Should the Pittsburgh Steelers sign free Agent Offensive Tackle Willie Colon? My opinion I say Yes. Unfortunately for Willie Colon, he suffered a pre-season injury working out getting ready for the 2010 season and missed the entire 16 games plus the playoffs. Prior to that Colon had 4 successful seasons and according to previous Offensive Line coach Larry Zierlein, he was one of the best run blockers in the entire NFL. That may be a true statement for the stalwart from Colonial Athletic Conference team Hofstra which dropped football a few years back. Colon beat out right tackle Max Starks 4 seasons ago but Starks shifted to Left Tackle and has done a solid job protecting Big Ben's back side. My case for signing Colon is that it is hard to find solid offensive linemen that can compete against the speed of the DE's in the NFL. Colon can do that. His injury to his Achilles is totally healed and his motor is on high throttle. Willie Colon has the potential to have a Pro Bowl calibre season. The Steelers should look at signing him to a long term agreement for Colon has a lot of mileage left in his tank. Colon is valuable part of the Steeler machine.
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