Wallace: Nothing Compares to Playing for the Steelers

If it didn’t come from Shannon Sharpe.........

 

This is awesome!

 

That was a great read. Thanks for sharing.

 

The Steelers are a classy organization I don’t think anyone would dispute that. The problem is they are no longer a winning one.

Or at least a winning one when it matters.

 

Wallace was a great pick and did really well here...With that being said, and I will reinterate again...

I don't think many / any people people would dispute Tomlin is a fine man, a cool Dude, a " players " Coach! Treats the players with respect, and frankly someone I would probably want to hang out with!

But...Being " nice", " respected ", someone the players like...Doesn't matter if you're not a good Coach!

Character issues and being a swell Guy is all fine and dandy...But the bottom line is being " able to motivate, make adjustments, implement a game plan, push your players hard in the pyshical and mental aspect of the game...and have them ready to play!!!!!

Tomlin falls miserably at the " Coaching ' part!

 

I've never ONCE said the Steelers suck...I think Tomlin sucks! You posted a thread with Wallace stating what a great Coach ( the greatest Coach ) he is...I and many others think and know otherwise!

 

It comes with the territory, Blast. Don't have us read about ex players and how they feel about Tomlin and expect some of us not to push back.

 

I was wondering how long it would take.

 

That was a cute story.

"One Trick Pony"

Mike Tomlin's assessment of Mike Wallace

 

Wallace should be a lesson to other Steelers players. He was offered the "AB" money first, something like 6 yrs./40m and turned it down. I wished the reporter would have asked, do you regret turning down the Steelers offer? From what he said in the article, he does. The grass isn't always greener.

 

You must be right. Tomlin's name was only mentioned in roughly 30% of the quotes. I guess it really didn't have ANYTHING to do with Tomlin after all.

 

I know you are the OP on this thread, but to be fair Blast, as long as it's not breaking any forum rules, you kinda have to let the conversation go where it wants to go.

 

Blast, I apologize. I took a pretty dickish stance there.

I just don't feel that it's the same to play for the Steelers today as it was a decade or more ago. It's nice to hear that we're still thought of as top-notch, though. I just don't buy it.

 

Wonderful story. Never heard it before. No doubt the most amazing day of Wallace`s life.

 

Nice read. Thanks for posting @Blast Furnace

 

I remember Wallace had a great night game. Against who I'm blank but Deon Sanders interviewed him after the game and told him he has that young man's swagger. I never heard that saying before and have used it ever since, mainly on a golf course.

 

I can’t believe some of you used this as an opportunity to bash Tomlin. Get over it already.

 

Great interview with Wallace and his pre and post draft experience with the Steelers. He has always been and still is cool with me. He made a business decision to leave when he did.

Good read.

 

The flip side of that type of atmosphere and culture is that when the team has to handle business in a business type way and not like a family it comes as a shock to some players and fans as well. As well as fans on the outside looking at contract negotiations by players and saying that's not how you treat family how dare they not take a hometown discount. But the Steelers way has much more upside than downside.