84 - Mike Wallace, WR

[Sugar]

Mike Wallace Reacts To Jason Collins Coming Out As Gay, Tweets 'I Just Don't Understand It'

The Huffington Post | By Chris Greenberg
Posted: 04/29/2013


The list of professional athletes expressing their support for Jason Collins' decision to come out as gay included Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Mardy Fish and Chris Kluwe.

Mike Wallace is not on that list.

Unlike some of his more enlightened peers who offered encouragement and applauded Collins, the 26-year-old Miami Dolphins wide receiver sent out a pair of tweets sharing his confusion regarding homosexuality on Monday.

"I'm not bashing anybody don't have anything against anyone I just don't understand it," Wallace tweeted, via NFL.com. "All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH..."

Wallace would soon delete the tweets but they had already been retweeted many times.

Not long after deleting the tweets, Wallace tweeted again, claiming he never "said anything was right or wrong" and sort-of apologized.

While Wallace's remarks were in the minority on Monday, they do reveal some of the attitudes facing closeted athletes considering coming out.

[URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/mike-wallace-tweets-jason-collins-gay_n_3179633.html[/URL]

So, applauding that particular lifestyle makes one "enlightened." Whatever...

[DukieBoy]

Well, The Onion is all over it, too.

[flippy]

Wally was probably just trying to get free Chick-Fil-A sammiches or something?

Glad his immaturity is gone.

[SidSmythe]

HaHa!! He's an idiot.

[Sugar]

HaHa!! He's an idiot.

OK, based on what??

[DukieBoy]

Wally was probably just trying to get free Chick-Fil-A sammiches or something?

Glad his immaturity is gone.

Made me laugh out loud, Flip. Thanks. My wife thinks I'm manic now.

[Djfan]

Nice find, MP.

Fun to see some of those names. Key Largo was a pretty active poster. So was snatch. I really miss Flippy.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

Glad he is a Dolphin.
[url]http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/04/dolphins-wideout-mike-wallace-doesnt-understand-why-jason-collins-is-gay/[/url]

[phillyesq]

Look at the ignorant guy who started the thread - didn't even know who Mike Wallace was.

[hawaiiansteel]

Ryan Tannehill: Mike Wallace is the fastest guy I’ve thrown to

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 12, 2013



Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been working with new Miami receiver Mike Wallace, and he likes what he sees.

“Everything I heard about him coming in has proved to be true – he’s as advertised,” Tannehill told the Miami Herald. “He’s the fastest guy I’ve ever thrown to. It’s exciting.”

Tannehill said that when they first started working together, Tannehill threw Wallace a few passes and then suggested that Wallace should slow down to half speed while they got their timing right. Wallace replied, “I am going half speed.”

In addition to working with Wallace, Tannehill has been studying tape of his own rookie season and seeing a lot of areas where he can get better.

“There were a lot of throws where my feet were not set, fundamentally not sound, and the ball isn’t as accurate as you want it to be,” he said. “You look at the reasons for that and I hope to correct it, so it’s not an issue going forward.”

With that offseason work and the arrival of Wallace, Tannehill might be able to fulfill the Dolphins’ expectations that he’ll be the most improved quarterback in the NFL.

[URL]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/12/ryan-tannehill-mike-wallace-is-the-fastest-guy-ive-thrown-to/[/URL]

[Oviedo]

Ryan Tannehill: Mike Wallace is the fastest guy I’ve thrown to

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 12, 2013



With that offseason work and the arrival of Wallace, Tannehill might be able to fulfill the Dolphins’ expectations that he’ll be the most improved quarterback in the NFL.

[URL]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/12/ryan-tannehill-mike-wallace-is-the-fastest-guy-ive-thrown-to/[/URL]

Until Wallace "loses focus"

[Slapstick]

Until Wallace "loses focus"

Or, he gets shut down by the double team and Brian Hartline catches all those passes...

[Mister Pittsburgh]

It's nice that he is the fastest you have thrown to. He is also one of the softest so that time you trust him and throw the ball down the field to him expecting him to actually get a little physical, don't be too disappointed when he gets throw to the side like a 4 year old girl or when he just stands and watches the defender pick your pass of making no attempt to bat it away. Basically, unless you can throw it deep enough, and have enough field for him to burn the CB and run under it, he is pretty worthless to your offense. It's no coincidence that once you were inside the redzone he was worthless.

[feltdizz]

I agree Mister P...

Too often Wallace is so concerned with winning a footrace he forgets to adjust tot he football.

[flippy]

It's nice that he is the fastest you have thrown to. He is also one of the softest so that time you trust him and throw the ball down the field to him expecting him to actually get a little physical, don't be too disappointed when he gets throw to the side like a 4 year old girl or when he just stands and watches the defender pick your pass of making no attempt to bat it away. Basically, unless you can throw it deep enough, and have enough field for him to burn the CB and run under it, he is pretty worthless to your offense. It's no coincidence that once you were inside the redzone he was worthless.

Just hit him in the breadbasket and everything will be fine. I heard Wally covers his belly in Stickem. Might be hard to conceal in the Dolphins' white jerseys.