Steelers GM Kevin Colbert On Devin Bush – H

[Steeler Nation]

To us, it’s two Devin Bushes, prior to that ACL injury, Devin was on a real positive track and he was the player we had hoped he would be when we made that trade. Coming out of that ACL last year, he wasn’t quite the same. And sometimes, most times it takes a good year to get through that injury, to get your game back to where you left off prior to. In making those business decisions we have to okay, say where is the player currently, where could he be and when we do that, if we don’t exercise the option, we always tell the player, look, we’re not giving up on you, we’re just taking a step back, you take a step back, look and see what happens. If you have a great year, good for you and good for us and then we can make those decisions. But again, I think we’re evaluating two different Devin Bushes, and I know we’re excited to see what he can do in 2023.

I think he understood completely, because he doesn’t feel that he was the same player, and he was frustrated by that during the season. He was frustrated by that, but that was motivation for him coming out into 2022. He’s excited for this year. He understood it. I think he wants to prove that pre-knee-injury Devin is who he really is, and we’re hopeful that happens, and we’re pretty confident it will.

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[madinsomniac]

Pretty confident… but not so confident that they were going to guarantee that fifth year bonanza huh?

 

[SteelerSask2]

I don't care if he is three years off the surgery if they cannot keep him significantly cleaner he is done. He goes bar to bar with the oline coming to his level WAY to much. And with his size he gets eclipsed.

 

[xjx]

Bush doesn't have enough snap, crackle and pop to play ILB. The injury didn't help. He plays soft. Perhaps his new nickname should be "Charmin".

 

[BamaSteeler52]

Devin Bush had enough speed in college to overcome bad angles and trying to run around blockers. Knowing they were not picking up that option they leave LB after LB on the board.

 

[slashsteel]

I don't care if he is three years off the surgery if they cannot keep him significantly cleaner he is done. He goes bar to bar with the oline coming to his level WAY to much. And with his size he gets eclipsed.

Perhaps but hopefully he is working on getting off blocks. This year money is on the line. That seems to wake up many players. If it doesn't we will know to get out the fork.