Comments on: Mike Wallace: I want to stay in Pittsburgh, but it’s a business

By: dlmcc1010

dlmcc1010 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:52:24 +0000

First round pick is more than worth it for a young WR who can dominate like this kid can

By: dumbaseinstien

dumbaseinstien — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:21:24 +0000

2 things:

1) Virtually every player who left Pittsburgh for money regretted it. They don’t get the bonus checks associated with winning title & playoff games. They don’t get the endorsement dollars because their names just melt into the past! Great teams make players great…not the other way around. The league is full of great players on failing teams!

2) Pittsburgh is the breeding ground of skilled players…when one drops off, they retool!

By: quittsburghstoolers

quittsburghstoolers — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:55:10 +0000

@ bobhk:

Please don’t confuse Steeler fans with the facts…

By: quittsburghstoolers

quittsburghstoolers — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:34:36 +0000

Sure, he wants to stay but he wants to get paid, too.

He ain’t gonna accept what little the team can afford.

He’s a goner ‘cuz the team can’t manage
their salary cap properly…

By: sudz28

sudz28 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:20:04 +0000

How refreshing to hear an athlete sound so mature and professional – I agree with everything he says. I would HATE to see him leave the Steelers of course, but I also understand he’s got to go where he’s going to get fully compensated. He also acknowledges what the Steelers have done for him and meant to him instead of throwing them under the bus or complaining as a way of trying to gain leverage like so many NFL players do when contracts dome due. I hope he gets every dime he deserves, I just hope it’s still with the Black and Gold. If not, best of luck Mike and thanks for several great seasons!

By: ninersforlife15

ninersforlife15 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:17:08 +0000

As a HUGE 49ers fan, I would love to see Wallace as a 49er. He would be that dynamic piece we need on offense. Plus, he would def. take the heat off Crabtree and you would also have two really explosive deep threats in Davis and Wallace. The price of a 1st rounder isn’t that bad either for a realitivley young player. However, as much as I would like to see this happen, I don’t think it will because the 49ers very rarely trade draft picks, they build through the draft every year. Also, if the Eagles are going to franchise DeSean Jackson then you might as well see their asking price is as far as picks go (assuming the 49ers are interested in giving up a first rounder for Wallace) because he is both a speedster and a probowl receiver who also returns kicks and punts. Meaning you can let Ginn walk and kill two birds with one stone.

By: bospat

bospat — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:10:47 +0000

Make it happen Bill, Pats have extra 1st rounder that you would waste on trading down or getting another useless CB…weaken the enemy at the same time – perfect…

By: wldkat

wldkat — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:06:18 +0000

I like Mike, but even if the Steelers had room under the cap, he still isn’t worth Larry Fitzgerald money. Let Baltimore take him. They still don’t have a QB who can get the ball to him.

By: bobhk

bobhk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:34:01 +0000

steelersarewhatfootballisabout says:
Feb 22, 2012 9:26 PM
And the last I checked, if people wanna throw around their weight about past titles, did the Packers or the Browns win 4 titles in what was it for the 70′s Steelers, 6 or 7 years? I looked on Wikipedia, and it looks like the Packers might have if I have the records right. But again, they’re rackin’ em up when the league was much, much different, and wasn’t the top sport in the country.
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This is a bunch of crap. They are all called NFL title and the old ones are not viewed any less than the one won this year.
It’s stating the obvious by saying the league was different in the earlier years than now. But that is true also when the steelers were dominating in the 1970s. I could name many but how about 14 game schedule. Then we can say what the pats have done recently is better than what the steelers have done. Is that right? I don’t think so.

However when we measure the success of a franchise we measure it by the number of championships. In that regard packers, giants, etc are better than the steelers.

By: polo550

polo550 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:57:52 +0000

dejahne says:

Hey, great insight and now all you have to do is
figure out how to fit him under the cap once your
top five qb gets all the cash.
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I love your insight into the Ravens cap situation. The Ravens have way more flexibility with their cap than the Steelers have. They don’t have to do Flacco’s contract this year, they choose to. We’ve incorporated young talent on both offense and defense to go along with the vets. It’s nobody’s fault but your front office that you have a ton of money tied up in a bunch of dudes that are ready for Shady Pines retirement home. We don’t need Wallace. As a matter of fact you can keep him. He only runs one pattern anyway. I’m more afraid of the Bengals at this point.

By: gator2006

gator2006 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:28:34 +0000

go catch bombs from newton

By: kevinb73

kevinb73 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:26:24 +0000

Welcome to Tampa Bay Mike!!

Go Bucs!!!

By: cannonballdookie

cannonballdookie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:00:39 +0000

I’m a youngish Steelers fan and my rule has always been you have the right to brag about any championship you were alive for. I don’t go around boasting my team has 6 rings, and it’s even worse hearing fans boast about what their team did pre-Super Bowl era. The past is the past.

With that said, I just thought it was funny seeing a Bengals fan trying to say their team was better because they made it to the playoffs with a lower salary, like that really means anything. Pittsburgh had the better record and won both games vs them, they were the better team.

By: ispysomething7

ispysomething7 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:05:01 +0000

Maybe the Steelers shouldn’t have overpaid 2 injury proned players as Troy and Ben. Maybe then they would have more money to sign key free agents. One of the reasons Brown was so good was because of Wallace. Good luck next year. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass!

By: steeltuff

steeltuff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:30:20 +0000

I would like for the team to keep him, but a #1 draft choice sounds great too. They also have Hines and Jericho Cotchery in the mix too, although I don’t see them keeping Ward. In order to sign Antonio Brown and Emmanual Sanders next year, this divorce from the “60-Minute Man” might be in order. His speed is exceptional, but overall he is not as good a receiver as Brown and Sanders are.

By: steelersarewhatfootballisabout

steelersarewhatfootballisabout — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:26:23 +0000

And the last I checked, if people wanna throw around their weight about past titles, did the Packers or the Browns win 4 titles in what was it for the 70′s Steelers, 6 or 7 years? I looked on Wikipedia, and it looks like the Packers might have if I have the records right. But again, they’re rackin’ em up when the league was much, much different, and wasn’t the top sport in the country.

By: reed20ravens

reed20ravens — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:22:56 +0000

yeah send him to the miami marlins… or the anaheim angels

By: chiefs006

chiefs006 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:22:41 +0000

Chiefs!!

By: jimmer2372

jimmer2372 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:21:35 +0000

Gotta love how so many posters(especially Ravens fans) love to talk about how scummy the Steelers are and they get their chance to steal one away and they get all excited.

By: steelersarewhatfootballisabout

steelersarewhatfootballisabout — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000

Oh good God, people are gonna talk about the Packer’s and Cleveland Browns having more championships than the Steelers? Really? It’s easier to tout that stat around when the NFL had less teams, no salary cap, a much less detailed draft process, much less detailed scouting process, etc etc etc.
They have their championships from past eras fair and square, but let’s be careful about comparing that to what Pittsburgh’s had to adapt to over the last 40 years. The Pack just won one in the new era, so good for them. But they had a loooong drought until Favre came along.
It’s like those goddamn pissant Yankees fans that tout their World Series championships. It’s a hell of a lot easier to rack up the titles when the league was first starting out and they wanted the Yankees to be their Cadillac to showcase the league.

By: jrich4210

jrich4210 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:08:35 +0000

He will be signed with another team for the 21st pick in round 1

By: northsidesteel

northsidesteel — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:51:16 +0000

I love Wallace, and would love to see the Steelers keep him, but the bottom line is that Mike’s job is to make as much money as he can. The Steeler’s job is to field the best possible team they can under the constraints of the cap. I don’t see both happening with Mike staying in Pittsburgh. I wish Mike well in every regard until his future team plays Pittsburgh, but I also have great confidence in the Steeler front office find his replacement. They are the ones that found Mike, and they will find another diamond in the rough to take his place.

By: dan55moore

dan55moore — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:45:04 +0000

All i hear is how the ravens will get him definetly not you have a qb expecting top 5 money and a rb expecting AP money and there almsot in the same position the steelers are cap wise the Bengals,49ers,Texans,Pats are all in the best possible postions to give up there 1st round pick

By: raqaiw

raqaiw — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:41:06 +0000

kilo0986 says: Feb 22, 2012 7:21 PM

Dennychimes, thanks for the history lesson but only a small percentage of people care or acknowledge pre superbowl era championships when there was about 10 teams in the league. My point is not moot, only 1 team has won 6 superbowls and thats the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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If that’s the case then the Steelers first 4 SBs don’t count since they happened 35-40 years ago. You can’t have it both ways, ignoring history for them and remembering it for you.
This is just one of many reasons people hate Steelers fans. Most don’t really care about the team, it’s the front-runner fans people detest.

By: ballboy48

ballboy48 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:18:56 +0000

It would crazy if Cleveland goes after Wallace, and drafts Griffin III. Talk about stretching the field.

By: sixburghrules

sixburghrules — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:03:50 +0000

To complete my post that the spacebar made. There are an abundance of them I think Steelers wil be fine even if Wallace walks! If he doe it will be some lower tier team but they won’t have the QB or the supporting staff

By: sixburghrules

sixburghrules — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:50 +0000

eddiemeredith says: Feb 22, 2012 7:31 PM

It would be an incredible move for any team that needs a receiver but can’t get one of the top 3 in the draft. In earnest comparison he is probably about the same as Kendall wright who is expected to go top 15 but a couple years older, but also a proven commodity. There are a number of teams for who this would be a great pick. the pats, the 49ers, the texans… hell anyone who needs a receiver and has some cap room
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There are plenty of receivers that are

By: radrntn

radrntn — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:49:28 +0000

i would think the niners would be all over this

By: cliffordc05

cliffordc05 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:48:23 +0000

Wallace would be a great fit in NE and they have the draft picks and a recent history of not knowing what to do with them.

By: qtraven

qtraven — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:33:42 +0000

Don’t think the Ravens will have the cap space to offer a deal. Wouldn’t mind giving up the 28th pick overall. Would definitely be addition by subtraction for us.