Football Steelers Say DL Ziggy Hood Is Light Years From Playing

rrl308 · 04-30-2009, 02:56 AM

Starting defensive ends Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel return this season, and they will allow the Steelers to bring Hood along slowly as well as help him learn the finer points of playing end in a 3-4 defense. Hood played tackle in a 4-3 defense at Missouri. "Ziggy is light years from playing right now," Steelers defensive line coach John Mitchell said. "This is my 16th year, and (nose tackle) Casey (Hampton) is the only one that came in here as a draft choice that played consistently for us his first year. It's a learning curve for a guy to come in here and play our scheme."

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

04-30-2009, 02:56 AM	Topic Starter
rrl308 D.T. #58 HOF Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $10004925	Steelers Say DL Ziggy Hood Is Light Years From Playing Starting defensive ends Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel return this season, and they will allow the Steelers to bring Hood along slowly as well as help him learn the finer points of playing end in a 3-4 defense. Hood played tackle in a 4-3 defense at Missouri. "Ziggy is light years from playing right now," Steelers defensive line coach John Mitchell said. "This is my 16th year, and (nose tackle) Casey (Hampton) is the only one that came in here as a draft choice that played consistently for us his first year. It's a learning curve for a guy to come in here and play our scheme." Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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