at 29 years old, I would believe that his injuries are detrimental to his playing career because if he was healthy they would want him to protect Carson Palmer. This is a buyer beware situation. I don’t think Pittsburgh gets involved.

Why would we sign someone in the same situation that Marvel Smith was in? Eliminate the risk of injury prone players. The only Steeler I would have been willing to take a chance on that was injury prone was Kendrell Bell, and he eventually fizzled out. He was some talent thought.

Two years left on his contract, former first rounder, drafted an O lineman in first round this year specifically to replace Levi. Caveat emptor. Maybe Cleveland or Baltimore can sign him so Harrison can whip up on him. He was also a little soft. Didn’t Joey Porter whip his ass in a casino?

That statement generally deems a player to be of poor quality to our system.

I was wondering how long it would take before someone wrote that we should take a look at picking up Jones.

Jones probably just isn’t healthy enough but the Steelers were interested last year in defensive lineman Booger McFarland, who couldn’t pass a physical. We’re really thin still on O-line at all positions except center. The only backup tackle with game experience is Essex, who spent half of last year on the inactive list; the only backup interior O-lineman with game experience is Parquet , who has played two games in four seasons. I think there is a good chance we pick up a veteran T/G at some point. More teams will be releasing veterans this summer as they renegotiate contracts and sign rookies. We’re not the only team tight to the salary cap and there are guys around the league who want to be traded such as KC veteran all-pro guard Brian Waters.