Steelers Free Agents for 2012 – Who Should Stay and Who Should Go?

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   Charles Spooner

   February 7, 2012 at 2:05 am

   RB Isaac Redman keep
   DT Steve McLendon keep maybe
   P Jeremy Kapinos bye!
   WR Mike Wallace yes i guess not a real fan of mr. invisable
   TE David Johnson BYE!!!
   OT Jamon Meredith bye
   OL Ramon Foster on the fence. played better likemore as a back up
   OL Doug Legursky KEEP! play well at guard but a DAMN good backup
   at center
   CB Keenan Lewis bye but after camp
   S Ryan Mundy bye see above
   QB Charlie Batch RETIRE ALL READY!
   QB Dennis Dixon KEEP. a good back that Tomlin HATE’S so hes gone
   QB Byron Leftwich bye nothing nice to say here
   RB Mewelde Moore bye but will be back at some point
   WR Jerricho Cotchery bye if the younger wr’s step up or
   if Ward is back
   OT Max Starks KEEP! 2nd best lineman the Steelers had last year
   OL Trai Essex bye never panned out
   NT Chris Hoke retired. sorry to se him go. great career backup
   CB William Gay bye i like the younger cb’s but if they don’t
   contune to step up i think he will be back
   CB Anthony Madison keep good on special teams not good on the d.
   P Daniel Sepulveda keep hurt every other year but plays at a
   pro bowl level when he does play

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     Lynne

     February 7, 2012 at 12:55 pm

     I agree with the previous comments on who should go or stay,definitely Max deserves it!!!!!!!!

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       George H

       February 8, 2012 at 1:13 am

       McLendon will definitely be back bc theres no one else on the roster that will play DT. I suspect Hampton will be a cap casualty especially coming off an injury and a down year. Plus he became a pretty decent backup.

       Batch will be back and be number 2 and Troy Smith will likely be 3.

       Kapinos gives almost the same production as Sepulveda but can stay healthy so he’ll stay and Sep. is gone.

       I like Moore but we have a younger and cheaper version of him in Byron Batch. Watch out for him this preseason.

       Hopefully Haley gets Wallace to become complete. Keep in mind that Wallace demands the double which allows Brown, Sanders, ect. to get openb on their routes.

       I’d honestly like to keep Cotchery and see Ward retire although I doubt that will happen. Cotchery will want a chance to be a starter or atleast a 3 somewhere and want to get paid accordingly. If he can come back for cheap I would love to have him.

       Gay will only be back if someone doesnt offer him a multi-year decent money deal. Lewis Brown and Allen will round out the DBs opposit of Taylor. Perhaps another mid-round cb will be picked up in the draft too.

       Starks was solid for sure, however, coming off an ACL injury and a good season, he might want more than hes worth or what his knee allows him to be. I would rather go out and spend in the draft on a gaurd to play opposite of Foster since Foster’s play was good enough this year to warrant a starting job, and go out and find another diamond in the rough to play LT.

       Legursky… I dont care if he can play multiple positions, he was awful at center and frequently got manhandled by bigger d-linemen. Cut him.

       Mundy is a decent backup. He can stay, however, I would like to see the Steelers go after a ballhawk safety somewhere in the draft that can atleast fill in the ST, and be a quality backup until Clark and Troy hang it up.

       Hoke… you will be missed. Terrific backup.

       CAP CASUALTIES
       Hampton
       Farrior
       Smith
       Colon
       Kemo

       Hopefully cut Suisham!!

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     Know The Game

     February 24, 2012 at 4:00 pm

     Get off the couch in front of the tv and LEARN THE GAME PLEASEEEEE!

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   BlackNGold Luvr

   February 8, 2012 at 1:40 am

   RB Isaac Redman – Pay this man!!!
   DT Steve McLendon – Keeper if he gets his weight up
   P Jeremy Kapinos – Keep…I don’t like to see Sepulveda go due to injury, but it is what it is.

   WR Mike Wallace – keep
   TE David Johnson – let him be someone else’s problem
   OT Jamon Meredith – Really???
   OL Ramon Foster – keep as a backup, but upgrade needed.
   OL Doug Legursky – keep
   CB Keenan Lewis – Keep
   S Ryan Mundy – Keep

   QB Charlie Batch – He’ll be kept cuz Dixon’s gone.
   QB Dennis Dixon – Bye-bye D.D.
   QB Byron Leftwich – Keep
   RB Mewelde Moore – Gone…to few good moments last yr.
   WR Jerricho Cotchery – Keep…could be difficult
   OT Max Starks – Keep, torn acl could keep him gone.
   OL Trai Essex – Backup, but sad he’s been on scholarship for 5yrs.
   NT Chris Hoke – retired. Quality of life after football more important
   CB William Gay – keep, only cuz no better FA’s to replace him.
   CB Anthony Madison – Gone Special teams guy only.
   P Daniel Sepulveda – gone most likely due to salary & injury.

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   Ellie Mae

   February 8, 2012 at 6:01 pm

   RB Isaac Redman – Keep and give him more carries
   DT Steve McLendon – Keep
   P Jeremy Kapinos – Keep
   WR Mike Wallace – Keep
   TE David Johnson – Keep
   OT Jamon Meredith – Don’t know enough about – let walk – look for OT 1st round in draft
   OL Ramon Foster – Keep
   OL Doug Legursky – Let walk
   CB Keenan Lewis – Keep
   S Ryan Mundy – Keep
   QB Charlie Batch – Keep
   QB Dennis Dixon – Let walk
   QB Byron Leftwich – Let walk – drsft developmental QB in late rounds (Kellen Moore for example)
   RB Mewelde Moore – Cut after training camp if Baron Batch is healthy and plays as well as before injury
   WR Jerricho Cotchery – Try to keep – although not likely
   OT Max Starks – Keep if healthy – could be signed at vet minimum – no interest from any teams last year
   OL Trai Essex – Keep – versatility
   NT Chris Hoke – Retired
   CB William Gay – Keep (showed improvement and played decent last year + Brown/Allen probably another year to be starters)
   CB Anthony Madison – Keep (special teams ace can be had for vet minimum)
   P Daniel Sepulveda – Let walk – knee is a liability

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