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  • Steelers aquire RB from Pats...Will Duce be Cut?

    FWIW,

    PFT reports tonight that the Steelers acquired 1st year RB Patrick Cobbs from the Pats, increasing the likelihood the either Duce or rookie Cedric Holmes will be cut before tomorrow's deadline.


    Duce has been a good soldier with the Steelers, so you'd hope if they planned to cut him they would have done it earlier so he might catch on with someone else.

  • #2
    In a word, "yes", I think Duce will be cut. . . Doubt Birds will have interest, and I don't think they should. If disaster happens, Duce will probably be out there.
    Russian reporters to Bobby Clarke: Can you imagine hockey without fights?
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    • #3
      Looks like Duce is on the outs there. I believe they will use Verron Haynes as the short yardage guy with Fast Willie getting most of the carries (obviously).

      But I would still be interested in Duce being here.

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      • #4
        Wow, Patrick Cobbs is an undrafted free agent out of North Texas (but, he led the nation in rushing a few years ago). I know a lot about him, because he is from my alma mater.

        Like Baskett, Cobbs has had a really good training camp for an Undrafted FA. The trade is good news for Cobbs, who would have had trouble finding a spot with NE despite the outstanding preseason.

        This must mean the end for Duce.

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        • #5
          Unless one of Westy, Bucky or Moats gets hurt or we find another PR; Duce ain't coming here.
          Whatcha Gonna Do Brother, When the Eagles run wild on you?

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          • #6
            You all know where I stand on Duce.... but he is only needed here as a replacement for an injury... though then, I'd take him in a monkeys heart beat...but right now,,, I'm going with what we got.

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            • #7
              Steelers hace cut Cedric Humes so it looks like Duce has made it out there so far...

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              • #8
                Per Yahoo- via KFFL

                News and Notes

                Sep 1 The Associated Press reports the acquisition of RB Patrick Cobbs by the Pittsburgh Steelers could mean that neither RB Duce Staley nor seventh-round draft choice RB Cedric Humes will make the Steelers' 53-man roster. Cobbs is a power runner much like Staley, and it seems unlikely that the Steelers would keep both backs, plus third-down RB Verron Haynes, as backups to starting RB Willie Parker.

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                • #9
                  John Kuhn was cut too. He was another guy thought to be giving Duce a run for his roster spot.

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                  • #10
                    Duce is safe per nfl.com --> http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PIT/9634143

                    Staley makes Steelers' roster, 20 cut Click here to find out more!
                    NFL.com wire reports

                    PITTSBURGH (Spt. 2, 2006) -- Duce Staley made the Pittsburgh Steelers' 53-man roster despite an uneven preseason.

                    Staley dropped to No. 3 on the depth chart at running back and may not dress for some early-season games.

                    Staley's roster status was in doubt -- even coach Bill Cowher said so -- after the three-time 1,000-yard rusher with the Eagles averaged 2.2 yards per carry during exhibition play. The Steelers showed their concern at the position by trading with New England for rookie Patrick Cobbs.

                    But Cowher recalled how injuries briefly left the Steelers with only one healthy running back last season, even when they were carrying longtime star Jerome Bettis in addition to starter Willie Parker, Staley and Verron Haynes.

                    "We've got to be able to use these guys to where they're not going to be hit out by November and December," Cowher said. "It's very important that we're able to keep these guys fresh. It's a big key for us, a team that runs the football."

                    Haynes, used mostly as a third-down back during his first four NFL seasons, is now Parker's backup despite never carrying more than 12 times in a game.

                    Staley, the Steelers' most experienced runner, figured to go into the season as the backup. He was signed to start two years ago and was averaging 101 yards per game through seven games, but has played little since then after injuring a hamstring.

                    Cobbs, the Patriots' leading rusher during the preseason, won't begin practicing until Sept. 3. However, it seems likely he will be activated for games ahead of Staley because he also plays special teams.

                    "The kid had a very good preseason, watching him run the ball, catch it and cover kicks," Cowher said. "He was very impressive."

                    Cowher also designated Ryan Clark as the starting free safety ahead of Tyrone Carter and rookie Anthony Smith. Clark, formerly with the Redskins, was the Steelers' only major offseason pickup. He signed as a free agent after Chris Hope left to play for Tennessee.

                    Willie Reid, the third-round draft pick from Florida State, will open ahead of first-rounder Santonio Holmes as the punt returner. Cowher hasn't made up his mind about the kickoff returners for the opener against Miami, but Holmes and Reid were used there during the preseason.

                    "We've never really gotten the kicking return phase going," Cowher said. "I know we've played different people and combinations, but the fact of the matter is we haven't been in sync returning the ball on punts or kickoffs."

                    After a 15-14, last-play loss to Carolina gave the Steelers only their second winless preseason in 40 years, Cowher said these final roster cuts might be the most difficult he has made.

                    But there were no surprises when the Steelers cut 20 players, even though quarterbacks Omar Jacobs and Shane Boyd were among them. That leaves only starter Ben Roethlisberger and backup Charlie Batch on the roster, but fifth-round pick Jacobs will join the practice squad unless he is claimed by another team.

                    Wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, a former high school QB, will be the emergency quarterback.

                    The Steelers also cut punter Mike Barr for the third consecutive year even though he had a solid camp, assuring 16-year veteran Chris Gardocki of keeping his job.

                    Also cut were offensive linemen Tim Brown and Brandon Torrey, tight ends Charles Davis and Jon Dekker, defensive ends Orien Harris, Shaun Nua and Lee Vickers, running back Cedric Humes, fullbacks Branden Joe and John Kuhn, safety Mike Lorello, cornerback Anthony Madison, wide receiver Lee Mays, defensive tackle Scott Paxson, linebackers Richard Seigler and Ron Stanley, and wide receiver Walter Young.

                    The Steelers had to make two more cuts later Saturday.

                    Four of the five draft picks made after the fourth round were cut - Harris, Jacobs, Davis and Humes - with only sixth-round center Marvin Philip making it. The Steelers have never cut so many picks since director of football operations Kevin Colbert took over seven years ago, but they have never had so little roster turnover during an offseason.
                    "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." - Joe Theismann



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                    • #11
                      Guess i was wrong ... good for duce. wish him nothing but the best.
                      Russian reporters to Bobby Clarke: Can you imagine hockey without fights?
                      Robert Earle Clarke's response: Can you imagine vodka without alcohol?

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