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The voice.
"This organization is unique," says Cotchery, who was with the Jets before heading to Pittsburgh. "It has a certain way of doing things over a long period that works, and they stick to it. And the result: six Super Bowls. And working on more.
"I appreciate the tradition and the history of this organization and the way they have carried themselves. That drew me to the organization; they are loyal to their guys.
"To me, the voice is kept here. No one else comes in with a different voice and no one talks over this voice. It's the Steelers voice."
Hoping Wallace hears the voice. I think he will.
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With Wallace out, Sanders catching up
About Alan Robinson
Tribune-Review Sports reporter Alan Robinson can be reached via e-mail or at 888-PIT-TRIB.
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By Alan Robinson
Published: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Updated 1 hour ago
Receiver Emmanuel Sanders still has some catching up to do.
He’d like to get a jump on it when the Steelers open their preseason schedule Thursday in Philadelphia. It will be one of those blink-and-they’re gone nights for the starters, but Sanders said every second on the field is important.
If only because, with the unsigned Mike Wallace still not in camp, Sanders is starting at the “X” position, which usually is manned by the top downfield threat. He also has moved up to No. 2 on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s checkdown list, behind the newly rich Antonio Brown.
Be it only an exhibition game, but Sanders is replacing Wallace as a starter for the first time since Wallace’s contract dispute began.
“Unfortunately Mike isn’t here, and we want him here because I feel he’s a great asset to this receiving corps,” Sanders said. “But if he’s not here, it’s an opportunity for me to gain chemistry with Ben and prove that I can make plays out there.”
Sanders has done that at times during his first two seasons. He had a team-high six catches for 81 yards during the Steelers’ 29-23 playoff loss to Denver on Jan. 8.
Go back 21⁄2 years, and it was Sanders — not Brown — who would have been projected to be a starter by now and not just by default. Sanders, from SMU, was a third-round pick, while Brown, from Central Michigan, lasted until the Steelers’ second pick of the sixth round.
Predictably, Sanders’ rookie statistics (28 catches, 376 yards, two touchdowns) eclipsed Brown’s (16 catches, 167 yards, no TDs). But Sanders broke his right foot in the Super Bowl loss to Green Bay, then needed surgery on his left foot during the offseason.
Sanders missed five games to injury before finishing with 22 receptions for 288 yards and two touchdowns last season. With Sanders hurt part of the time and Wallace in a second-half slump, Brown broke through as Roethlisberger’s primary target, finishing with 69 catches for 1,108 yards and two touchdowns.
As a result, Brown, not Wallace or Sanders, signed a $42.5 million contract two weeks ago.
Motivated by his opportunity — and perhaps by the money Brown will make — Sanders is emerging during camp as more than just a complementary receiver. He caught four touchdown passes during practice Saturday, and it is becoming evident Roethlisberger is confident the ball will be caught if he throws it Sanders’ way.
“He’s starting to get comfortable with us, Antonio, Jerricho (Cotchery) and all of us,” Sanders said.
Roethlisberger, 30, is having a strong camp, and, according to Sanders, “Ben is starting to come into his prime.”
“We’re starting to definitely get a lot closer,” Sanders said. “It’s like a girlfriend-boyfriend relationship in some kind of weird way. But that’s how it is — you’ve got to have that chemistry, got to understand each other so you are on the same page.”
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell
?We're not going to apologize for winning.?
Mike Tomlin
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you 1. Jesus Christ, 2.The American G.I., One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.Comment
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Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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La Canfora: A deal between Mike Wallace, Steelers becoming more unlikely
By Eye on Football staff
September 1, 2012
It's still possible for Wallace to get a long-term deal before the season starts.
The following is a report from CBSSports.com's NFL Insider Jason La Canfora. Follow him on Twitter at @JasonLaCanfora.
The Steelers and receiver Mike Wallace will continue contract dialogue this week, but chances of an extension look slim for now, according to league sources.
The Steelers do not engage in contract talks in-season, and that will not change. As we have been reporting for months, Wallace could land a five-year deal worth roughly $50 million with at least half of that guaranteed, but he has been fixated on making $11 million a season or more.
The sides have re-established a dialogue after Wallace ended his holdout but have yet to bridge their gap. Should Wallace accept that the $10-million per season is fair, then a deal is possible prior to their opener next Sunday. But otherwise he stares at the prospect of playing this season for less than $3 million and then could be franchised in 2013 and 2014.
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He could be franchised for two years following this season? Didn't know that. I assumed he could only be franchised for one year.Comment
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I think they can franchise a player 3 times...may be 4 and beyond
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"Why so STUPID"!!!?
Wallace is just plain STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His brain must be the size of a peanut!!
He'll have financial security with a long term deal, and not have to
worry about getting franchised for several years, making about the
same or even less...
I just can't grasp how utterly DUMB this [EMAIL="dumb@$$"]dumb@$$[/EMAIL] is!!!!!
JDThe Pittsburgh Steelers: There is NO other Team!
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The extra million he is asking for, ain't gonna break the Steelers.
BUT if they concede to his demands, then they will attract more of that. So NO WAY do you give him 1 F'ing penny more. And if he fights, then right him for 2 years where he earns less than they were offering. Then let him go. It will cost him about 7 mil over 2 years and expose him to considerable unnecessary risk.
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Ed: Wallace Says Ben's Arm Stronger
MONDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2012 14:28 WRITTEN BY ED BOUCHETTE
Here is a question-and-answer session with Mike Wallace today. Emmanuel Sanders told me he expects Wallace to start in Denver and play a lot. Wallace said today went well.
Q. On his first day practicing:
WALLACE: It just feels good to be back with my teammates, just to be out there learning the offense I like where I’m at but I still have a way to go.
Q. On difference practicing here:
WALLACE: Lot of faces, lot of smiles, lot of sweat. I like all that. It’s fun being with these guys. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Q. On the difference in speed of the game:
WALLACE: I haven’t been with Ben in awhile. His arm is stronger than when we left last year. He was throwing that thing pretty far. He can throw a lot better than coach [Tom] Shaw.
Q. Did you have any questions on the plays?
WALLACE: Not today, I’m not going to say it’s going to be like that every day, but not today. I had a pretty good grasp of what we were doing. That was one day. I don’t know how it’s going to be like Wednesday but today I was pretty good.
Q. On running shorter routes:
WALLACE: I have to know everything, I can’t just run down the field. I have to do be able to do short, long, I want to do it all. Today was a good start for me. We have a way to go but today’s only Monday. We’ll see Wednesday how it feels.
Q. On whether he’ll be in a lot of plays:
WALLACE: I’m just happy to be out there. I’ll run all day until they tell me to come out. I need the extra work anyway.
Q. On wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery working with him on Friday and Saturday:
WALLACE: He gave me a good jump. He loves working anyway. He didn’t want me to go home, he wanted to keep me in there. All those days and those hours really helped me.
Q. On whether the Steelers might limit the plays he must know this week:
WALLACE: I don’t know, but I don’t think they should have to do that. I like where I am today. I’m excited about it, I don’t think they have to hold back too much.
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posted by Dale Lolley
Tues, Sept. 4, 2012
@ It's beginning to look like Mike Wallace will start over Emmanuel Sanders. That's a surprising move by Tomlin, who usually likes to send messages through his actions.
I'm sure the fact that Wallace spent all day Friday and Saturday with receivers coach Scottie Montgomery had something to do with the decision.
@ The Steelers, by the way, continue to try to bang out a new deal for Wallace.
This could go down to the wire. A couple of years ago, the Steelers had strong safety Troy Polamalu sign his new deal on the plane before takeoff for their regular season opener.
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