is Heath Miller done?

steel1031 · Nov 19, 2013

DSteelerCT said: ↑

I disagree with this, as it's very tough for rookies to come in and replace a vet at equal or better performance. You need to think 2 or 3 years out, so when it's time to cut the cord, they're ready to roll. We're not getting a starting CB, S, TE and OL for next year in 1 draft.
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no but you can get two of them. i am sorry but te is not a high priority in my opinion. the way beachum is playing and with some getting healthy ol may not be to bad. we can get a starter at cb if we are smart

Blast Furnace · Nov 19, 2013

lovembig said: ↑

in my original post i never said lets get rid of Heath. i simply asked if people thought he was done. i personally am on the fence about that.

is he still effective? yes, but hes not a top 10 TE at this point in his career healthy or not. look around the league. this is a passing league now and you need a TE that can not only stretch the field, but can be a big playmaker in the redzone. Heath does not fit into either of those categories.

his knee injury has nothing to do with his hands. he just isnt the sure handed guy he once was. hes already dropped 2 easy td passes this season and his blocking isnt nearly as good as is was. the blocking can be attributed to the knee injury, but even last season his blocking started to tapper off.

again im not saying get rid of him. i just think they need to find his replacement sooner than later. the Steelers have a tendency of waiting too long to replace guys and the TE position has become too much of a key position to wait on.
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You're kidding right? Has everything to do with it, you think he just lost his ability to catch from last season to this season? You don't find that the least bit coincidental with his injury? It means he is thinking about his knee, it means he may not be attacking the ball the same way he has in the past due to physical limitations his leg may be putting on him.

And how does Heath not fit into being a redzone threat?

lovembig · Nov 19, 2013

Blast Furnace said: ↑

You're kidding right? Has everything to do with it, you think he just lost his ability to catch from last season to this season? You don't find that the least bit coincidental with his injury? It means he is thinking about his knee, it means he may not be attacking the ball the same way he has in the past due to physical limitations his leg may be putting on him.

And how does Heath not fit into being a redzone threat?
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no im not. if hes worried about his knee than he shouldnt be playing.

i dont think he has done anything since returning that Paulson couldnt be doing. Paulson could have dropped 2 tds passes just as easily.

see this is turning into me bashing a guy that i love. thats not what i wanted to do. why its not obvious to every Steeler fan that Miller isnt producing is amazing to me.

his knee has nothing to do with him catching the ball. if hes playing scared than he shouldnt be out there. a ball that hits him in the hand should be caught whether hes thinking of his knee or not.

he has become a dump off type of receiver and not a major threat.

Blast Furnace · Nov 19, 2013

lovembig said: ↑

no im not. if hes worried about his knee than he shouldnt be playing.

i dont think he has done anything since returning that Paulson couldnt be doing. Paulson could have dropped 2 tds passes just as easily.

see this is turning into me bashing a guy that i love. thats not what i wanted to do. why its not obvious to every Steeler fan that Miller isnt producing is amazing to me.

his knee has nothing to do with him catching the ball. if hes playing scared than he shouldnt be out there. a ball that hits him in the hand should be caught whether hes thinking of his knee or not.

he has become a dump off type of receiver and not a major threat.
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OMG, Paulson sucks! Shouldn't even be on the roster. So you're telling me that Heaths 33 receptions for 341 yards and averaging a first down with every catch hasn't been helpful to this team???? You haven't seen a difference in this team since he has gotten back on the field????

Man you are on an island by yourself on this topic, not only is Heath producing but his blocking has been a boost too, something by the way Paulson cant do to save his life.

I'll take that kind of production, bum knee and all every day, he's only going to get better. So he dropped a couple of passes, big deal, and it wasn't even like the one pass was an easy TD.

SteelerGlenn · Nov 19, 2013

lovembig said: ↑

no im not. if hes worried about his knee than he shouldnt be playing.

i dont think he has done anything since returning that Paulson couldnt be doing. Paulson could have dropped 2 tds passes just as easily.

see this is turning into me bashing a guy that i love. thats not what i wanted to do. why its not obvious to every Steeler fan that Miller isnt producing is amazing to me.

his knee has nothing to do with him catching the ball. if hes playing scared than he shouldnt be out there. a ball that hits him in the hand should be caught whether hes thinking of his knee or not.

he has become a dump off type of receiver and not a major threat.
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Let me try and help you here.
This is my opinion. Heath is not at all playing scared, but is more than likely doing everything his knee will allow at this time. What BF said has some merit as far as his knee impacting his ability to catch the ball as he may not be able to make his cuts and accelerate as good as he would like thus he may be making more circus catches than he should be.
Heath at 80% is better than any other TE we have on the roster at this time and I think he's slowly getting better.
Do we need to think about Heath's replacement ? Sure, but we have other needs with early pics in the draft and I think Heath still has 3-4 productive years left. A second pass catching TE wouldn't be a bad thing though and I think short term Spaeth can fill that roll.

Based on your posts and your comments about others not wanting change you're coming off as you want Heath replaced or benched, may not be the case, but that's the way I'm reading it.
Last thing: If you start a thread asking a question don't get all Butt Hurt if everyone doesn't agree with you.
Again this is just my opinion.

scruffy · Nov 19, 2013

I just hope that Heath wants to return next year and is willing to redo his contract to make that happen. We all saw how the offense got better when Heath initally came back, so IMO we do need draft a TE in the mid-rounds and hopefully Heath will be back to train him.

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