Wallace not going anywhere: possible franchise tag

By the fourth year you know what you are getting he hasnt improved much in route running and he wont fight for the football.

 

if they tag him this year and a deal isn't done, next year we will have 3 WR's all up for a contract.

 

I believe that Wallace isn't going anywhere, but not becasue they are going to franchise him. They can't and won't franchise him and frankly, now way he is worth the $9.4M it would cost even if the team could affrod it. He is a #2 WR! Steelers likely will offer him highest tender and no team will come in an beat it and then give us a first rounder. Teams realize he is this team's #2 and not even in the top 15 in the league as most valuable WR's. I'm gald he is a STeelerdon't get me wrong, but I'd rather lose him than Brown hands down.

 

what we have to take into consideration is that wide recievers do not produce their first years it takes them a couple just to learn the system and work on timing with the QB. If you have a franchise QB a big name wide out is worth every penny.

 

They will absolutely not franchise Wallace. That would mean paying him $9 million. They are not going to give him nearly that much money, I promise you. It's not even up for debate, it's not going to happen. I personally think they'll wait and see if they can get a 1st round pick for him.

 

At the beginning of the season we didn't know Brown was going to be as good as he has turned out to be. With Brown and Sanders, it makes Wallace disposable, especially when he's going to want huge money, and we may be able to get a 1st round pick for him. Also, we didn't have salary cap issues last year, now we do.

A lot changes from year to year, just because something didn't make sense last year doesn't mean it doesn't this year. Besides, they may still lock him up, but they will not be using the franchise tag on him.

 

wallace is not going anywhere .

 

Wallace is cocky and has Redi-Mix hands sometimes but he has speed, world class speed that takes the tops off defenses.

 

I think it is a gamble to only tender him ,but as I stated with the cap that's really all they can do.....Most assume he won't get a offer sheet I say he does....This draft is deep in WR'S the FA market has a lot of talent there as well.....The problem is there is only a couple of WR'S in the draft with elite speed ,and it is the same on the FA market.....IMO the new rules will force Teams to look for those type of guys and there simply not enough to go around this year....

I will also add I think Brown is better anyways and almost as fast,Sanders is almost as fast as well,,,IMO we have got to much speed at the position and we could use a bigger,stronger, possesion type WR,which the draft and the FA market are loaded with.....

 

i'm start to be worried , we can still match the offer i hope the pats look elsewhere

 

I think your seeing the franchise tag used here just to buy more time(couple months) to work out a long term contract. Same thing they did with Woodley a couple of years ago.

 

Its going to be the bengals we have to worry about. Espn says baltimore also but they dont have the cap space either. The bengisals have two number 1s and a bunch of cap space. Also if they offer him a huge roster bonus we are screwed becuase thats not pro rated. Throw in team have to get to 789% of the cap this year means if we dont tag him kiss him good bye. Im not saying tag him i would love to pivk up one of the three tall wide outs in the draft with the extra first. I would want floyd. Think about brown floyd sanders and cotchery. Then youthe have millerthe aand for nowthe suanders whocould i stillthe think hasthe huge potential . That is a group of wrs that really will cuase match up problems.

 

and if they don't reach an agreement ? we can't carry a 10 milion tag

 

maybe is not that bad we can have two first picks and the second for the trenches and then we can find another good wr in the third , without investing a lot of money . a bigger wr could solve a red zone problem too , just don't miss the pick raying:
maybe stephen hill or juron criner

 

Steelers have to do something to keep him off the Patriots or Begnals.
Or
Use the first round pick to get someone on D that can cover Wallace.

 

Aj green and wallace would be scary to go ub against.

 

Wallace could just sugn the tender and ignore other teams but i dont know if he is the i would rather win and still get decent money or leave and get paid and take the risk. I dont see new england getting him. That is not really them they love tgeir first round picks

 

I say tender him, if he walks when we could match its because someone over paid for him.

I would use that extra first for another D lineman, to go with the OL- OL that I would be looking for in the draft as it sits now for first 2 rounds... You add 3 young lineman to both sides of the ball to go with the youth that was brought in the last 2 years..... that would be my plan anyways. Plus the WR scout has been balls of last- maybe he pulls another one later in the draft again.

 

Love Wallace, get him signed! Need to keep Ward for one more year, reduced rate, let him retire a Steeler, that's a must for the fans, at least most of them.

 

I don't think the Steelers will use the franchise tag because that means they will have to clear roughly $20 million off their current cap number(the 11 million they are over the cap right now plus the 9.4 million to franchise him.) They have too many other holes to fill. They may benefit more from an extra number one, even if it is in the twenties. It will suck if we have to face him twice a year as a Bengal or once a year as a Patriot but the Steelers tend to defend no. 1 receivers well and our cupboard is not bare. It is time to rebuild the defense, with or without Wallace.

 

I really don't see a way we get a deal done with Wallace this year. He has all of the leverage and I think the franchise tag for wallace is out of the question. If we tender him with the first, someone is going to take him and put a high roster bonus this year so we can't match. I'm not opposed to getting a 1st for him, because with the way we draft in the 1st rd, we could get 2 solid players at a position that needs help.

I think we need to pick who we want at WR, because i don't think if we signed Wallace that we could keep Brown and Sanders after next year. And they will be cheaper. Plus with the new offense i think we will have enough weapons to go around. Especially with the ball probably going to Heath more and a healthy Sanders.

Also, we would commit all our money on him and that would take out being able to get any free agents, which i think is a possibility this year. Maybe not top level guys, but a solid player or two (similar to when we signed Ryan Clark).

I wont be upset if we get a deal done with Wallace, because i do like him but i'm not sure how great Wallace will be once he loses a little speed, and who knows when that will be. Could be sooner than we think.