Max Starks Sighting
Bumped. Interesting piecing together of facts and speculation by TMVT.
-Blitz-
Let me preface this by saying a couple weeks ago there was an article in the Tribune-Review about Starks and the fact he wasn't taking part in off-season workouts because he didn't have a conract with the Steelers.
Well, my spies in the Steelers organization took these pictures (aka, they were on the Steelers website). Looks like Starks has started working out at the facility (this is from this weeks off-season work outs photo album--he was not in any of the previous ones) with the team.

Not positively sure what to make of this, but my hunch is this, there was another Another article saying we would address Starks after the owners meetings. As those meetings have just ended, is it possible a contract is very near complete? Thus Starks agent/the team gave him the go ahead to begin working out with the team again. This is speculation on my part but I find it unlikely his agent would say go ahead and workout with the team without a contract being finished, or near finished. Furthermore, he wasn't involved in any of the prior off-season workouts, so something must have happened for him to come into town.
Personally, I don't see any other meaning, whenever a player begins working out with the team, in the past it meant a deal was near complete (think when Hines Ward ended his holdout and returned to camp before contract was actually done/signed). One other thing to note, Starks looks pretty svelte for him in these pictures. As we all know if his weight is down, that is when he is capable of playing at a Marvel Smith level. What do you guys think?
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Blitz
by TheMostViolentTeam on Apr 4, 2008 11:03 AM EDT 0 recs
Encouraging
by cgolden on Apr 4, 2008 11:11 AM EDT 0 recs
agreed
by TheMostViolentTeam on Apr 4, 2008 11:13 AM EDT 0 recs
I really hope your right MVT
by cgolden on
Apr 4, 2008 11:15 AM EDT
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Mahan
by BadMaafala on Apr 4, 2008 12:28 PM EDT 0 recs
Mahan
by 5020 on Apr 4, 2008 1:22 PM EDT 0 recs
lol
by Blitzburgh on
Apr 4, 2008 1:24 PM EDT
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Ed McCaffrey,
by WolfpackSteelersFan on
Apr 4, 2008 1:25 PM EDT
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It is sad
by cgolden on
Apr 4, 2008 1:27 PM EDT
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indeed
by TheMostViolentTeam on
Apr 4, 2008 1:28 PM EDT
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Good news
by WolfpackSteelersFan on Apr 4, 2008 1:24 PM EDT 0 recs
one way or another
by TheMostViolentTeam on Apr 4, 2008 2:19 PM EDT 0 recs
good point
Here's my thought process: If Starks can step in and play an above average RT and Colon moves inside to compete at guard, I'm not sure what they do in the first round. If that scenerio plays out they won't need an new offensive line starter until 2009 (assuming Marvel Smith isn't resigned). I'd feel somewhat comfortable with a 2008 OL consisting of Starks, Colon, Hartwig, Simmons/Chris K, Smith and the Steelers could draft an OT later in the draft with hopes of him developing into a starting left tackle (like Duane Brown or something like him). That really opens up the first round to BPA, at least in my mind. Does that make sense to anyone else?
by cgolden on
Apr 4, 2008 2:38 PM EDT
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completely agree
by TheMostViolentTeam on
Apr 4, 2008 2:45 PM EDT
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very true
by cgolden on
Apr 4, 2008 2:52 PM EDT
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also completely agree
by BadMaafala on
Apr 4, 2008 3:28 PM EDT
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Mahan is a
seriously I hope we cut him (not sure of contract implications)
if he's not strong enough to play center, how is he strong enough to play guard?
just a question that pops into my head...
by SteelerMike on Apr 4, 2008 2:41 PM EDT 0 recs
i was thinking
by TheMostViolentTeam on
Apr 4, 2008 2:47 PM EDT
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