did Wallace give up on the interception in OT?

Food for thought HMMMMM. Im not sure how they calculate that but Wallace drops several a game. Heck he missed on his fist five of the last game. six drops no, 20 plus for the season thats where I'm at. I like Wallace's abilities but he doesn't fight for the ball give up on plays and he is disappointing me big time.

 

Why are we still talking about this? Ben threw a bad pass, Wallace didn't go after him. Case closed. What's done is done.

 

max didn't look real fired up about making the tackle either.

the same thing you are all talking about was my worry about plax too. i've seen him flat out quit in disgust several times when balls were picked off going to him. never as much as trying to go after the guy or touch him down. basicly walked away pissed off.

wallace at least ran down field and was blocked by two different guys before he could have gotten to carr. he also has a much different view at field level with alot of bodys flying around. we got to see the tv angle.

ben's fault for the pick all the way. he threw it inside to far. the shoulder isn't back to normal yet. you can tell on certain throws. alittle off.

 

I am afraid the The Steelers team in general DOES NOT
have a HIGH IQ LEVEL FOR THE GAME OF FOOTBALL. Very alarming to me
since most of them probably have been playing since midget football. Are they this dumb?
Or do they just seem this DUMB?

 

If anybody should've been trying to run him down it was Ben! Bad pass, it happens. I'm not too high on Wallace after the way he handled the contract talks and hid play this season, but some of you take your hatred of him way to far. Every Wallace thread we have to read a 1,000 word essay from Blountforcetrauma on how terrible he is.

 

I guess I will add my two cents here even though its almost a week later....The pass was a terrible pass and is definitely on Ben, which he acknowledged. The issue I had with Wallace was him just standing there - out of bounds - while the DB started running for the endzone. He recovered a split second later, but it was too late. It was definitely long enough for me to notice he didnt move and to yell at the TV for him TO move.

 

Right!

 

The entire WR core is disappointing. Sanders fumbling. Brown fumbling games away. They all need to tighten up. No need to keep picking on one guy.

At least that Wallace's play needs improving, he's putting up points. He's got about 7 TDs on the season. Sanders and Brown don't add up to that, combined.

I'd appreciate these discussions a little more if the critical analysis wasn't always focused on a few players. The entire offense is lackluster, and that includes Ben, too.

 

Wallace is fast.
Wallace is not smart.
Wallace lacks effort.

The INT was clearly Ben's fault. What happened afterward reflected badly on Wallace.

 

He's my muse Glenn. But thanks for noticing.

 

Well why don't you write me a 1,000 on how great he is and we'll call it even. I will even start it for you.... In 2009.... Ok you can take it from there right?

 

I'm not trolling, but if you want to think that go for it. It just bugs me that some Steelers fans seem to have such a hatred for the team they're supposed to love.

 

Dude the reason Wallace is more scrutinized is because he pulled his contract stuff, blew off camp when we were installing a new offense, then showed up and led the team in drops. I can not for the life of me understand why you people can not understand one simple thing. YOU DON'T JUSTIFY BAD BEHAVIOR BY POINTING TO OTHER BAD BEHAVIOR. Apparently in the mind of the Wallace faithful on this board it is ok that Wallace is dropping balls because AB is too. It's NOT ok. It's also NOT ok that AB and Sanders are dropping them too. However THIS is a thread about WALLACE and whether WALLACE gave up on a return. The point of Wallace is that if he STILL tries to hold up the Rooney's after THIS year's performance it will be one of the most disgraceful acts we've ever seen a player try to pull. I'm telling you right now if AB keeps this crap up I'm gonna be calling for his head too. PLEASE don't misunderstand me. I am NOT excusing the stupidity that we've all witnessed from AB this year. In some ways I'm even more infuriated at the fact that he DID get paid and is dropping and fumbling too. But what's the use in talking about that crap with AB? He's invested in already. With Wallace people are irritated because anyone with a single eye in their head can see that he's not worth anymore than AB yet he turned down the money AB is getting. Can you please answer me a single question? IS WALLACE WORTHY OF A CONTRACT THAT FAR EXCEEDS THAT OF AB??? Yes..... or..... No.

 

Ive said it 100 times here. AB is the WR of our future. MW can take a hike for the $ he is asking!!!!!

 

I don't think ANY poster on this board has "hatred" for the Steelers. If they are that emotionally invested in them to the point of anger I would say it's far from hate. Yes some people maybe go a little overboard in saying some of the things they do but that's human nature. I can't think of anyone I've ever met that would tell me they've NEVER said some things they would like to take back. The common denominator in all cases would be what? Anger. There's not a person on this board that in their right mind would say that we need to get rid of Ben. There's not a poster on here that would honestly believe that Mike Tomlin is the worst coach in the NFL. But in a moment of anger they might say it. I LOVE the Steelers. I believe EVERYONE on here LOVES the Steelers and because of that LOVE I believe anyone on here can say anthing they want because I know that no matter what at the root of it lies LOVE. And guess what. I can LOVE the Steelers and still wanna see Mike Wallace take a hike. YOU can LOVE the Steelers and wanna KEEP Mike Wallace. But no matter what we still BOTH LOVE the Steelers.

 

I don't think he's all that great, as a matter of fact he rubbed me the wrong way with the hold out, but I don't need to bash the guy nonstop. Is that really what this message board is for? If so I came to the wrong place. The thing is if a guy has a bad game or season for that matter why do some need to go overboard with their comments, I'm not going to quote them, but check out the recent Woodley thread or the Keenan Lewis thread. Some of this stuff is not very fan like in my opinion. I would think a person who has proclaimed himself a preacher would refrain from bashing a guy all the time over of all things a football game.

 

Listen folks, I said this in one of the Mike Wallace threads after last weeks loss. Bob Pompeani of KDKA Sports askED Mike Wallace right after the game this very same question. Mike admitted for fact that after Bens INT that he didn't make a true effort to go after the guy with the ball and that he realized (after the fact) that he could have done more. HE ALREADY ADMITTED GUILT ...Once again CASED CLOSED.

 

I have never bashed Mike Wallace. I have bashed what he does on the football field. I've said before I would give Mike Wallace the shirt off my back but what he does on the football field is not what I call worthy of praise. I agree that some people may go a little over the top but I do NOT agree that I do. I've never said anything about Wallace that I feel is unreasonable. I DON'T think Wallace could've caught that ball in the Rats game that sailed over his head like a Goodyear blimp. I DON'T think Wallace could've caught that ball that hit the db's helmet. I have seen people say that he COULD have. I very much disagree. I HAVE said that Wallace is not an all around receiver and I believe that with all my heart. I do not personally hate Mike Wallace and I think all of my friends on here that I talk to in private would verify to you that I don't. There are always gonna be players that rub some people the wrong way. Wallace is that guy for me. There are always gonna be posters that are gonna rub people the wrong way. Apparently for you I am that guy. I am honestly sorry for that but I will not apologize for my critique of Wallace. I don't feel I've said anything unreasonable about Wallace. If I have I would like for you to point it out to me. Apparently I have said something that has rubbed you the wrong way and I would like to know what it is. I feel like I basically say what everyone else has said about Wallace but it seems that every week he just keeps giving us more and more fuel for our fire. If Wallace steps up and plays like a top paid guy then I will be the first to be happy because it will mean that the TEAM is doing good. If he keeps dropping balls then he can expect to get piled on and that's fair enough.

 

I don't hate M.Wallace and I certainly don't hate the Steelers. Certainly BB is at fault for a terrible pass. However, I think MW should have done more to make sure the defender was down after the INT. Time to look to the future... I hope both BB and MW make a strong case for being elite on Sunday! Please let the CB's have a career game, too! We need to pull it together now...

 

whats browns excuse? fumbles , drops, didn't jump on the ball in the EZ, didn't run out of bounds to save precious seconds, very few TD's. he got paid. hines held out to back in the day. i'm not sure why just wallace.

 

We should have traded Wallace when we had the chance. We will not resign him. If he is a STEELER next year I will crawl on hands and knees to Baltimore.....Blah Blah Blah.....Yinz all know where this is going.......Wallace will not be a STEELER next season!!

 

AB hadn't made all is dumb mistakes AFTER a holdout. AB got paid and THEN made mistakes. I know I wouldn't be saying the Rooney's should break the bank for AB after THIS year. And I'm guessing that AB probably OFTEN breathes a sigh of relief that he signed when he did because my guess is that he would've gotten WAY less if THIS year were factored in to the equation. I DO think however that AB is more likely to turn it around and wind up as more of an all around threat than Wallace. It is blatantly obvious that AB is more of a well rounded player. He is useful in multiple phases of the game and we've seen him take kickoffs to the house. I think the Rooney's were more willing to pay him because they felt they were getting more bang for their buck. I honestly wonder though if they would have been so generous if they had waited til AFTER this year to negotiate with him. What do you think?

 

Your right he should "and could" have done more AFTER Bens Int. I can't believe for one second that anyone could defend a guilty Wallace with regards to the fact that he didnt play defense after said pick. He admitted to KDKAs Bob Pompeani after the game that he gave up after the INT occurred. Wallace has potential to be off the charts great. Problem lately is that for every one or two steps forward he takes, He somehow always manages to take two or three steps back. This includes Brown as of late as well.

 

i think he has underplayed his contract so far. sanders is the best of the bunch as a true wr. if he could only stay healthy. they all need to play like they are capable or this talk will not go away. wr's around here have alot to live up to. if they want to be in that conversation then play like it. heath makes them all look bad. that's what i think about the situation.

 

Yeah if you're gonna call yourself "young money" you better go out there and show us why. I've wondered if they didn't start to believe their own hype only to forget you have to work hard to earn what you're after.