The_Philster
08-07-2003, 05:09 AM
Steelers linebacker Kendrell Bell is learning the tricks of a new position
The essence of training camp -- the time when good players work to become great ones -- was on display one sleepy morning last week as the Steelers practiced in near seclusion next to a cornfield in Latrobe, Pa. Because the team's new practice field isn't equipped to handle fans, only staffers and a few media types were present as Pittsburgh's players toiled.
It was there that Jason Gildon and Joey Porter, the Steelers' two Pro Bowl linebackers, took third-year protégé Kendrell Bell aside to teach him the finer points of pass rushing. Bell was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2001 (the first Pittsburgh player to earn that honor since Jack Lambert in 1974), and for most of his first two seasons he has been primarily a stay-at-home inside linebacker. This year, however, coach Bill Cowher plans to move the cat-quick Bell to right end in the Steelers' dime defense, a scheme that features six defensive backs. That means Bell may be rushing over the offensive left tackle on as many as 20 plays a game....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/08/05/nfl/)
The essence of training camp -- the time when good players work to become great ones -- was on display one sleepy morning last week as the Steelers practiced in near seclusion next to a cornfield in Latrobe, Pa. Because the team's new practice field isn't equipped to handle fans, only staffers and a few media types were present as Pittsburgh's players toiled.
It was there that Jason Gildon and Joey Porter, the Steelers' two Pro Bowl linebackers, took third-year protégé Kendrell Bell aside to teach him the finer points of pass rushing. Bell was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2001 (the first Pittsburgh player to earn that honor since Jack Lambert in 1974), and for most of his first two seasons he has been primarily a stay-at-home inside linebacker. This year, however, coach Bill Cowher plans to move the cat-quick Bell to right end in the Steelers' dime defense, a scheme that features six defensive backs. That means Bell may be rushing over the offensive left tackle on as many as 20 plays a game....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/08/05/nfl/)