Stefan Logan Has a History of Big Plays

For a Steelers fan base that has too many memories of Ricardo Colclough, Najeh Davenport, Gary Russell, Allen Rossum and Willie Reid botching returns, Stefan Logan's 205 yards in returns on Saturday proved to be the highlight of the night. For a team that ranked 29th in the league in kick returns and 31st in punt returns last year, Logan looked, at least for one night, to be the kind of game-changing returner that Pittsburgh hasn't had since Antwaan Randle-El left to go to Washington.It wouldn't be that unusual for the the Steelers to carry a dedicated returner--they spent a seventh-round pick to acquire the ineffective Rossum in 2007, but Logan has not gotten one snap at running back or wide receiver in a preseason game so he doesn't really have another role--his chances of making the roster live or die with his return ability.

Logan was the Division II University of South Dakota's all-time leading rusher, he set an NCA record with 185 rushing yards in one quarter and he led the Canadian Football League in kick returns last year. So "the Joystick" hasn't come completely out of nowhere. And while the Steelers' beat writers weren't very complimentary about Logan's chances before Saturday night, apparently the rest of the team thought he had a chance to be something special.

"We were making bets on when he was going to take one to the house," running back Willie Parker said. "He's amazing."

Dagger over at Post Game Heroes makes the point that Logan's success on Saturday wasn't just a case of good blocking--he showed the ability to make people miss.