Steelers bring back Matt Spaeth
Is it just me, or are the Steelers becoming more and more nostalgic each year?
In recent years, they’ve brought back former players like Bryant McFadden, Larry Foote, and Plaxico Burress. Earlier this month they brought back William Gay. Now they’ve added another former player who wasn’t outstanding during his first tenure with the team.
According to ProFootballTalk.com and ESPN, the Steelers have signed Matt Spaeth, who was recently released by the Chicago Bears.
Neither the Steelers official website, nor the two major Pittsburgh newspapers have reported Spaeth’s signing, so there is a possibility that all of the details haven’t been worked out yet. But it appears likely that Spaeth is rejoining the Steelers.
Matt Spaeth
Spaeth spent his first 4 seasons with the Steelers before leaving as a free agent to join the Chicago Bears. Spaeth never established himself as a consistent starter with either team. Moreover, despite being 6’7″ tall, Spaeth has never been much of a red zone threat. He has a total of 8 touchdowns during his 6-year NFL career. He has never scored more than 3 touchdowns during a single season, and he only did that once (during his rookie season).
Spaeth is an adequate blocker, but he isn’t as good in that department as either Heath Miller or David Johnson. So it would appear that the only reason the team brought him back is because of familiarity and the fact that Heath Miller is likely to miss the first few weeks of the season while recovering from an injury.
The Steelers keep going from bad to worse. Was hoping with Dan Rooney’s return, we’d get back to Steeler Nation. I’m still waiting and my blood’s boiling!
1What is he familiar with? We have a new offensive co ordinator, new offense , several new coaches, other than knowing his way around town, this adds nothing in quality to the team.
2Say it with me now: Camp. Body.
3@JimColbert,
Ummmmmmm, he already knows where the training facility is. He already knows how to get to Primanti Bros. He already knows which bars to go to when he wants to pick up girls on the Southside.
I know that I’m grasping at straws here, but you asked what is he familiar with.
4I’m more bothered by this than when Gay came back.
Let’s see, any other average players they can bring back… Verron Haynes where are you now. (Jail, I think).
@Dan, I hope you are right.
@Admin and @Jim Colbert – he also knows the best places to urinate in public.
My optimism for the season is declining.
5Let’s just get the negativity out of the way now. This will be a subpar season. The Steelers are rebuilding. It was bound to happen when most of your stars get old at the same time. Fans will whine, say Tomlin needs to be fired, say bring back Cower, say get some slow overweight 250 lb back from college in a desperate attempt to have the bus again, yadda yadda yadda…
Can I just give a preemptive “shush!”
The Steelers have let more guys go this offseason than I’d like to see, but these are the Steelers. They will reload from the draft. It may take a year or two, but they will be back. Tomlin is a great coach, Haley’s system works, Ben was having a career before he got hurt, Brown will be back on track without his buddy Wallace being a distraction, The D will be more motivated after being disrespected by “anonymous players”, Cortez Allen will breakout, Gay will be a nickel back at best, and the Steelers will get back to winning soon enough.
I think some of us fans get waaay to worked up over free agency. Remember the Redskins and Dan Snyder’s constant overpaying of old players? Look at what the Dolphins are doing now. Ever wonder why the same group of teams make up most of the top ten in the draft?
In conclusion, Matt Spaeth will be cut in preseason, and the Steelers will live on. The sky is not falling.
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