Steelers snub Mike Wallace. Sign Antonio Brown to $42.5 mil. 5 yr deal

[arnie_uk]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1343499150' post='1105617']
You be the only one, he is a o[b]ne trick pony w[/b]ho believes he is worth Larry Fitzgerald money and no team is going to give him that much money.
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[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1343501066' post='1105638']
[b]All he does is run 9's.[/b] Lardarius said it himself that Antonio Brown is the Steelers' biggest receiving threat. There is a reason we put Webb on Brown and not Wallace.
[/quote]Wallace caught 72 passes last year. 49 of them were thrown less than ten yards in the air. He gained 378 yards in YAC on those 49 receptions less than ten yards from the LoS. 29 of them went for first downs, and three of his eight TDs were on receptions caught less than ten yards from the LoS, including one from behind the LoS.

Toss in another 13 catches from between 10 and 19 yards and you've got just short of 84% of his receptions that aren't on go routes. Does Wallace run an incredibly effective go? Sure does. Is that the only route he runs well? Not even close.

Some people just see what they want to and spout nonsense without knowing what they are actually talking about it appears

[gabefergy]

[quote name='arnie_uk' timestamp='1343558121' post='1106023']
Wallace caught 72 passes last year. 49 of them were thrown less than ten yards in the air. He gained 378 yards in YAC on those 49 receptions less than ten yards from the LoS. 29 of them went for first downs, and three of his eight TDs were on receptions caught less than ten yards from the LoS, including one from behind the LoS.

[b]Toss in another 13 catches from between 10 and 19 yards[/b] and you've got just short of 84% of his receptions that aren't on go routes. Does Wallace run an incredibly effective go? Sure does. Is that the only route he runs well? Not even close.

Some people just see what they want to and spout nonsense without knowing what they are actually talking about it appears
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This is the number that would concern me the most. The majority of his catches are either deep throws or short outs/screens etc. While those types of receptions will help keep the chains moving he isnt a guy who is going to go over the middle and make big catches. Sure, he might not have to with Antonio Brown emerging as that guy, but it goes to show that he really isnt a well-rounded WR yet.

[JO_75]

Walter Football.com has a brief section about Mike Wallace and they actually talked about the Steelers trading Wallace and that there is one perfect spot for him.... The Colts. He talked about how because of Bruce Arians, he already knows the offense and that he would be able to help out Andrew Luck. He also said that the Colts should give up a second round pick to acquire Wallace.

[url="http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftrumormill.php"]http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftrumormill.php[/url]

[Purple Punishment]

would be a very smart move for Indy!

[JO_75]

According to Peter King, Mike Wallace turned down the exact offer that Antonio Brown accepted.

[quote][color=#0000FF][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Verdana][size=3]Although the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Wallace received the higher offer of the two, King says Brown accepted the same $42.5 million deal that Wallace rejected.[/size][/font][/color][/quote]

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