The Opelika-Auburn News from Opelika, Alabama (2024)

September 8, 2006

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The Opelika-Auburn Newsi

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Opelika, Alabama

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Friday, September 8, 2006

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15

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Sports wwoonowcom OPELIKA AUBURN NEWS 7 Steelers stymie Dolphins in opener ALAN ROBINSON ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH The Pitts burgh Steelers needed two big plays from unlikely sources to pull out a season opening victo ry behind their backup quar terback Maybe Miami Dol phins coach Nick Saban should be flagged for a costly delay too Tight end Heath Miller chugged his way down the sideline on an 87 yard touchdown pass play midway through the fourth quarter fill in QB Charlie third scoring pass of the game and the Super Bowl champions beat the Dolphins 28 17 Thurs day night in the first game of the season Only Miller really score TV replays clearly showed him stepping out be tween the 2 and 1 yard lines However Saban waited until too late to throw his red chal lenge flag which fell to the turf sight unseen behind and refer ee Walt Coleman watching the extra point kick That meant the Steelers have to try to get the ball into the end zone from short yardage Saban apparently thought he could throw the challenge flag at any time before the kick went off but no official saw him and thus there was no re play And no Dolphins upset ei ther even though the Steelers look particularly sharp in their first game that counted since the Super Bowl despite Willie 115 yards rush ing 101 yards receiv ing and first three TD game since Nov 18 2001 with Detroit Miami had a chance to come back but new quarterback Daunte Culpepper was inter cepted on consecutive series ASSOCIATED PRESS Pittsburgh's Joey Porter tackles Miami's Daunte Culpepper Thursday UlUW "i il 9 il RIDAY SEPTEMBER 8 2006 03 I vfr hBMK 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS As much criticism as Michael Vick received for last year's 8 8 record the defense deserved a lion's share as well alcons seeking improvement PAUL NEWBERRY ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA Pro Bowl line backer Keith Brooking was sitting at his locker chatting about all the changes the At lanta alcons made to im prove their run defense when the most noticeable newcom er of all came strolling bv Grady Jackson all 345 pounds of him of course forget the big man right Brooking said as he pointed toward Jackson who re sponded with a thumbs up going to help a tremen dous The alcons certainly need help stuffing teams at the line or all the talk about Michael slow development as a passer most glaring weakness a year ago was an inability to stop opponents from running the ball right down its throat New Orleans rushed for 211 yards on the alcons using a couple of backups Stars such as league MVP Shaun Alexan der of Seattle to Willis McGahee to New Eng Corey Dillon put up 100 yard games So did an un known rookie from Green Bay Samkon Gado Camel! Williams of Tampa Bay and DeShaun oster of Carolina ran for triple figures both times they faced their NC South rival Atlanta finished 26th in the league against the run giving up nearly 129 yards per game and the stats were especially grim as the team fell apart in the second half of the season Winning just two of their fi nal eight games to finish 8 8 the alcons held only Detroit below 100 yards and gave up an average of 140 yards per contest after the midway point of the season It was a stunning turn around for a defense that ranked among the top 10 against the run a year earlier a big reason the alcons made the NC championship game you stop the run the offense can do whatever it wants to said safety Lawyer Milloy another of the newcomers you get up on them you know got to pass the game of football really a simple It so simple for the alcons who over come a rash of injuries abysmal play by their two safeties and a gaping hole in the middle of the line Atlanta devoted most of its offseason maneuvers to up grading the defense Milloy a four time Pro Bowler was signed as a free agent Anoth er safety Chris Crocker was acquired from Cleveland Those two should be a big im provement over last starters Bryan Scott (dealt to New Orleans) and Keion Car penter (who was let go) Defensive end John Abra ham been to the Pro Bowl three times was ac quired from the New York Jets to bolster the pass rush which the alcons know will be more of a factor if doing a better job stopping the run The final piece to this once disjointed puzzle was added a few weeks ago with the pre season already underway The alcons found enough cap space to sign Jackson a mam moth player capable of keep ing two offensive linemen oc cupied down in the trenches wanted a run stop said Jackson still getting into game condition and expects to go 25 to 30 plays in opener at Caroli na what they brought me in SINCE 1926 'Jy Mkdttht fri 3 HIGH DEINITION CAPABLE TVs 3 1549 XI Hitachi LCD TVs 1349 ljsONY VIDEO COMBOS I TOSHIBAI 116 KtCJf MICROWAVES s135 CAMCORDERS ITOSHIBAl SHARPI URNITURE 299 30 269 AUDIO HOME THEATER 16 143 Electronics Not Included CAR STEREOS flLI 0 nyc DEHUMIDIIERS VILLAGE MALL LaGrange Mall Location 1501 Laayette Pkwy Ste C3 REX YOU ALWAYS PAY LESS DAILY 1 QAM 9PM SUNDAY! 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