If Pittsburgh Steeler Fans were in charge of the team who do you think would get cut? A lot of the die-hard Steeler fans want to get rid of Mike Wallace because they think he is making the team worse. He used to be such a good player until he didn’t show up to training camp in 2012 while trying to get a pay raise. Looking at this past season shows it pretty well. WTAE gives statistics of the Baltimore game where Wallace only completed one catch for nine yards in the 20-14 loss on November 25th.
Recently it’s been a miracle when you don’t hear booing for
the fans when Wallace is passed the ball. During the San Diego Chargers game on
December 9th “Wide receiver Mike Wallace was booed after getting
flagged for a holding penalty and dropping a perfectly thrown deep ball from
quarterback Ben Roethlisberger” according to Ralph Paulk.
“I think they’re out to get me a little bit,” said Mike
Wallace to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Wallace understands his
playing has gotten worse since he didn't go to training camp but he thinks he
could get better; “Whatever happens, I take responsibility for it.”
Then there are Fans like Drew Brown who think differently
than everyone else; he thinks Mike Wallace is being treated unfairly. There are
many players who have dropped the ball a lot more than Wallace, but it’s more
of the fact that he used to be very good and since he didn't come to training
camp he got worse. It can be said that whether he’s a good player is a matter
of opinion, but looking at his passed statistics from ESPN, he was much better
when he came to training camp and got the practice in.
Very interesting post! I think that Wallace is pretty awful myself. However, perhaps booing him is becoming more of a ritual. Social spectators might boo him just because everyone else is, and if they boo him enough times, they'll remember that he is not good. Perhaps Wallace is being treated unfair, but maybe he should just catch the ball more often.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this post. Like most die-hard Steeler fans, I found myself getting very frustrated with Wallace this season. It really bugs me when players think they are bigger than the team and forget that hard work is what got them into professional sports. Personally, I think that if Wallace attended training camp, he could drop a reasonable amount of passes before Steeler-nation turned on him. Failing to report to team activities disgusted many fans before the season even begun, the dropped passes just opened the door even further for fans to express their disgust with him.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of this predicament before and I must say I agree with the fans. These games are all turning into how much are we getting paid. It makes me sick because in the end it should be about the game your love playing. Is a couple million really worth it? I feel Wallace got what he deserved on and off the field and it showed with the way he played. If he wasn't so worried about that extra million they weren't paying him maybe he'd be a better football player.
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