Isaac Redman

by Hines Ward on Aug 16, 2009 8:56 PM EDT

My uncle (a lifelong Browns season ticket holder who is slowly converting to the good guys) took his daughter, who's 10 and loves the Steelers, to training camp yesterday. I asked him if they got any autographs. Here's a snippet of what he said:

"...got 5 autographs. No big name players... they all get back to the dorm/locker room by golf cart to avoid the crowds. But she was happy about with what she got. The coolest of all the players was an RB named Isaac Redman. The guy must have spent an hour signing, he wouldn't turn anyone down, anyone who asked for a pic, he obliged, he even held a baby for a photo opp."

So there you have it. Not only is Redman impressing on the field, but he sounds like a high-character guy off the field, as well. I am really rooting for this guy to be a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Looks like he's getting more looks in practice as well

It looks like Redman may be getting a harder look than we even anticipated. According to this, he got all 7 carries in the goal line drills today and scored 5 times. Including some carries with the first offense against the first defense. He may turn into our version LeRon McLain this year. :)

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by WolfpackSteelersFan on Aug 16, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

He was probably the Man after that practice

After all those goal-line scores and then the hour long photo opt, he probably felt like a mini celeb. In my experience the best player to get autographs from are the younger guys, no need to fight houndreds of people for the vets who might come over and sign. On a related not, Keenan Lewis and Mike Wallace are really cool. They were BSing about their college days while signing my football

by WPIALkid22 on Aug 17, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey if I was a free-agent rookie I’d sign anything handed to me. Never know if that chance will ever come again to meet people like that, make the most of it kid.

by Phantaskippy on Aug 16, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions

+1

When he’s a 3-time pro-bowl RB and does this, then I’ll actually be impressed.

Willie Colon doesn’t get flagged because he has long arms; he gets flagged because he sucks. - cliff harris is still a punk!

by steelguy99 on Aug 17, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions

I think he is on cloud 9

Undrafted out of D. II Bowie St. (when I first read about him I thought Boise St. and I was confused because I was Boise is D. I but then I Figured it out) might have a shot of making the team and contributing right away I would sign anything handed my way babies, boobs, beer bottles, you name it I would propably sign it.

by WVPiratesfan on Aug 16, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions

Probably so....

But of what we’ve seen and heard so far, he deserves it. Good for him.

by smashtheguitar on Aug 17, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions

I've been reading Jim Wexell's tweets

He was very impressed with Redman, and seemed to think he was a near lock for a roster spot. He also said that Summers’ only chance now is to beat out Davis by showing more on special teams. Click here if you want to read them for yourself.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

by LV Steelers Fan on Aug 17, 2009 4:56 AM EDT reply actions

he also says

Anyone up for a bet on whether Carey Davis makes the team? I say he’s a lock.

Willie Colon doesn’t get flagged because he has long arms; he gets flagged because he sucks. - cliff harris is still a punk!

by steelguy99 on Aug 17, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions

At this point, I think it's between Frank and Carey....

…and if Frank is close to Carey on special teams, I think Frank can win out.

The purpose of your offense is to score touchdowns. And if Frank the Tank continues to throw the blocks that spring Mr. Redzone into the Promised Land, I think Tomlin will swallow hard and let Carey Davis go.

Remember, folks, Tomlin’s greatest turnaround may have been with the special teams, and Carey is a stalwart on the ST’s. Tomlin loves the guy. Not because he plays favorites, but because Carey played a big role in the team’s improvement. Davis was responsible for a lot of highlights you DIDN’T see: those crippling long runbacks on kicks and punts by the opposition. And Tomlin is loath to let someone like that go without replacing him with someone of equal or greater value on ST’s.

And on all these “Final 53” posts, consider that special teams play will be a determining factor in several of the final five.

by Homer J. on Aug 17, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Here is a bleacher report

article on “Ismack the Redzone”

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/237328-can-issac-redman-be-the-drill-bit-in-the-steeler-rushing-attack?ref=related-articles-body

Some respect to: Dwight White, who wore 78, was an original member of the Steel Curtain, and the first Steeler to score points in a Super Bowl. He scored 2 as a safety, when he sacked Fran Tarkenton of the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. White was in the hospital with pneumonia for most of the week prior to that game, lost 20 lbs, and was not expected to play. He died in 2008.

by LongTimeSteelersFan on Aug 17, 2009 7:17 PM EDT reply actions