Larry Foote Talks About His Return To Pittsburgh
Here's a clip of newly signed Larry Foote on The Drive on 1250 ESPN Radio. Many thanks to the guys there for the candid interview and sending it over.
On why he and the team couldn't come to this type of arrangement a year ago:
"I was just more focused on my career and just playing and just wanting to be the man, instead of just being appreciative of being in a wonderful place in Pittsburgh, playing for one of the best franchises in the league. I should have concentrated more on being happy than on just trying to be the man. I learned that this season going to Detroit. God is awesome, he made the way so that I could come back home. And once I knew they were serious last year, it was hard for those teams that I was visiting. I'm just glad that we got it done."
On whether or not he thinks the Steelers brought him back to be a starter:
"It's to create depth, but you can see by the money they gave me that I'm going to play. I'm not going to be a starter, but you know, the football part will take care of itself. Whatever role or whatever package I have...I mean right now, what I went through last year, being able to be back, it ain't about being the man, it's about being happy. And they took care of me financially. I know I can contribute, I know I can still play at a high level. They watched my film, they know what I did in Detroit. They treated me like a free agent, and teams around the league know I can still play at a high level. We just added depth, and that's the Steelers motto - they add depth. That's why they've been good for so many years, because they have players that they can just plug in and we don't miss a beat."
almost 2 years ago
Michael Bean
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I love his attitude. He understands that he made a mistake. This is why people stay Steelers for life. If Peezy comes back, this is why he would (though I doubt he will).
I think Foote adds great depth and allows us to be a better team now. He will play his heart out for this team and try to win another championship, starter or not. That is the type of heart I love. He could start on 31 other teams in the league, but here, he will be a back up who plays a lot of ball and will help us when James Farrior loses a step (3rd down?)
Great Signing!
by Michael Uhlhorn on Mar 15, 2010 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
yea
definitely can tell he’s eager to be back and humbled by last year.
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by Michael Bean on Mar 15, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Humbled is one way to put it
I think he grew as a person, he learned about grasping at things that were fulfilling at one stage, and still grasping when conditions no longer suited those aspirations. He founf some intangibles which are only shown under the light of juxtaposition.
Larry Foote is a smart, reflective man. Can you say “character”?
He learned. Now he seems to have his ego in check. Isn’t that all that matters now?
by sunshine3147 on Mar 15, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That is exactly what matters now. He had a big ego. Then he realized that he was being foolish and came back home. The Steelers paid him and let him come back, no harm in the past. They were both professional about it and I think it says a lot about the character about both.
by Michael Uhlhorn on Mar 15, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds good to me
He knows what his role is gonna be, and I think Detroit made him realize how much better it is to be with a good organization. I mean, playing here got him two superbowl rings, some dudes play their entire career without ever going to the playoffs.
I hear what you are saying
he was trying to work the angles, but that doesn’t mean its a character issue. Just a little short sighted at the time, that’s all I am saying
Bitching? I thought he was rather clear with the FO and handled things very well. He wanted to play, he didn’t go write a book or come out and say the organization betrayed him, he asked to be released so he could compete for a starting job.
If he was bitching last year, we wouldn’t have brought him back.
by Phantaskippy on Mar 16, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
mcclain
Even tho we signed foote, I can still see us grabbing mcclain if he drops far enough.
by ironmike55 on Mar 15, 2010 6:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I can too, but it makes the draft interesting. Maybe this means OL in the first?
by Michael Uhlhorn on Mar 15, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
You should listen to the Steel Curtain podcast from today. Wexell talked about McClain and broke down what he thought the Steelers would do if McClain fell to them. Its a good listen.
With the 18th pick of the 2010 NFL Draft the Pittsburgh Steelers select Florida QB Tim Tebow. (not a RB!)
by John Stephens on Mar 15, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks
I took a listen. It really is a good interview.
by Blount Trauma on Mar 15, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
for Steel Curtain Radio – love this show and even bought the iPhone app in case I am away from home when the latest episode is released. I never miss it!!!
"I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert.
by WarriorBlitz on Mar 16, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks to Detroit... Foote returns
Good thing he didnt go to some successful team ;)
Very nice move for the Steelers, and likely for Foote also
let me throw a hypothetical question out there
What if mcclain,earl thomas,and Iupati are still out there when we pick. Who do u think we grab.
by ironmike55 on Mar 15, 2010 6:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Best player available
That’s the motto. It all depends on who they think is the best player on the board…. which might not even be any of these three.
That being said, this scenario won’t happen with all 3 on the board.
by smashtheguitar on Mar 15, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
If that happens, it is McClain since he is BPA, and fills the bigger need. We can get a safety in the later rounds (deep safety class) and our OL is coming together, plus Im not sold on Iupati, and I dont think the Steelers are either, or else people would just have him penciled in for us on every mock draft (he will likely be there).
by Michael Uhlhorn on Mar 15, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
not 1 of those 3?
Steelers won’t trade up for McClain because it’s not clear that he has the right skill-set to replace Farrior, unless you think Timmons moves into Farrior’s spot and McClain plays beside him. With Fox and Foote on board already, is LB really the place where we need the most help?
My gut tells me that Steelers like Pouncey over Iupatti because he can play both C/G and could be our new Dermontti Dawson
- is too high to take a guy like Thomas – I’d like him better if we thought he could start at CB and play great immediately, but at S he’s sitting for 2-3 years, which is not what we want from this year’s #1 …. since we’re plannin’ trip to the Super Bowl.
i used to think
that the Steelers would throw us a curveball by drafting golden tate, in anticipation of the huge paycheck Santonio will want. But a lot of that may be my Notre Dame homerism
Anyways, now I’m leaning toward us moving up for McClain. There’s precedent as far them trading up when they have a player they want, as we all now.
wrong idea
we’re poised to move up for joe haden now.
think about it.
slow 40 time drops him out of the top 10 and with all our holes plugged except CB, i feel good things happening
by steel.curtain.number2 on Mar 15, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Great move in my opinion
Who talks like that in the NFL? Granted, it wasn’t Foote last year, but those are refreshing words, nonetheless.
With all of these FA moves
I can see us trading picks to move up for
Sorry
Didn’t finish my thought. Really, I don’t know what that thought was. I don’t pay much attention to draft prospects, so I wasn’t going to name a name anyway. Work, family, and catching up with what the Steelers (and Pens) are already doing is about all I have time for. I’ll finish up my previous post (uneventfully) saying maybe we trade up for a stud OL or CB. With six, I think, FA signings, what do you need all of those picks for?
agreed
bigtime
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by Michael Bean on Mar 15, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
My thoughts
hhhheaaattttthhhhh!
"You have to under promise and over deliver." Mike Tomlin
and shoring up
receiver.
hhhheaaattttthhhhh!
"You have to under promise and over deliver." Mike Tomlin
If this was a capped year, would the Steelers still be under it? I don’t have much as much understanding about the NFL Cap as I do the NHL one.
Go Flames Go
Goals? Where we're going, we don't need goals.
im not sure
but they said that they’d be operating as if there were a cap so I’d assume they are still under it.
We are a championship team
I think we have made all the right moves this offseason. Our team is the same or better than our championship team in 2009.
I like it
Not so much because I think Foote is going to solve all our defensive woes. I just like that we’re signing spreading a few dollars around for guys the team would consider “our boys”. Clark, ARE, Foote… Signing them should make it easier to sign the others we want t keep over the next few years.
I Hope others listen to Potsie
It’s a pretty hollow feeling chasing paychecks to go 2-14 (or 1-15, Peezy!)
"We'll continue to search for the ceiling"
Not just about Foote
I think the Steelers realized Foote’s value, as well. Timmons is great on the run and Farrior is a leader, but neither of those guys shed blocks and stuff the run game like Foote. I didn’t watch Foote play much in Detroit, but I know Foote two seasons ago was better than Farrior or Timmons last year. I think Foote knows (and may have been promised) he will get plenty of playing time, especially if Farrior continues to decline.
by CarlWeathersMustache on Mar 16, 2010 11:38 AM EDT reply actions
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