I know so little of the huge pot of players available via draft, but FO, et al finds em... and this is another gem of a young man and athlete ... when I say pedigree ... you'll get not just the name "Snell" but also the list of who's who he leap frogged in only 3 years ... and he felt destined to become a Steeler https://steelersdepot.com/2019/04/rb-benny-snell-feels-destined-to-become-a-steeler/
wow, that would absolutely cap off the trifecta for me... Please do, Bell sure as hell don't need it anymore.
I found myself wondering if he would ask for #26 when I was watching his highlights and noticed he had #26. I can’t think of any player on the Steelers who wore #26 and wasn’t a pretty good player. Woodson, Bell, DeShea Thownesand. If Snell rings the bell.
Deshea Townsend (98-08) Rod Woodson (87-96) John Swain (85-86) Scoop Gillespie (84) Preston Pearson (70-74) John Sodaski (69) Rocky Bleier (68) Brady Keys (61-67) Joe Scudero (60) Ron Hall (59-60) Gary Glick (57-59) Lou Baldacci (56) Dewey McConnell (54-55) Art DeCarlo (54) Bill Robinson (52) Bill Holcomb (37) Ed Skoronski (36) Joe Wiehl (35) John Oehler (34)
Deshea Townsend (98-08) Rod Woodson (87-96) John Swain (85-86) Scoop Gillespie (84) Preston Pearson (70-74) John Sodaski (69) Rocky Bleier (68) Brady Keys (61-67) Joe Scudero (60) Ron Hall (59-60) Gary Glick (57-59) Lou Baldacci (56) Dewey McConnell (54-55) Art DeCarlo (54) Bill Robinson (52) Bill Holcomb (37) Ed Skoronski (36) Joe Wiehl (35) John Oehler (34) Guys in bold are the ones I'd most like to see him affiliate his play to. Bell will always be a Steeler #26, but it would be great to find a player who takes that bad taste out of our mouths ... asap.
Pearson played in a SB for us one season then played against us the next season with the Cowboys. We traded him in the offseason.
Man, you just have to love this ... "Snell, however, unlike fellow Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels last year, enters his rookie season with quite a bit of college experience as a blocker. Not only does Snell have experience as a pass protecting running back upon entering the NFL, he wasn’t too bad in his execution of that particular skillset at Kentucky. In fact, Snell graded out as one of the top pass protecting running backs last season in the 2019 Pro Football Focus Draft Guide and that says a lot with him playing in the SEC and logging as many offensive snaps that he did." https://steelersdepot.com/2019/05/s...lity-to-effectively-pass-protect-at-kentucky/
https://steelersdepot.com/2019/05/s...lity-to-effectively-pass-protect-at-kentucky/ So after posting this article on Benny Snell’s blocking, I went back in and saw and re-saw his willingness in more than a few phases of blocking for other teammates. Since it is such a hot news time for us <sarcasm font> I thought I’d write down what I saw and get your opinions … also I am a fool when it comes to attaching individual shots on screen so the best I can do is number the gifs 1-5 in the order they appear in the article…. #1: #26 picks up the LB at LOS with such ferocity he actually knocked a guy who’s probably an inch or so taller and 25 pounds heavier absolutely ass end over tea kettle. I gotta believe that set the tone early in that game, that being… this ain’t gonna be easy w/#26. He so absolutely a willing blocker. #2: I think this is the most remarkable … he not only stands up another LB… actually stones this guy too… the other RB plays goes by his block and … if you didn’t notice (as I didn’t the first few tines I played it), #26 continues downfield after that text book block with bad intentions to get some more… the word I’m looking for is … ummm … relentless. And he feels destined to be a Steeler. … I tend to agree. #3: In this gif, you'll notice the D bull rushes 5 on a delay blitz. Usually in this instance the D line and LB will overwhelm a particular area of the line and that area bends-to-breaks rushing towards the QB. D will almost always attack the perceived weakest link, and, do go after #26 w/ bull rushing LB, who was absolutely stood up in his tracks By #26 and pocket looks as clean as like mom just swept to floor… #4: Here’s our first shot of downfield blocking … open field etc… The LOS is on the 32 and on the sweep where #26 is lead block… he hits another LB in the face (actually snaps his neck/upper body) at the 35 and dives him all the way to the 38… on his own. That got 12-14 more yards on the play as the LB #26 hit was filling the lane the RB had to pursue to get any meaningful yardage. He plays with power and will. #5: 2nd and last downfield block is not as ferocious as the last but he holds the open field block from the initial hit at the LOS and carries the LB out of the picture/play 5-6 yards down field as a 1 on 1 blocker against a bigger man. Speaking of which, these guys we see him block are SEC guys … some of the best in the collegiate business… the NFL is a whole new dog, but it look as if he’s about as well prepared back coming in to the NFL as we've ever had. Crtn’s right… I think we got a steal here especially considering all talents combined.
He will get more playing time than people think. You know the coaches love guys who can lay the wood on a block.
