Marshall Trying to Make Hometown Team

Does this guy look familiar? Pitt fans probably know him. WVU fans definitely know him. Rasheed Marshall is hoping that all Steelers fans will get to know him in the upcoming season.

Scott Brown of the Tribune-Review reminds readers of the former Big East Player of the Year, as he tries to make a Steelers team that presumably can't use another wideout.

Pittsburgh has proven vets in Hines Ward and Cedrick Wilson, and used their first round selection last year on speedy Santonio Holmes. Dallas Baker the Touchdown Maker was drafted in the final round of this year's draft out of national champion Florida. Plus, Willie Reid is hoping to make an impact after a season-ending foot injury in his rookie campaign. PSaMP is also hoping that this is the year Walter Young, a talented wideout with great size, comes into his own. He has a T.O. build, and displayed some good hands during last year's preseason.

Where does Marshall fit in? He spent his rookie season in San Fransisco, where he racked up 575 yards primarily as a return specialist. Reid seems destined for that role this season, but Marshall could be an insurance plan if Reid's foot decides to fail him again. I sure as hell don't want to see Holmes waiting for kicks anymore. Sure, the guy started to show some progress at WR towards the end of the season, and even had that longass touchdown to beat the Bungles in overtime, but as a kick returner, Holmes might make me pull out all of my hair. He excelled at tOSU at the position, but doesn't have the quickness or the moves to run back kicks in the NFL. And I'm not even going to mention the fumbles.

Unfortunately for Marshall, he spent 12 games as a 49er, which is too many to be considered for any professional practice squad. He needs to display his skills quickly, or fear getting axed into free agency.

Will Marshall make the club? Only time will tell. Reid has yet to fully prove himself, so maybe Marshall can create a niche for himself in the Steelers' '07-'08 roster.

UPDATE...

some things have happened while you were busy weeping over the departure of tommy amaker.

• tennessee won what turned out to be a close one over uva.
• steelers resigned chidi iwuoma. one of these times, chidis gonna tackle a hole in some return man
• andrew mccutchen is lookin good. real good.
• ben roethlisberger hosted camp ben-e-fit, teaching kids about sports and overcoming adversity. ben has overcome a lot of adversity. and by adversity, i mean a buick.
• here's some video documentation of pitt's win. watch levance fields get mad. at his headband.
• i cant stand ohio state. in any sport. it might be because, as a penn state fan, i cant take the thought of a better big 10 school. and old lebron james, i mean greg oden, is mean.
• mondesis house got a new logo. check out the sweet lemieux artwork here as well. its cool.