Don’t be absurd. First, Steeler Nation extends worldwide, and while I’ve been a diehard fan for 35 years, I’m not a Pittsburgher. Second, absolutely nothing about NFL player contract negotiations compares to the exploitation of common laborers in communities dominated by a single large employer.

I support free agency, the NFLPA, and the right of players to be paid what they’re worth on the market. But if the Steeler players feel so mistreated by their ownership group, I doubt so many of them would be willing to rework their contracts to stay with the organization or wish to come back to Pittsburgh after getting a taste of the culture in other clubs. From what players say, I gather quality of life in the NFL–as in most workplaces–is about more than a paycheck.

What I’m comparing with Mikes Merriweather and Wallace is attitude, not era. Wallace isn’t Fitzgerald. He isn’t worth a Fitzgerald paycheck. If he thinks he is, then by all means, he’s welcome to collect that from another team in exchange for a first-round draft pick. But I don’t see anyone waving a check. The Steelers will offer what he’s worth, but apparently that’s not good enough for him. You can’t say we’re nickel-and-diming him when no one else wants to pay his price, either. And no, I don’t have patience with this kind of grandstanding when he has had the opportunity to test his value on the open market.

Apparently the whole NFL world has forgotten what went down with San Diego’s WR Vincent Jackson not that long ago! If receivers &/or agents had control, then Jackson wouldn’t have missed games.

Stupid players, stop thinking your agents are smarter than you are…becuase they aren’t.

False comparison. Steelers usually don’t overpay players, like Dallas and Washington.

That’s not the same as paying a steel worker $8 bucks an hour to work 14 hours a day/6 days a week.

Besides, all football players are overpaid anyway–not in the terms of the market, but in terms of reality.

Even the most poorly payed football player will be able to provide for his family.

The most poorly paid steel worker will go bankrupt if he gets sick.

If the Denver Broncos truly want a deep run in the playoffs it would make sense to get this guy as soon as possible.

Go get him Mr. Elway !!!!!!!

Colorado, Rocky Mountain High…
Where it seems to rain touchdowns from the sky.

Always respect your opinion, but are you really comparing Wallace’s situation to the situation of a player whose career predated free agency?

Why do Pittsburgh fans always take such glee from their organization underpaying players who contribute so much?

A town that has suffered so much from management taking a giant you know what on it’s workers still cheers a multi-millionaire ownership group squeezing it’s players.

Seems strange.

If they keep him for one year, they get:

One year of elite receiver play
Compensatory draft pick (probably 3rd round)

If they trade him they get:

Possibly a crappy pick (5th for santonio….)

You tell me what you would rather have. A player playing or a (possibly) inferior pick.

Id have a problem with it. Wallace strikes fear into the back end of the secondary because he’s just so much faster than everyone else…he’s not really a dime a dozen.

All those underneath routes come open when you have Wallace taking the top off of defenses.

Plus, the guy is still young, still learning- this isnt some 9 year vet who’s reached his ceiling. I think he is a matchup nightmare and has to be gameplanned for, something that rarely happens with Brown. (but will next year)

You are probably right, which is why the Steelers are not trading Wallace to the Pats.

daysend564 says:
Apr 12, 2012 3:06 PM
The dude wants Fitzgerald money and he’s clearly not close to being worth that.

Wallace wanted Fitz money from the NINERS…which is to say, He didnt want to go there unless you paid him a dump truck full of cash. I dont think hes going to have the same contract demands for the Steelers.

“If I were Colbert, I’d demand either a 1st rd pick, or a 2nd this year and a 1st or 2nd next year.”
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Huh? Aren’t you aware that teams could have him right now for just a single 1st rounder and they aren’t biting?

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dryzzt23 has already proven that he is an idiot over on the Petrino threads, samoan. Of course, he is unaware…he’s a moron who doesn’t do his research.

Brown has 1 year of production being covered by #2 CB’s and only scored 2 touchdowns to show for it. Brown is a decent player but to equate him with Wallace is insane.

It’s the fact he wants Fitz money when he’s not that caliber of WR.

Unless he changes his contract demands a team isn’t going to give up anything for him.