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John Madden: Doug Legursky needs to focus on the basics

Ben Roethlisberger, Dorian Brooks, Doug Legursky

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, right, laughs as players loosen up during practice on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in Fort Worth, Texas. With Roethlisberger are Dorian Brooks (77) and Doug Legursky (64). The Steelers will play the Green Bay Packers in NFL football Super Bowl XLV Sunday, Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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John Madden, the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who’s one of the sport’s most astute observers of offensive line play, joined PFT Live today and weighed in on Steelers center Doug Legursky, who will start in place of the injured Maurkice Pouncey.

Madden said Legursky needs to focus on “just the basics of playing center, making the calls, the protections and the snap, and the comfort of that -- that has to be automatic.”

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