footwork in a practice drill Monday, but Gilbert was always a fluid athlete. To advance his career, hell have to show he can thrive in Pittsburghs winning culture.Gilbert considers Pittsburghs locker ro

TROON, Scotland -- Adam Scott plans on contending yet again for an elusive Claret Jug after eking out a dogged first-round two-under-par 69 to emerge once more as Australias brightest hope at The Open.Clutch under pressure, Scott produced a series of scrambling par saves to complement birdies at the ninth, 16th and 17th holes, where he buried a 30-footer to ignite his otherwise scrappy round.After so many near misses at the Open, Scott admitted to being nervy and unable to calm down during his first half-dozen holes.It felt horrible out there for me. My rhythm was really poor and nothing was really on point, Scott said.But I did well coming into actually hit a few better shots in the last four or five holes and, ironically, my only dropped shot came from a three-putt after hitting so many poor shots today.Thats what youve got to do on the days youre not feeling good and Im happy with my score after all of that.I just could have played my way out of it today.The 2013 Masters champion trails record-setting first-round leader Phil Mickelson by six strokes in his ongoing quest to finally get his hands on golfs greatest prize.Scotts 27-under-par aggregate total over the past four years is six shots superior to anyone in the world - yet the former world No.1 has fallen agonisingly short on all four occasions.Runner-up after squandering a four-shot lead with four holes to play at Royal Lytham in 2012, Scott also led deep in the final round at Muirfield the following year and again at St Andrews last year.I just take confidence from it, said the world No.8.Of course I analyse what I think I did wrong coming down the stretch, but I do so much right to get to that point every time and keep doing that, and then I have to just get better at closing the golf tournament out and stop making those errors.Its just a good feeling coming to the Open knowing that I can play Open championship golf.I feel like Ive done everything but win it over the last four years and its just the last little hurdle weve got to get over.Its good to know you can contend and play. Ive been doing that for four years straight.So, again, thats what I want to do the next two days. Put myself in with a chance come Sunday. It will be fun.He faces a battle trying to reel in the runaway Mickelson, whose course-record eight-under 63 matched the lowest round in British Open history - an honour shared by nine players including Greg Norman.But, in reality, Scott and Matt Jones - also sitting at two under - look to be the only two hopes of breaking Australias 23-year Open title drought since Norman won the second of his titles at Sandwich.Byung-hyun Kim Jersey . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. Nick Ahmed Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/118l-robbie-ray-jersey-diamondbacks.html . 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Im grateful.Gilbert hopes to turn that gratitude into a more stable NFL career. Gilbert fell out of favor in Cleveland and managed 39 tackles in two seasons. He struggled with punctuality as a rookie, prompting Browns safety Donte Whitner to say publicly Gilbert needed to grow up.Two seasons later, Gilbert is using similar language.Just growing up off the field, Gilbert said, regarding how he plans to improve his professionalism in Pittsburgh. Its a lot of things that can distract you when you come in fresh out of college. After a year in the league, not getting done what I wanted to get done the first season, it changed me and made me a new man, for sure.Gilbert decllined specifics about those distractions, but overall he attributed his struggles in Cleveland to lack of consistency and now knows he has to prepare like a pro every week.ddddddddddddGilbert impressed teammates with his footwork in a practice drill Monday, but Gilbert was always a fluid athlete. To advance his career, hell have to show he can thrive in Pittsburghs winning culture.Gilbert considers Pittsburghs locker room a little more laid back than Clevelands. Gilbert is under contract for the next two seasons at salaries of $786,682 and $970,023. He is due a roster bonus of $800,000 this year and $1.2 million next year.Everybody knows what this team is capable of, Gilbert said. On the practice field, it was a whole different level. Im excited for that every day. I just want to finish out the year here and make it to the playoffs and get to the Super Bowl. ... If Im playing good, Ill be out there. ' ' '