. Wilson returned punts early in his NFL career with San Francisco and Colclough did so at times in his previous two seasons with the Steelers. But it is Holmes and, more specifically, Reid who are expected to handle the bulk of the duties this season. "It's a chance for me to get out there and contribute early," said Reid, an electrifying punt returner at Florida State who averaged 15.4 yards per attempt and scored three touchdowns in 2005. "It's something that I feel like I'm pretty good at and I like doing it. Hopefully, I can win that job and help this team out in that way." He'll have plenty of competition. Holmes averaged 10.1 yards per return last season at Ohio State, while Wilson, the veteran of the group, has averaged 7.4 yards on 13 career punt returns. Colclough, who has struggled fielding punts in this camp, is likely a last resort. Reid is the early frontrunner, though, to win the job, with Holmes still very much in the picture. "I really feel good about him," said Spencer. "He's very coachable. He's got the bright eyes and everything is 'Yes coach.' He wants to do extra. All the kids are like that. Cedrick Wilson has been in this league for several years and I told him today that it's really good when the young kids see him doing this stuff." Even the veterans have noticed Reid and Holmes. "You can see the guys who are naturals at it," said punter Chris Gardocki. "They field the ball so fluidly. Both of those young guys, you can tell they really field the ball well. They have no problems back there." On game days, however, Spencer is never sure who he's going to have available because the Steelers must make eight players inactive. So he's getting as many players ready to handle the position as possible. "In a game, coach may tell me that this guy is done, so I'm working everybody," said Spencer. "I'm trying to keep extra guys out individually. If we do anything, we need to take care of the football. Anything else is a bonus. I feel good about the way we're going about it."
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06221/712084-66.stm
Steelers' Holmes eager for shot to defuse controversies Wednesday, August 09, 2006 By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Before he caught a pass with the Steelers, Santonio Holmes already had caused a stir with his new team. But the buzz came from what Holmes, their No. 1 draft choice, did off the field, not on it, much to the Steelers' dismay. Now, though, Holmes has a chance to make a different kind of noise, the kind for which the Steelers traded up seven spots to make him the 25th overall selection in the NFL draft. Holmes gets a shot to help ease some of his off-field problems when he plays in the Steelers' first preseason game Saturday in Arizona, an opportunity to gain some attention for something other than the legal problems he has encountered since Memorial Day weekend. "I'm very excited about it," Holmes said. "I'm looking forward to it." And so are the Steelers. The coaches finally get a chance to see what Holmes can add to an offense that, by the end of last season, was the most proficient and explosive in the National Football League. So far, they've liked what they've seen of their 5-foot-11, 190-pound receiver in training camp. "I see a lot of natural things that are very exciting," offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said. "You see explosion, good discipline in his routes. I think you can see that, regardless if they're making mistakes or not. We put him in some situations where he's had to make some decisions, and he's done a good job with that." Holmes, the top receiver selected in the draft, needs to do something on the field to divert some of the attention he has received for arrests in Miami Beach, Fla., and Columbus, Ohio, in a 25-day span. Especially because he has a jury-trial hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus on charges of domestic violence and abuse against Lashae Boone, who is the mother of his third child. The case will be heard before Judge Michael Brandt. It is not known if Holmes will be present for the hearing. Holmes has referred all questions about the case to Sam Shamansky, his Columbus-based attorney. "I don't know the answer to that yet," Shamansky said. "It's still up in the air." He said he will know later in the week whether Holmes will attend. Last week, Holmes had a disorderly conduct charge, stemming from a May 27 incident in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, dropped in exchange for a $250 donation to the Police Officers Assistance Trust Fund. It only has added to the tough transition a rookie has to make to the NFL, Holmes said. "Camp is hard, and that's what it's supposed to do -- toughen you mentally and also physically," Holmes said yesterday after lunch at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. "It's pretty much a learning process of being a rookie. You got to take in so much at one time, but, once the season starts, everything will bear down and become a lot easier. "I'm doing very well. The coaches are satisfied with my performance. I think I feel comfortable with the way everything is going. But I still have a lot of learning to do." Indeed, Holmes has flashed the speed and skills that tantalized the Steelers on draft day, caused them to trade up with the New York Giants to get a shot at the former Ohio State receiver. Right now, in the base package, Holmes is running behind Cedrick Wilson, the starter at split end, and veteran Quincy Morgan. But the Steelers want to use Holmes in some of their three- and four-wide receiver packages to take advantage of his deep speed. When they do, Wilson and Hines Ward will rotate between the slot and flanker position and Holmes will be used as the split end, or X receiver -- the position designed for big plays. Holmes, though, has been getting some good tutelage. Ward stays after practice almost every day and works with the rookie receiver, sometimes pretending to a defensive back and showing Holmes how to use his arms to protect the ball. After meetings, Ward will go over the playbook with Holmes. "He's a good kid," Ward said. "He started off a little rocky with his off-the-field stuff, but he wants to have a clean slate. He's really a great kid who wants to get better. "Once the preseason comes around and the games start, we're week to week, we don't stop playing. Now, he can just focus on football. Now, it's just concentration more on the team rather than his off-the-field actions." (Gerry Dulac can be reached at gdulac@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1466. )
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