Enjoying heart for the Pittsburgh Steelers comes with numerous strain. The place is essential to soccer usually, however the Steelers have a lineage of nice facilities. Mike Webster and Dermontti Dawson are each within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. Maurkice Pouncey was additionally among the finest facilities of his era. Since he retired, the Steelers have struggled to fill that void. Nonetheless, Zach Frazier appears to be like like he may take up that mantle. Former NFL quarterback Chris Simms just lately sang Frazier’s praises.
“The rattling child is a hell of a participant,” Simms stated on the Professional Soccer Discuss podcast. “He’s the proper heart. Quite a bit constructed like a Creed Humphrey, the place he’s robust sufficient and stout sufficient to hold in there towards the massive, robust d-tackles. However he’s twitchy sufficient and fast sufficient to assist on a double staff after which rise up to a linebacker on the second degree. He’s acquired all of it.”
A second-round choose final yr, Frazier simply may’ve gone within the first spherical, if not for a serious harm subject throughout his last season at West Virginia. Nonetheless, that was to the Steelers’ profit. Whereas he solely has one NFL season underneath his belt, Frazier appears to be like like a steal.
Final yr, he wasn’t simply among the finest rookies within the league. Frazier was among the finest facilities within the NFL total. He was a mauler within the run sport, and his expertise in move safety have been good as properly. Frazier additionally confirmed nice toughness, enjoying via accidents at totally different factors of the season.
This yr, Frazier is seeking to construct off his stellar rookie marketing campaign. Whereas he handled a couple of quarterback-center alternate points with Aaron Rodgers early in coaching camp, that appears cleaned up now. It might be chalked as much as Frazier working with a brand new quarterback. These issues didn’t harm his relationship with Rodgers, both. The veteran quarterback has spoken glowingly about Frazier.
Additionally, Frazier is taking strides as a frontrunner on the Steelers’ offense. That’s additionally one thing that they’ve been lacking since Pouncey retired. It’s one factor to be a very good participant, and one other totally to step up as a frontrunner.
Pouncey had additionally endorsed Frazier because the Steelers’ subsequent nice heart. He appears to be like poised to be a fixture on their offensive line for years to come back. This season, he and the remainder of the Steelers’ younger offensive line have an opportunity to actually escape. We’ll see in the event that they seize that chance.
