What a joke. You guys offered him nearly 10 a year lol. He turned you down because your team is on the decline and you hired Haley. So Wallace isn’t worth a million a year?

But Burress is worth $750k??!

Sore fan. Have you ever even been to Pittsburgh? I ask cuz most Steeler fans haven’t.

Can’t you just take the two rings the officials handed you and go away?

Is that why the Steelers offered Wallace 5 years for 55 million?? only 5 mil less than the dolphins…….stop trashing him on his way out………

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Steelers never offered that – that was the number that was floated last year as what Wallace’s agent was asking from the Steelers.

There were some rumors that he was offered something for 6 years in the low $40 millions – similar to what Antonio Brown signed. Some have said that when Wallace turned down the offer, they turned around and gave the same money to Brown.

Look it’s easy to say as a fan that you watched every game, etc. Time has proven over and over again that certain talents fit better in the WCO. Wallace doesn’t need tight space skills, he just needs to go deep and take a safety and a corner with him. It’s not his catches but his speed, and the occasional breakout catch. And let’s face it, the Steelers are rebuilding in a small way, but the offensive line is pretty bad, the defense is aging, especially Troy P, and you have no running game, and your OC really isn’t great yet. So hopefully some time in the WCO will benefit Wallace, but Wallace will definitely benefit Tannehill the most. Plus you overpaid Brown and replaced Wallace with Burress and lost two of the worst backs in the league.

You actually think Steelers fans are jealous of a team that hasn’t been relevant since 1983? That’s some fantasy world you live in, dude. Wow.
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What have the Steelers done for me lately? Well, they won the AFC Championship for me two years ago. They’ve won two Super Bowls and played in three the last eight seasons. That’s some pretty recent love. But in 35 seasons as a fan, I’ve weathered losing seasons. Losing doesn’t bother me as long as they lose with dignity. Last year, Wallace laid down on the field. So when we post that we’re glad to be rid of him, we mean it. None of us is jealous of the Dolphins. The Steelers didn’t even make Wallace an offer this off season. Your posts that we’re jealous are idiotic. Doesn’t matter how good he is if he doesn’t have the character to do his job for the contracted amount–as you’ll probably find out the hard way.

If I’m jealous of anyone, it’s the Saints for getting our DB Keenan Lewis. He played his butt off last year.

Hey Jealous Steelers Fans…

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You actually think Steelers fans are jealous of a team that hasn’t been relevant since 1983? That’s some fantasy world you live in, dude. Wow.

…. because we have watched every Steeler game he has played in and know his abilities more than any other fanbase in the league. Sorry to make sense.

The next time I’m jealous of the Miami dolphins it will be the first. (I was too young to remember their undefeated season)

Also, if anything you owe us a thank you for Dan Marino!

Wallace the one trick pony won’t last. Think of Troy Williamson and Ted Ginn.
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Remind me again about those four years when Williamson and Ginn totalled 4000+ yds and 32 TDs…. I’d bet you could combine their career numbers and it wouldn’t even be close…

Next year the fins are in good shape on the cap because of the LB moves. Bess is up for UFA next year but that’s most of it..it’s actually well thought out.

He can walk away in 3 years with $40m for being an average (or worse) WR and there is nothing the Dolphins can do about it. The cap hit to release him early on creates so much dead money it’s not worth it- creating no incentive whatsoever for Wallace to ever restructure the deal.

This is the last you’ll ever hear of Mike Wallace. And that’s a $40m guarantee.

Loved Wallace @ 4 to 5 mil per year.

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Cotchery also has better hands, and Sanders had already passed him up as the starter on the depth chart by mid-season last year.

As strange as it is to say, if everyone’s healthy, there’s not much room on the Steeler roster for Wallace. You can’t pay him millions to be a guy you only use on 3rd and long. And you certainly can’t take Antonio Brown off the field for him.

Part of his problem in Pittsburgh was that the younger receivers got so much better than him so fast. It’s not a money thing as much as it is a depth chart situation – he just wasn’t good enough to get substantial playing time any longer.
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Is that why the Steelers offered Wallace 5 years for 55 million?? only 5 mil less than the dolphins…….stop trashing him on his way out………

Miami is on the hook for three years, but they have have room and flexibility to absorb his slary those three years. By the time Tannehill and perhaps Hartline (his deal is really just a two year deal, then team option past that) need to get paid, they can cut bait with Wallace if he underproduces.

People can call Wallace a “one-trick pony” all they want but even they must admit: it’s one helluva trick. And 4 years averaging 1000+ yards and 8 TDs isn’t tricky, it’s production any way you slice it.

Deals like this are why teams like Pittsburgh, Ravens, New England, etc. are usually in the playoffs and usually competitive in the playoffs. They don’t do that.
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Actually, the teams you named “can’t” do these types of deals. When you pay the QB upwards of $20m a year…these deals aren’t possible. Once Tannehill is off of his rookie deal and getting paid big money, the Fins will not be able to do it either.

That is also why you are seeing the market for Offensive tackles and defensive linemen so soft this year. You can’t pay those guys the big money and still be able to pay your skill position players what the market is dictating.

The Fins also significantly improved their cap space by signing two new younger linebackers and releasing Dansby and Burnett. If I’m not mistaken, that alone freed up $10m in cap space.

At your 3.25 mil per TD, 2013 salary would be 26 mil.; for career, contract would be 90 mil plus. If you do not understand, ask your 5th grade teacher to explain.