Mike Wallace or Antonio Brown?

steelerfreak76 · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 493 Location: PA

If it's who is the better player, then Mike Wallace is the guy. But if it is who is better for the Steelers, then my vote goes to Antonio Brown. Wallace is a top 10 receiver with unmatched speed, but if he's looking for the type of contract that everyone is saying, then let him walk or trade him away. The Steelers could use that $10 million + a year to lock up players like Pouncey, Brown, and Hood. If they give Wallace the huge contract he is looking for, then you can kiss 1, 2 or possibly all 3 of those players goodbye.

Steelers546 · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 1601 Location: Pittsburgh

Wallace is the better receiver at this point in time, but he's starting to remind me of some of the divas around the league. Probably just because of the whole contract situation, but hey "what have you done for me lately" Laughing

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Josh C Smith · Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 1380 Location: Near Pittsburgh

Heres a question. Would you rather keep Antonio Brown and sign him now for $6 million a year and get a 1st round draft pick (which we could get if someone tendered Wallace) or keep Mike Wallace for $10 milllion a year and recieve no 1st round pick?

This would be a scenereo we would face if someone tendered Mike Wallace, I think the chances of a team tendering Mike Wallace for a 1st rounder are better (though i think is highly unlikely at this point) than Brown for next year since Mike Wallace is considered better.

Idk I really like Mike Wallace but he relys on his speed so much, and I think if he lost some of that speed due to age or injury he wouldn't be that good. But I could see Antonio Brown still bieng effective with age and injuries because of his good route running abilities. Maybe that's why Mike Wallace is less efective at the end of seasons. Because when his legs get tired and sore with the grind of the season he can't use them as effectivly to go deep.

FourThreeMafia · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 40095 Location: East of Sixburgh

at23steelers · Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 3721 Location: United States

@josh: That's a great first point you make, though 43 is right about the other one. I just don't understand why Wallace struggles so much when trying to fight for the ball. Why is Brown much better at it, when he is shorter?? Makes no sense.

kethnaab · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 6995

Wallace has like a 40" vertical leap too. Kinda wasted, because he doesn't fight for the ball.

I worry about his mindset. Ladarius Webb really seemed like he got into his head last season. I hope that was just a "bad day" or something, and it was completely separate from his drop in production. I do think Ben's injury had quite a bit to do with the production drop.

Anyway, we'll see what happens this year.
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treat88 · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 5953

I agree Ben's injury contributed to a part of Wallace's drop in production, but that drop in production really began in week 6...long before Ben's injury.

He posted a good yardage total in week 7, and 7 catches in week 8 but he didn't put the two together from week 6 forward.

Lots of factors likely contribute to that with game context first amongst them, but one of those factors has to be Wallace's own performance.

I just don't think he gets a total pass for the diminished impact he had over the final 10 weeks of the season.

Receiver is an up and down position stats wise, but he averaged 4 catches a game over that span. That's not acceptable for that long from a guy that is supposedly looking at being paid like a true #1. Game plan, game context, Ben being hurt..sure they are all factors, but Wallace is culpable as well.

Just makes me a little skeptical about his future, when I was nothing but optimistic previously.

And that drop in the Denver game...just gross for a player of his caliber.
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Gunny Highway · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:00 pm Post subject:

Wallace hands down. Brown is still developing but Wallace has made strides each year he has been in league and has a tool Brown will never had ( freakish speed ).

Lets be honest... we need and want both
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Gatoradus · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:26 pm Post subject:

I think the outlook on talent comparison is somewhat wrong thing to look at. BOTH will contributes. I feel like its safe to say we should wait until next year, because I think Bruce Arians really messed up us. He playing-called too fitness. At this point big ben is our toughest offensive player and thats not even a good thing. One of biggest question about Todd Haley for me is whether he will bring back the toughness that we missed. Say, if he actually force plyers, mentally to tough up, maybe our offensive o-line wont be too passive... Maybe rashard mendenhall will finally live up to his potential because hes really lacking the toughness? What if every of our wide receivers actually fight for the ball? Right now, I dont think we have specific offensive identity except for the fact that we has a franchise qb. So I wouldnt compare them right now.