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Steelers kicking the tires on Ogunjobi (signed 1 year deal)

Fiji Mariner said:
Yeah, he’s definitely not a plus player vs the run. A lack of a true NT (until Adams was somewhat helpful plugging the middle) and having Bush run from contact left us very exposed in the middle of the D. Couple that with Heyward having to play nonstop due to a lack of bodies and no wonder our run D sucked.

Hopefully the additions to the DL, the return of Alualu and signing Jack can help solidify the creamy middle of the twinkie that was our run defense last year.
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We need BUSH to be a particpant as well. If he shys' away I'll have to go to camp and beat the ******* caring back into him...........................



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madinsomniac said:
I don’t think Ogunjobi is as good as Tuitt, but he is good.. and he isn’t costing them more than the space his retirement freed up, so that is great…
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Which Tuitt, the one that played here 2 years ago or the one that is currently not here ???

Ogunj is a decent enough upgrade considering how close we are to camp. He will help make this "D" much better than they were last season.

I too am glad the cap didn't exceed what Tuitt cleared.



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topseed said:
As Litos suggested, Wormley is a liability against the run. He is regularly manhandled at the line of scrimmage. And although his seven sacks last year look respectable on the stat sheet, 35% of those came in one game, and as I recall several of his sacks were gifts from the opposing quarterback either holding the ball too long and/or scrambling right into his arms.

Wormley is a bottom-of-the-rotation backup, not starting material, and the Steelers run defense paid dearly for it last season. That's what's not to like.
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You mention his several sacks and how he is a bottom rotational player…bottom of the rotation backups don’t get several sacks in the NFL. With a premium on pressure in the league guys with several sacks will get play somewhere. While he ain’t great and has flaws he is hardly a bottom rotation backup as you suggest.
 
Confluence said:
Blount/Deebo/Ingram, all fooled for half a season by Tomlin.
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All were back ups knowing that there snaps would be limited. Go figure.
 
Ogunjobi had a BIG contract with the Bears and lost it. He has EVERY incentive to ball out this year to get it again. For the price, I am just not sure I understand how fans could be disappointed. I think it is a great signing that may or may not work out. If it doesn't, it isn't like we are stuck. Plus, our D line has quietly gone from barebones, no depth to looking kinda stacked.
 
Fiji Mariner said:
You mention his several sacks and how he is a bottom rotational player…bottom of the rotation backups don’t get several sacks in the NFL. With a premium on pressure in the league guys with several sacks will get play somewhere. While he ain’t great and has flaws he is hardly a bottom rotation backup as you suggest.
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Bottom of the rotation backups can luck into several sacks when they are given the opportunity to start 14 games in a season (2 less starts than the previous 4 years combined) due to injury. Which is exactly what happened with Wormley.
 
topseed said:
Bottom of the rotation backups can luck into several sacks when they are given the opportunity to start 14 games in a season (2 less starts than the previous 4 years combined) due to injury. Which is exactly what happened with Wormley.
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Seven sacks is respectable, even if you luck into sacks, especially when you consider absolutely no production from the backup OLBs in this defense. With that said, Wormley does nothing against the run. He's the opposite of Loudermilk.
 
So am I wrong to think we are going the win the Superbowl this year? (something I think every year) because you know. it's a new season and we all start out 0-0.

I always choose to Ride. Always.

just realized wrong thread but I don't give a ****.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
Seven sacks is respectable, even if you luck into sacks, especially when you consider absolutely no production from the backup OLBs in this defense. With that said, Wormley does nothing against the run. He's the opposite of Loudermilk.
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Edmund Nelson had 7 sacks in 1984 and had 9 more in his other 6 seasons. Donald Evans had 6.5 sacks in 1993, and never had more than 3 in any other season. Kimo von Oelhoffen had 8 sacks in 2003, and never had 4 in any other season.

Yes, Wormley indeed had 7 sacks last season, after 3.5 in his first 52 games, including 16 starts. So what? Can you say anomaly?
 
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Possible anomaly possible progression shown through more play time…guessing somewhere in the middle

We’ll see if he can repeat or not…if he is able to repeat he’ll actually have to earn the starting snaps just to have a shot at proving something
 
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