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Dunn ran a 4.29 for Steelers

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Jun 2, 2013.

  1. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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  2. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    I was just reading that. I want to see more of this kid. Speed kills.

    stlrs.co/15t8K3a
     
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  3. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Maybe our new WR coach can teach him some things, been around long enough. I don't know if it's his hands or his routes or what but figure it out and put this young man to work.
     
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  4. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Mike Wallace ran a 4.3 and he could never make a play in the big games, speed is good but you have to be able to catch also.
     
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  5. numbah58

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    He's quicker than Wallace and apparently faster too.. That's Deion fast. I hope he does well when the pads go on..
     
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  6. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    I guess it comes down to semantics. There's plenty of video proving his playmaking ability.

    [video=youtube;9GZOLk-Q9UY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZOLk-Q9UY[/video]

    [video=youtube;nZi0Vnx15AU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZi0Vnx15AU[/video]

    etc...
     
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  7. Ray D

    Ray D Staff Member Mod Team

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    It's not that Wallace couldn't make a big play. It's that he was wildly inconsistent. Failed at many routine plays, and seemed to have a lazy disposition.

    But I'm an old white guy watching on his couch. I could always be wrong.
     
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  8. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    I'm no Mike Wallace fan, he lost me last season because I feel he disrupted the locker room and didn't give any effort on the field, seemed to me he played not to get hurt. That said, it's incredibly ridiculous to try and discredit any good stuff he did. He made plenty of big plays. Before last season, Mike Wallace was a good player for us, hell, even for a "down" year I believe he led all receivers in every stat.
     
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  9. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    except yards per catch. sanders holds that one.

    sanders may not have the once every 3rd game long catch but each catch is longer. that bodes well for us.:cool:
     
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  10. JackAttack 5958

    JackAttack 5958 Well-Known Member

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    But I think Wallace was targeted way more than any other receiver wasn't he? (too lazy to look it up)

    It seemed to me that Ben tried to force the issue with Wallace last year and was determined to get the ball to him open or not. With some receivers you can throw them a contested ball (Hines, AB, Boldin, Heath) and they'll come down with it greater than 50% of the time, but Wallace has to be REALLY open before he'll come down with the catch. His contested balls are too often no contest in favor of the DB.
     
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  11. D0bre Shunka

    D0bre Shunka Well-Known Member

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    Can he catch too?
     
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  12. Thigpen82

    Thigpen82 Bitter optimist

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    Stefan Logan was fast...
    Chris Rainey was fast...

    We HAVE to use them right, or it means nothing.
     
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  13. HugeSnack

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    I'm so excited to see Dunn line up at RB on opening day, and take a Dive right up the middle. What could go wrong?
     
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  14. HugeSnack

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    [video=youtube;00ekbtIBupQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ekbtIBupQ[/video]
     
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  15. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    i wanna know who #55 is on USC's defense. i know he had the angle but that big man was motoring.:cool:
     
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  16. Homestead____Works

    Homestead____Works Well-Known Member

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    As they say, 'video game' fast!
     
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  17. Lizard72

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    Don't know why I got a chuckle out of that....
     
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  18. Iowasteeljim

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    I know a word like a "lot" is relative, but, this kid seems a "lot" faster/quicker than Wallace.
     
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  19. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    not sure about straightline speed but this kid has acceleration. from his start and stop, then back up to full speed so quick is what makes his running ability better then say wallace. he just has to do something else well to get a helmet. thats the part we don't know about yet.

    :cool:
     
    mac daddyo, Jun 4, 2013
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  20. Iowasteeljim

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    Exactly, with that kind of speed I'm hoping he can find that something else. I would hate to see it sprint out the door!
     
    Iowasteeljim, Jun 5, 2013
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  21. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    i wish we had some more reports about the punt returns. kickoffs take him out of the game now. kick it out of the EZ and he's a wasted player if he can't field punts. bell returned kicks for mich.st. too. LSH returns kicks. we need a punt returner. mcneal from USC the other RB, i'm not sure if he does either. anyone know?:cool:
     
    mac daddyo, Jun 5, 2013
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