SILVERBACK WILL BE THERE

Despite the lack of a new contract, NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison will be present as the Steelers begin their offseason workout program on Monday, agent Bill Parise said. Parise added that both sides are far apart but sounded hopeful that a deal would be struck.Call me a pessimist, but I just don't see this having a happy ending. That's just a total shot in the dark from my point of view based on nothing but pure speculation. With the defensive bar being set unrealistically high by Washington's recent signing of Albert Haynesworth, I don't feel that Dan Rooney will ultimately pay someone based on an iffy decision Dan Snyder made, which is what it boils down to.Would Harrison have success with another team? Probably. But would he have success at a Defensive Player of the Year level? That's a different story still open for debate. Don't forget, as hard as it is to believe, Harrison is already 30 years old. True, he doesn't have the mileage...