DOG: Steelers Cut RB Gary Russell

Short of the possibility that Gary Russell was caught in bed with Tomlin's wife or that he was caught smoking weed with Bam Morris, his release from the Steelers is perplexing to say the least.

All he did was come in as an undrafted free agent and do everything that was asked of him from returning kicks to trying to inject some life into the short yardage offense. He was not great at either of those things but he was the best we had on a Super Bowl team at them. Why was Russell cut ahead of Gary Davis? So, what does this mean?

Here's the Steel City Slant on this situation. First and foremost, no matter if you scored a TD in the Super Bowl or not, if Mike Tomlin has plans that don't include you for whatever reason, you are gone. Secondly I'd look for a fullback type to be drafted at some point who will both replace Russell and beat out Davis. If you're a gambler, you may want to pre-order your Frank "The Tank" Summers t-shirts and jerseys now . Thirdly, this is proof positive that the staff is focusing on improving the short yardage game. Whether that means drafting O-linemen who can actually get movement on 4th and 1 or a fullback who can move the pile, or both, it's obvious that Tomlin did not think Russell was the answer.

Next weekend's draft will be very interesting. The Steelers under Mike Tomlin are very unpredictable in the personnel department. But I believe in Mr. T, and I think Kevin Colbert will go get him what he needs.

Bye-bye Gary Russell, thanks for all you did for the Steelers. Best of luck wherever you end up.