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I'm Joe Clark. The slot-quarter battle for the Pittsburgh Steelers right now is something

that really intrigues me.

It seems if it should be Beanie Bishop's job to lose.

He's been listed number one on the depth chart, pretty much since the first

subchart has been released since Camp started he is running with the first team.

But Mike Tomlin hasn't really given the undrafted free agent rookie any real vote of

confidence and it doesn't help his case that he missed the team's second preseason game against the Buffalo bills.

Meanwhile Thomas Graham Jr. has gotten praise from Tomlin and Giefens quarter to Trel Austin

but he still listed behind Bishop on the death chart and it just doesn't seem as if it's trending for him to necessarily make the roster

although the practice squad is a very real possibility there.

And given the way things have been trending and just reading between the lines and some of the stuff that

you know Austin and Tomlin have said on their press conferences and may come down to an outside

addition being the most likely starter in week one. Pittsburgh went outside the organization last season at

Desmond King and then they barely used them then they released a

mid-season I think you only had one defensive snap. I think going outside the org to

add a slot makes the most sense right now.

And given they did add King last year, it shows that,

you know, they're not afraid to go outside the organization

to cut down day and it's something they've done in the past,

even beyond King,

but just looking at the quarter position,

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