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Steelers RT Colon tear Achilles

  • Non
    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5337118

    Five to six months rehab for that particular injury.
  • Azubuike24
    Season over for sure. You don't tear an achilles and play tackle in the NFL within 7 months.
  • miller45452003
    a big F-U to Capone on this.
  • BR1986FB
    miller45452003;404421 wrote:a big F-U to Capone on this.

    Tough break for Colon. It's too bad for the solid Steeler fans like Non, Heretic, Ewok, thavoice etc but for Capone, karma's a bitch. And frankly, I'm surprised it wasn't Ben who tore somebodies colon.

    Not worth a separate thread but I see that Casey Hampton's home was burglarized...

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/28/casey-hamptons-home-burglarized/
  • j_crazy
    BR1986FB;404546 wrote:Tough break for Colon. It's too bad for the solid Steeler fans like Non, Heretic, Ewok, thavoice etc but for Capone, karma's a bitch. And frankly, I'm surprised it wasn't Ben who tore somebodies colon.

    Not worth a separate thread but I see that Casey Hampton's home was burglarized...

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/28/casey-hamptons-home-burglarized/

    Love the colon joke. Was just coming here to make that joke.
  • Al Capone
    miller45452003;404421 wrote:a big F-U to Capone on this.

    Dont know what you are getting at. This will be a positive for the Steelers.
  • killer_ewok
    Damn. That stinks. Trai Essex or Jonathan Scott time unless they go out and sign someone like Flozell Adams.
  • rock_knutne
    This isn't good, I thought the Oline had a real chance for a break out year.
  • Non
    With Colon out, it probably means

    LT-Starks
    LG-Kemoeatu
    C-Hartwig
    RG-Pouncey

    RT will be a competition between Essex, Ramon Foster, Jonathan Scott who they picked up from Buffalo and Chris Scott who they just drafted

    Not going to be experienced at all on the right side.
  • killer_ewok
    Looks like Flozell Adams is on the Steelers' radar.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=tsn-steelersconsidersign
  • Non
    As that article states, maybe on the right side he wouldn't be too bad.
  • Non
    scratch Chris Scott off the list of players competing for right tackle

    he also went down with a broken foot and is out three months, says Gerry Dulac of the Post Gazette
  • Heretic
    Not a huge fan of Colon and his (at least) one false start per game, but he's been a starter for awhile and has cohesiveness with most of the unit (not counting Pouncey, obviously). And a lot of the time, as far as OL play goes, having guys who've been together for some time can be one of the most important factors out there. Hopefully, they can get a quality replacement.