This is the most bizarre move ive seen in a long time -Rotoworld They had Brown for 500k this year, could of RFA tagged him next year (3m) then extended or franchise tagged him. And its going to infurate Wallace, I cant imagine why theyd ever do this Brown isnt even worth the contract he got either, hes had 1 good season and hasnt done much else... What the hell were they thinking
Nobodys gonna be stealing him since its gonna take either a 1st/2nd to trade for him this year, or a 50-60 million + dollar contract to bring him in when hes inevitably a free agent. I really hope he ends up going to Baltimore, that would be pretty awesome and a huge fuck you to Steeler nation. Though idk how interested the Ravens will be with Tory Smith as a burner, but I guess Wallace could always replace Boldin who seems to be at the end of his ropes anyway. I just wonder if the Steelers plan on holding Wallace this year, then tagging him next.
reason they did this is wallace disapeared completely the second half last year and there are many rumbling he began to have a big attitude. one thing the steelers have shown is they dont dea with diva wr's. as far as brown he was great in the playoffs his rookie year with huge plays and he was better last season then wallace, hes a far more complete wr. wallace at this point is a deep threat only he ishorrible at catching in traffic and never fights for the ball. good move on the steelers part. another thing its been reported for months that wallace believes hes fitz or mega and is demanding that kind of money, he didnt even get one offer this off season something has to be up
he wants fitz and johnson money 60 mill wont come close. hes out of his mind and from some reports i read last night its him not his agent with these crazy demands
1 good year and hasnt done much else, do you know football. hes been in the league 2 years and go watch who catches the game ending catch against the jets in the afccg. go look who made the biggest catch the week before against the ravens then last year he became the first player ever in the history of the nfl to have 1000recieving yds and 1000 return yds. i would say hes done a few things. the steelers also got him with the pick the jets gave them for santonio holmes. they traded the 5th to arizona for bryan mcfadden and arizonas 6th and with that 6th pick they took brown who was a pro bowler last year
Wallace is a one trick pony. He's a deep threat with blazing speed (It's a nice trick). He doesn't like balls in traffic and there are doubts he can stand up to any real physical play. i think the steelers took the money they were offering Wallace and said fine, if you don't want it, maybe our other WR, who's alot more versatile will take. He did. Wallace is gonna screw himself out of some decent money thinking he's way better than he's shown. The Steelers, like the Pats, and the other teams that are successful over a long period never let the players dictate their terms.
Not giving Wallace a deal I understand. But giving Brown a monster deal, when you effectively have him under contract for pennies the next 2 years, or 3 (@ 4-5m per) if they tag him. Is just idiotic
First of all he was under contract until the end of his season. His new deal is a extension so they now have him for 6 seasons. Steelers know what they're doing they have proved that many times.
Not only that it's a very team friendly deal they can cut him with small hit. I guess it's idiotic to give a pro bowl wr 42 mill extension. But smart to I've a guy with zero pro bowls 50 mill, that's idiotic
It's also bein reported all over steelers offered Wallace 5 yrs 50 million and he wanted no less then 55. Even 50 is to much for a wr unless fitz or johnson
Hes an RFA at the end of the season. So you get him this year @ 500k, next year @ 3m (max rfa tender) then can tag him if you want That comes to 15m~ over 3 years or 5m/yr Instead they gave him 7m a year over 6 years, to a guy who only has 1 good year under his belt. There is NO way this is a smart move, and was done primarily to prove a point to Wallace. The smart move would of been to have him play out the next 2 years for < 4m, then use the franchise tag as leverage to lock him up long term. Effectively all they did was waste cap space, on a team that doesnt have much
how many good years has santonio had he got 50 mill? steelers have brown under contract for 6 yrs. they could have lost him next year another team could have given a better deal or he could pull what wallace is pulling. they like him love his attitude and 7 mill a year is good price for what hes shown. it is a smart move but i understand as a jets fan you dont know whats a good move and whats not. signing wallace for 11+ a year would have been a bad move, brown at 7mill for 6 years is a great move
another point which you dont seem to realize now they can use the franchise tag on other players which gives them more options. you get the guys you want done thats the bottom line thats why they dont have many bad years and have been at the top of the league for 20 years.
I don't see the point of the move with Brown either. We'll have to see the contract to see if it's a real 8 million a year deal or like 14 million over the next 3 with escalators that could take it up and a balloon year at the end that is never happening.
Shame the jets really dont have the cap to hand mike Wallace a v-jax like deal. Rumor from the post-gazette is he could be had for as little S a 4th with miami, Indy and Dallas involved. I can't understand why the chargers wouldnt try to involve themselves.
