LT Smith in same boat Faneca was

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NFL Thursday: Plax Sits; Urlacher Shows Up
Published 6/12/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... News Tribune) Cardinals: Practice Ends for Cardinals (Arizona Republic) 49ers: Foster Adds Finesse to Offense (San Francisco Chronicle) Rams: Players Sense a New Energy (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) AFC News Bills: Jason Peters Misses First Day of Mandatory Minicamp (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle) Steelers: LT Smith in Same Boat as Faneca Was (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Steelers: What ...

Myron Cope: To Infinity And Beyond!
Published 6/14/2008 by Chris at Nice Pick, Cowher | A Blog For Pittsburgh Steelers Fans
... –The Post-Gazette thinks Marvel Smith is in the same boat as Alan Faneca. I guess they’re doing P.R. work for agents now. Sure, they’re in the same boat. Unless you count the fact Faneca is a five-time Pro Bowler while Smith made it once and Faneca is relatively healthy while Smith is coming off major back surgery which caused him to pretty much miss the entire season last year. ...

Do You Guys Hear Crickets?
Published 6/16/2008 by Cotter (noreply@blogger.com) at One For The Other Thumb
Ed Bouchette juxtaposes Faneca's whining about lack of respect against Marvel Smith's "take it as it comes" attitude. That's nice. Really, just great. But that doesn't instill any kind of confidence in me that the Steelers intend to re-sign Smith after next season...and um, it's not like we drafted anyone to potentially take his place. Should make things interesting. The Trib's John Harris ...

The Never Ending Question of the Steelers Offensive Line
Published 6/16/2008 by Blitzburgh at Behind the Steel Curtain: Front Page Posts
... That list includes our most proven and capable offensive lineman, Marvel Smith. That sound familiar? It should, as Ed Bouchette recently wrote, because we were in the exact same situation last offseason when dealing with the Alan Faneca contract situation. ...