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Tomlin's Ad Hoc Approach to QBs Has Worked as Well as It Could

If there has ever been a head coach faced with a can't win situation, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin may have faced it this August. Even before Byron Leftwich suffered a knee injury, Pittsburgh columnists were ripping Tomlin for mishandling the Steelers' quarterback situation. Leftwich wasn't getting enough reps, Ben...

Byron Leftwich Injury Shuffles Steelers' Already Cloudy QB Picture

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had a plan for how Pittsburgh would replace Ben Roethlisberger, but a Byron Leftwich knee injury has likely scrambled it at the last minute. With Roethlisberger banished from the team's facilities until his NFL mandated suspension ends in four to six weeks, Tomlin had been grooming Leftwich, a...

Bucs Name Leftwich Starter; Only Two QB Battles Remain

Byron Leftwich will be the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Raheem Morris has informed his team. Leftwich beat out Luke McCown in one of the least inspiring QB battles in recent memory, and will direct a Tampa Bay team of which little is expected through a likely rebuilding season.Morris' decision...

Fantasy Football ADP Analysis: Part 2

In continuing with our three-part series on ADP analysis, today we look at the second method in which average draft position can be utilized to uncover values come draft day -- trend analysis. This approach involves following a sequence of successive ADP charts over a span of time, usually a couple of months (or anteing up...

David Garrard's Early Struggles Aren't Entirely His Fault

Two years ago, David Garrard had his best season as an NFL quarterback. He started 12 games, tossed 18 touchdowns to just three interceptions, and completed 64 percent of his pass attempts. And according to Football Outsiders, he was the league's third-best quarterback in terms of total value (behind Tom Brady and Peyton...

ByronLeftwich News From the Web

05/23/12 The Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign Byron Leftwich Source: Steelers Locker The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed 32-year old QB Byron Leftwich.
05/08/12 The 20 Most Heated Camp Battles in NFL History Source: Bleacher Report Many of the heated training camp battles on this list and in NFL history in general feature two types of characters: the aging, discarded veteran with an impressive resume vs. the young, promising and far less physically battered upstart.
05/03/12 Pittsburgh Steelers: Projecting the Top Training Camp... Source: Bleacher Report The Pittsburgh Steelers ' training camp is still more than two months away, but now that the draft has wrapped up and the rookie free agents have been signed, it's easy to see which should be the most contested positional battles once camp begins.
04/27/12 Steelers bring back Leftwich Source: FOX Sports The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a one-year contract with veteran quarterback Byron Leftwich.
04/26/12 Byron Leftwich returns to Steelers Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA The Steelers and Byron Leftwich have come to terms on a contract, the quarterback told the Post-Gazette tonight in a text.