BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Santonio Holmes Makes A Catch On A Tightrope Edition

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Jul 29, 2009 10:43 AM EDT

IX-If you wonder what types of training Santonio Holmes does to make those amazing toe-tapping catches like the one he made at the end of Super Bowl XLIII, you don't have to look any further. BTSC has scored some amazing video from Reebok that shows his unique practice methods.

X-The worst beating that the Pittsburgh Steelers faced all of last year was given at the hands of former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson when the Eagles sacked Ben Roethlisberger eight times. Johnson was a master coach and from all accounts I have read, a stand up guy. Sadly yesterday he passed away yesterday at the age of 68 from cancer just days after Sean McDermott was named his full time successor. For more information on his passing check out the SBNation site Bleeding Green Nation.

XIII-I will be in attendance for the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp on August 7th and 8th to get the inside scoop on how the Steelers look in person this year. Anyone else who is going that weekend or all of training camp should be aware that Latrobe is full of potholes. Just ask Lawrence Timmons who complains about it in his new blog post on his website. He says last year the potholes were so bad they messed up the front end of his car.

XIV-A rare free article from BTSC's favorite beat writer Jim Wexell over at Scout.com. Wexell goes over some of the big questions heading into training camp including Ben Roethlisberger's weight. Wexell said Ben looked a little pudgy during the offseason while golfing and cites it as a pretty big concern. He also says he expects Justin Hatwig to miss little time with the broken bone in his foot, but thinks it could effect the bigger picture of who will be the Steelers center beyond 2009.

XL-Behind the Steel Curtain community member Steelergurl has a new look for her site, and it posting a few article in time for her visit to Steelers Training Camp. She first took a look at Ziggy Hood's ability to possibly allow the Steeler to mix in a nasty 4-3 subset of the 3-4 with his athleticism and size.

XLIII-In response to all the media types trying to shove Michael Vick into the Steelers laps many are saying that you are off your rocker if you think the Steelers are going to sign Michael Vick. Mondessi's House gives 10 solid reasons why the Steelers won't sign the former Falcon's quarterback.

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Regarding JJ, my condolences to his family & friends and all those on the cross state rival Eagles. Johnson was a master schemer and was in LeBeau’s league. The Eagles and the NFL will miss this class act.

Regarding Wexell;
1) Hartwig’s injury could help Urbik. While AQ and Legursky will get snaps at C, Stapleton is probably the best player of the 3 right now. If Urbik is a player on day 1, he could win the G battle and Stapleton could be the C of the future. While many are high on AQ (and Legursky) they need to show something first.
2) I don’t trust Limas (until he shows me otherwise) and think McDonald will be their 3rd receiver and PR. If Wallace can KR he may take Sweed’s game day spot.
3) William Gay will be fine.
4) While I have higher hopes for Rashard than Limas, Mendenhall has still shown me nothing. He needs to step up, hold the ball and stay injury free or the nay sayers will be out in force.

Congratulations to Steelergurl on her site, her fandom and her knowledge. She is a great addition to BTSC. One thing that irks me though is this; “Steelergurl, if you are going to profess to be a Steelers blogger please note that the greatest Head Coach in NFL History spells his name Chuck Noll, not Chuck Knoll.” I know it used to drive Noll batty that he would be referred to Chuck Knox during his playing days. At least on a Steeler site let’s get the name correct!

When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen

by 5020 on Jul 29, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

Limas...

One thing that came to me, just a thought. Is it possible that the thing that made Limas a must grab for the Steelers (other than Ben’s request for a tall receiver, and the fact he was thought of as a 2nd round steal) is his ability to do what Santonio does… improvise.

Limas had his most successful college years with Vince Young at QB. Is it possible his most overlooked attribute is his (yet to truly be seen) ability to make changes and find space when his QB makes a guy miss and rolls out? Has that been brought up at all, to your knowledge? I yield to you as you’ve got the hook up, and seem to know the inside stuff.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Jul 29, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

quality thought…I like it

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Jul 29, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

like it too

i’m putting a wager on now with my dad that Sweed will be the 3rd reciever and will have a decent year

by tannofsteel84 on Jul 29, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Dont understand

You have no trust in Sweed cause of one dropped pass. Remember Marvin Harrison dropped a sure touchdown pass against us last year and so did Randy Moss, now those guys have other catches to back them up but it just goes to show that everyone drops the ball. Yet somehow you trust Mike Wallace to take sweed’s spot even though you haven’t seen him do anything? Sweed at least has caught 6 passes on the pro level and there are NFL analyst that expect him to have a big year. Wallace, while I like the kid, has caught 0 passes. Man I can’t wait till the season starts so Sweed can shut up the critics. WR usually do bad in their first year, and typically its the 3rd year where they have their break out season. But we’ll see how Sweed progress in his second year, hopefully its like the 2nd round pick in the previous year. But trusting Mike Wallace over Sweed is a little extreme.

by tannofsteel84 on Jul 29, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

THE SWEED

I am greatly anticipating Sweed’s performance this year. I think, if anything, he and McDonald are going to allow the Steelers some pretty interesting 4 WR sets as the interchangeable 3rd or 4th WR. As far as Wallace? I’m hoping he can contribute mightily to the return game on Special Teams and MAYBE perform like Sweed did last year as #5.

There is no spoon

by chewiesteeler on Jul 29, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I mean

to replace Nate’s production they only need to combine for 40 receptions on the year and 3 TD’s. thats 2 1/2 catches a game on average, doesn’t sound too hard.

by tannofsteel84 on Jul 29, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Hope so, what a help that would be if our tall, fast guy took a big step this next season.

Just my opinion, but I don’t think the dropped pass was as big a deal as the perception that he immediately faked an injury to cover up the drop (causing the loss of a much-needed timeout in the process). I’m not saying I know he was faking, but I clearly remember wondering how he’d hurt himself, and a lot of the commentary that followed suggested that I wasn’t the only one.

by gcn on Jul 29, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

That catch by Santonio was pretty sweet; I can barely imagne catching an NFL pass and be able to keep balance on a tightrope!

by Akshay R on Jul 29, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

Just a warning to all….most if not all of the videos from these Reebok fantasy files videos are fake (or at least have had some video editing)…this one could actually be real, but just letting you know their is a solid chance this was not completely real.

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Jul 29, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

i always enjoyed the neil rackers purposely kicking a ball or two off the upright from like 40 yards out. good chance that was edited too.

by t1mmy10 on Jul 29, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

funny, this struck me as one of the most genuine and therefore least "impressive" of them

by syrsteelerfan on Jul 29, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Jim Johnson

What a shame. What an underappreciated coach.

To me the Eagles have the most talent in the NFC and should be the favorites to get to the Super Bowl, but who knows how they’ll respond to this?

by Steelers in XLIV on Jul 29, 2009 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

I loved that article on Vick

Great reasons why the Steelers should NOT take him.

by John Stephens on Jul 29, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions

I did not think Holmes video was that great.

I was expecting something crazier then that. I thought he was going to do something with having to get his feet down in bounds or something. Holmes and Maroney have the weakest ones so far IMO.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Jul 29, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

I agree a bit

It woulda been cooler had he actually landed on his tippy-toes on the line. He seems to land on the arches.

Although, I didn’t think Flacco’s was that good. You can tell he throws the second ball before the skeet is even in the air.

by John Stephens on Jul 29, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Yea I get it

It was still pretty cool, but I feel like they are running out of ideas. Back when these were first being made, it pure football stuff. Not they have Maroney jumping through car windows, Flacco at a skeet shooting range, and Holmes tight rope walking. I think after a few tries, I could jump up there and balance myself on that wire.

On the Flacco video, you can see the 2nd ball do some weird rotation because of the computer animation they did. But nearly all these are fake. Holmes might be the first real one I have seen.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Jul 29, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions