Just What Took So Long? -- Update

November 1, 2007: One man's trash, a another man's treasure
Published reports indicate that Ricardo Colclough has been picked up by . . . the Cleveland Browns.

And their season was going so well.

Original Posting
Word out of Pittsburgh is that Ricardo Colclough -- he of the muffed punts and blown coverages -- has finally been cut loose by the team. According to a press release from the Steelers, Mr. Colclough had thirty-three career tackles and one career interception.

While Kevin Colbert generally gets high marks for his work in putting together it's hard to imagine what he, and his scouts, saw in Mr. Colclough that warranted utilizing a second round pick in 2004!

For more insights as to the timing of this particular move, read this piece from Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette