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Okay, then...for Wallace:
His 72 catches were 25th in the league last year.
His 1193 yards were 11th in the league last year.
His 8 receiving touchdowns were 11th in the league last year.
All numbers were better than Brown's last year. His catches were up 12, yards down 64, and TD's down 2 from his "blow-up" season in 2010.
Brown broke out last year, sure. He went from a 6th round WR that was our #4 option in 2010 to a legitimate starting NFL wideout in 2011. I love me some Antonio Brown, but when I think of "blowing up" I think of someone launching himself into the argument to be among the elite receivers in the NFL...Brown's not there yet (I hope he will, though...love the kid's work ethic and propensity for the dramatic catch when we need it most). Hopefully, next season, he truly "blows up" from a solid NFL starter into a potentially dominant threat to opposing defenses.
Brown did offer a lot to special teams (his 1000+ return yards in addition to his 1000+ receiving yards to clinch a new Steelers total yardage record are what propelled his teammates to vote him team MVP last year), but because he will be counted on to be an every-down player on offense from this point forward, his opportunities to produce on special teams will be severely limited, since the team does not want to risk getting such an important piece of our offensive puzzle hurt by some overzealous rookie gunner who is trying to make a name for himself by blowing someone up.
Essentially, what I'm saying at this point, right now, is that Wallace's 3 seasons of production in his 3 years in the league trump Brown's 1 season of production in his 2 years in the league. I do think Colbert and Khan will figure out a way to make it work to keep both guys here long term (even if we have never had 2 big money wideouts at the same time...this is a new era in the NFL...our front office is smart enough to adjust).
His 72 catches were 25th in the league last year.
His 1193 yards were 11th in the league last year.
His 8 receiving touchdowns were 11th in the league last year.
All numbers were better than Brown's last year. His catches were up 12, yards down 64, and TD's down 2 from his "blow-up" season in 2010.
Brown broke out last year, sure. He went from a 6th round WR that was our #4 option in 2010 to a legitimate starting NFL wideout in 2011. I love me some Antonio Brown, but when I think of "blowing up" I think of someone launching himself into the argument to be among the elite receivers in the NFL...Brown's not there yet (I hope he will, though...love the kid's work ethic and propensity for the dramatic catch when we need it most). Hopefully, next season, he truly "blows up" from a solid NFL starter into a potentially dominant threat to opposing defenses.
Brown did offer a lot to special teams (his 1000+ return yards in addition to his 1000+ receiving yards to clinch a new Steelers total yardage record are what propelled his teammates to vote him team MVP last year), but because he will be counted on to be an every-down player on offense from this point forward, his opportunities to produce on special teams will be severely limited, since the team does not want to risk getting such an important piece of our offensive puzzle hurt by some overzealous rookie gunner who is trying to make a name for himself by blowing someone up.
Essentially, what I'm saying at this point, right now, is that Wallace's 3 seasons of production in his 3 years in the league trump Brown's 1 season of production in his 2 years in the league. I do think Colbert and Khan will figure out a way to make it work to keep both guys here long term (even if we have never had 2 big money wideouts at the same time...this is a new era in the NFL...our front office is smart enough to adjust).
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