Comments on: Steelers bring back William Gay

By: ravenator

ravenator — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:28:22 +0000

Who was the last team to sweep in the series, ah yes, welcome to the Flacco era, thhr man just wins.

By: alchemistcirca1979

alchemistcirca1979 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:54:34 +0000

Thankfully Keenan Lewis is coming into his own as a CB, so is the youngster Cortez Allen thanks to great DB coaching.
William Gay actually does have decent to good ball skills, just NOT a cover guy. Maybe he can convert to saftey.
At the very least he’ll add compitition for the young corners in Pittsburgh.

Im actually more concerned with the front 7 and the lack of an inside LB to run the defense since Foote possibly wont be around when the season starts.

By: steel2372

steel2372 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:38:16 +0000

This was a great cheap move to bring back some depth at the CB position. This guy knows the system and can fill in if someone gets injured. This is good move. Carnell will help him smooth out any rough edges. Hopefully we can get Lewis signed also. This will be a strong area for us with Allen and Ike and Lewis and Gay. Not sure what this says for Brown though.

By: ridgeavenuehr

ridgeavenuehr — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:29:14 +0000

I never understood the Steelers refusal to secure the corner positions. Baffling.

By: tobiasjodter

tobiasjodter — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:09:27 +0000

Selective memory on display. True Gay had some bad years, but his last year with the Steelers was actually pretty decent – he played well and I thought he played well enough to keep the starting job.

By: mikemyditka

mikemyditka — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:31:42 +0000

All these comments about Flacco on here are silly-

The facts are that Flacco hasnt been great against the Steelers.

Yes, he did throw for 352 yards against the Steelers last year- but it took him TWO games to do it. LOL.

His offense has only scored more than 20 points ONCE against the Steelers in his career.

Flacco has played the Steelers defense 12 times total and is 5-7- He STILL hasnt figured them out.

By: blackngold4life

blackngold4life — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:15:17 +0000

I was Gays biggest crittic! he was bad in space but out of all the DBs he had the best hands and good n the blitz..He wont start and they need depth..Van Dyke is also gona battle for that spot good Ole fashion competition

By: clashpoint

clashpoint — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:01:23 +0000

Furthermore, there is great depth at the corner position in this years draft. I expect the Steelers to take at least one and maybe two. Then they can safely move cortez allen to free safety to replace ryan clark next year. The Steelers finished as the #1 ranked pass d in the league, wirhout a great pass rush or a lot of turnovers, and they have a better secondary than they are getting credit for here. Allen is a very good cornerback himself and will be even better as a ballhawking free safety.

By: jmblosser82

jmblosser82 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:58:56 +0000

Gay’s last season was decent, the 4 before that not so much. Hate to say, but Troy being the injury case is the weak spot of the secondary

By: steelers1089

steelers1089 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:28:40 +0000

The ravens fans act like they own the steelers. You barely won against Byron and lost on your home field to batch. Congrats you won a championship after a Flacco miracle run. You guys will be wishing you never signed him to that contract halfway through next season..

By: clashpoint

clashpoint — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:21:29 +0000

A lot of people need to do their homework. Gay was the 28th ranked cb in all of football last year, according to football focus. He gave up a mere 5.5 yards per completion and was ranked 6th in tackling efficiency among corners. As he was opposite patrick peterson, he was thrown at a lot – and accounted for himself very well, overall. Not bad for the likely 4th cb on the team. Y’all got google, look him up. He is also an ace special teamer and a quality prescence in the locker room. Steelers got great value on him for three years.

By: steelcurtainn

steelcurtainn — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:59:18 +0000

In my opinion, this was a desperation move for depth in case they lose Lewis to Free Agency. Like most steelers fans, not all, I am NOT a big fan of gay and hope this is a temporary fix(if he makes the team) until they can get someone better.

By: stainlessstill

stainlessstill — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:54:24 +0000

QB- unwanted middle of season with lousy inconsistent performances who forced Baltimore’s hand to paying him a contract that outweights Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. If 20 TD’s and 10 INT’s on average warrants 120million dollars, then this league will crumble! Can’t throw aimlessly in the air in the back-end of your career with nobody like Boldin willing to go up and snatch ‘em! Good luck Baltimore and God have mercy on your soul.

By: sportsfrenzy

sportsfrenzy — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:29:15 +0000

WR – boldin isn’t getting younger , jacoby jones inconsistent hands , Torrey is the future and other than him there’s nothing on the roster
Oline – no left tackle , no center ( McKinney is old and not playing forever , gradkowski is undersized and will get pushed around )
DT- do I really need to explain ? Terrence Cody , that should explain it all
Linebacker – Suggs over 31, still has a few years left but let’s see how his injuries heal , upshaw young guy showed some potential, have to see more in year two , ellerbe good run stopper if healthy , no real pass rush threat outside of fizzle.
Corner – Webb coming off two knee surgeries, I personally like Webb humble guy with great skills , jimmy smith horrible cant play the ball well and was benched for correy graham for most the season , carry Williams won’t sign back
Safety – Reeds old , can’t wrap up anymore , and inconsistent from game to game. Pollard hard hitter , but is being targeted for head hits which can/will cost the team .

By: stainlessstill

stainlessstill — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:06:11 +0000

Ravenator you have not a clue about the Steelers organization although you should because your team mimicked everything they could the entire decade to get on our level and beat us for once. Not sure how you don’t think this team will be competitive. We waltzed into your house with a 3rd string QB and beat you on your homefield and 2 weeks before, came within 3 points and a special teams misalignment in beating you with our 2nd string QB. Oh yeah, as bad as you think we were last season with “8-8″ banter, we lost almost every game within 7/3 points or less not being able to hold 4th QRT leads. Better check again and get educated on what “competitive” means because even though you qualified and won the Super Bowl at the right time, Baltimore was ANYTHING BUT competitive in their awful 1-4 stand to end their season. What a mis-judged 70 yard bomb could do to an already insufferable fanbase!

By: jwreck

jwreck — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:59:06 +0000

steeltroll says: Mar 4, 2013 9:49 AM

LOL at all this ignorance. This signing is for cheap depth. Already knows the system. Gay actually plays average to good in the slot. He won’t see the outside (he better not) and will help on ST.
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engymass2 says: Mar 4, 2013 10:39 AM

This isn’t etched in stone. He still has to make the team.
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Well put by both these guys. I have no love for the Steelers, but bashing bargain bin veteran pickups is just dumb.

I’m from DC and remember how much flak the Redskins caught a couple years back for bringing in aging Larry Johnson and Willie Parker for a try out. It was mocked as the stupidest set of signings in NFL history, but, lo and behold, both were cut before the season, and it was just like they had never even been signed.

It’s called “kicking tires” and a team that doesn’t bring in end-of-career vets for a try out is only hurting themselves.

If Gay has any juice left in the tank, the Steelers made a solid move and everyone wins. If he doesn’t, he’ll be cut and no one comes out any worse.

By: bigdaddydooko

bigdaddydooko — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:42:55 +0000

Not too concerned as long as he isn’t starting. I agree with the posts about his coverage skills and a lot of QB’s know this and take advantage of it. Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Drew Brees are a few that come to mind that sat back and threw at him all day long.

He is a heck of a special teamer though. I can’t seem to remember anyone else who has stuck out the way he has.

By: ironman721

ironman721 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:23:10 +0000

Great the worst cover cb ever. Pass d was #1 without this loser. Add him plus OC Haley and this could be another long year.

By: ravenator

ravenator — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:07:00 +0000

Even the level headed Steeler fans know how bad a position their team is in. Only the blowhards talk as if this team will be competitive.

By: petehimself2112

petehimself2112 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:48:56 +0000

Makes sense you know, Flacco is so good at deep down the field big plays while Gay is so good at giving up a big play down the field.

By: andrewproughcfe

andrewproughcfe — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:39:30 +0000

William Gay played significant time on at least 2 Steeler Defenses that were ranked #1 in the NFL – so all these comments about how he can’t play are total BS. He’s an excellent nickel corner.

By: blindmansaidwhat

blindmansaidwhat — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:21:01 +0000

William Gay was signed for depth and possibly buckle back where he excelled at…relax naysayers

By: shortbus36

shortbus36 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:18:20 +0000

This doesn’t bode well for Keenan Lewis coming back, or Ike Taylor staying. Cortez Allen is going to start at one CB spot, Gay/Brown will battle it out for the Nickle, so who isn’t coming back to Pittsburgh? This signing tells me the Steelers know they can’t/won’t pay Lewis what he thinks he is worth. It took Lewis 3 years to get on the field, so I won’t be surprised if the Steelers let him walk, don’t see them paying him the money he thinks he deserves, Gay knows the system is a cheap slot option and gives the team another year to find someone to replace Ike.

By: angrymrbungle

angrymrbungle — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:16:14 +0000

That’s not the cornerback you’re looking for.

By: steelers4385

steelers4385 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:57:36 +0000

Lol. I guess im just gunna sit back and watch us crumble more and more. Anyone who makes fun of us now…well we sure as heck deserve it now

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:55:12 +0000

What has happened to the Steelers they continue to go back to players that they did not think enough to sign when they went to another team.

By: engymass2

engymass2 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:39:55 +0000

This isn’t etched in stone. He still has to make the team.

By: nysteelerfan

nysteelerfan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:21:42 +0000

William Gay is not a guy we should be looking at. We already went down that road. He was constantly getting burned and giving up the big play or missing tackles. For every 1 play he made, he gave up 4 big plays.
Time to get younger, not to re-sign older guys for a second time around.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:21:18 +0000

Sweet. Now we can expect Joe to attack their secondary all game long. This team gets worse and worse as the offseason continues. One team has to restructure deals to keep players while the other team wins championships and contends the right way. Cheers

Sweet now we have more help for Charlie Batch if we need it to beat the rat turds in Baltimore .. It was sweet to make fan boy eat his words .. Yikes

By: ac540

ac540 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:52:56 +0000

Good, he stinks. The only thing he is good at is diving to draw holding flags while being blocked.