Rookie WR Markus Wheaton waiting for his turn to play

[Slapstick]

If Kozora had deep, deep connections in the Steelers locker room, would he be soliciting Paypal donations to finance his career in sports journalism?

[hawaiiansteel]

by Jim Wexell

YOUNG RECEIVER'S BLUES

The Steelers started strong Sunday but were stymied, said Tomlin, when "Markus Wheaton dropped a conversion that would've put us inside the five. We settled for a field goal attempt. That ball was mishandled by Brad Wing. They took that momentum from those two negative plays and completed a throwback ... and scored on the next play. ... In a very short period of time the makeup of the game changed."

Tomlin was later asked about the play of Wheaton, the first-year starting wide receiver who in the opener against the Browns caught six of seven passes to him for 97 yards. But the second-year player followed that up Sunday by catching only four of 11 passes to him for 33 yards.

"He's got to do a better job," Tomlin said. "When you're playing Cleveland and they're defending Antonio (Brown) in the manner in which they defended Antonio with multiple people it usually creates opportunities for the other guy.

"Markus had a big game in the opener and we won the opener. He made a lot of significant plays. It was a similar structure in this football game. He didn't make as many plays. The outcome of the game obviously was different. But they didn't do much different in terms of how they played us. They put Joe (Haden) on Antonio and on top of Joe he oftentimes had help."

Tomlin added "You want to make it complex, and a lot of it is, but sometimes when it's just one-on-one football it's about who's making plays and who's not. We made plays in the opener, particularly offensively; Markus Wheaton being one of the central guys in that area. We didn't make situational plays last Sunday. That's why we lost."

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[squidkid]

by Jim Wexell

YOUNG RECEIVER'S BLUES

The Steelers started strong Sunday but were stymied, said Tomlin, when "Markus Wheaton dropped a conversion that would've put us inside the five. We settled for a field goal attempt. That ball was mishandled by Brad Wing. They took that momentum from those two negative plays and completed a throwback ... and scored on the next play. ... In a very short period of time the makeup of the game changed."

Tomlin was later asked about the play of Wheaton, the first-year starting wide receiver who in the opener against the Browns caught six of seven passes to him for 97 yards. But the second-year player followed that up Sunday by catching only four of 11 passes to him for 33 yards.

"He's got to do a better job," Tomlin said. "When you're playing Cleveland and they're defending Antonio (Brown) in the manner in which they defended Antonio with multiple people it usually creates opportunities for the other guy.

"Markus had a big game in the opener and we won the opener. He made a lot of significant plays. It was a similar structure in this football game. He didn't make as many plays. The outcome of the game obviously was different. But they didn't do much different in terms of how they played us. They put Joe (Haden) on Antonio and on top of Joe he oftentimes had help."

Tomlin added "You want to make it complex, and a lot of it is, but sometimes when it's just one-on-one football it's about who's making plays and who's not. We made plays in the opener, particularly offensively; Markus Wheaton being one of the central guys in that area. We didn't make situational plays last Sunday. That's why we lost."

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throwing guys under the bus now..................ol mikey is feeling the heat

[Mr.wizard]

Its the truth, Wheaton is having a lot trouble getting open and reading defenses. So far he hasn't been any kind of a benefit as the number 2, and maybe could benefit from a move into the slot where he has some easier routes against more favorable matchups. Im not really sure we have a clear cut guy we could stick on the outside though so we may just be stuck with him in that spot.

[K Train]

I vote the 6-3 guy with 4.3 speed, 2300 receiving yards, and 12 TDs in his career

[Mr.wizard]

I vote the 6-3 guy with 4.3 speed, 2300 receiving yards, and 12 TDs in his career

Ya im with you on this one, DHB adds experience and some size on the out side.

[NorthCoast]

throwing guys under the bus now..................ol mikey is feeling the heat

?? say what? you guys can't have it both ways. can't say Tomlin is a player's coach or a man with no words that count, then get on him about calling out an underperformer....

[WindyCitySteel]

by Jim Wexell

YOUNG RECEIVER'S BLUES

The Steelers started strong Sunday but were stymied, said Tomlin, when "Markus Wheaton dropped a conversion that would've put us inside the five. We settled for a field goal attempt. That ball was mishandled by Brad Wing. They took that momentum from those two negative plays and completed a throwback ... and scored on the next play. ... In a very short period of time the makeup of the game changed."

Tomlin was later asked about the play of Wheaton, the first-year starting wide receiver who in the opener against the Browns caught six of seven passes to him for 97 yards. But the second-year player followed that up Sunday by catching only four of 11 passes to him for 33 yards.

"He's got to do a better job," Tomlin said. "When you're playing Cleveland and they're defending Antonio (Brown) in the manner in which they defended Antonio with multiple people it usually creates opportunities for the other guy.

"Markus had a big game in the opener and we won the opener. He made a lot of significant plays. It was a similar structure in this football game. He didn't make as many plays. The outcome of the game obviously was different. But they didn't do much different in terms of how they played us. They put Joe (Haden) on Antonio and on top of Joe he oftentimes had help."

Tomlin added "You want to make it complex, and a lot of it is, but sometimes when it's just one-on-one football it's about who's making plays and who's not. We made plays in the opener, particularly offensively; Markus Wheaton being one of the central guys in that area. We didn't make situational plays last Sunday. That's why we lost."

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I've never seen a coach call players out by name like this. It's completely bush league.

[Snatch98]

Its the truth, Wheaton is having a lot trouble getting open and reading defenses. So far he hasn't been any kind of a benefit as the number 2, and maybe could benefit from a move into the slot where he has some easier routes against more favorable matchups. Im not really sure we have a clear cut guy we could stick on the outside though so we may just be stuck with him in that spot.

Are we watching the same games? He's not having a hard time getting open. He's having a hard time getting on the same page with Ben. When he's blown coverage wide open Ben has over thrown him. He needs to be more in sync with Ben on timing routes and his productivity will dramatically increase. Getting open is not his problem.

[Snatch98]

I've never seen a coach call players out by name like this. It's completely bush league.

You're one of the witch mob and want more from Tomlin. He then calls his players that should be playing better on the carpet and you complain. Insane in the MEMbrane.