Sweed done for the year

[steelerkeylargo]

he has been placed on non football injury IR. Jared retofsky was signed to take Greg Warrens spot who is also out for the year. Retofsky did a nice job replacing Warren last year.

[SidSmythe]

Re: Sweed done for the year

Just when it looked like SWEED was going to breakout, this has to happen. Unbelievable!!! Someone better step up big time in taking his spot or we can kiss this season goodbye

[Pittsburgh]

Re: Sweed done for the year

IMO, it might as well read "Sweed done as a Steeler".

Frankly, I don't care about Sweed's height or how athletic he happens to be or how fast he can run or what he accomplished back in college. He's not getting it done at the pro level and you can't teach a guy how to catch a football. What good does that height and speed do for us if he can't catch the ball?

Thankfully Wallace is actually taking advantage of the opporunities given to him this season. That will sort of cushion the blow of having to eventually watch us flush a second round pick down the toilet. I say draft a WR in the third or fourth round or sign a FA. It can't be any worse than having to watch Sweed.

[phillyesq]

Re: Sweed done for the year

I wonder if the Steelers look to add McDonald to the roster, or if they add somebody else and sign a young WR to the practice squad. Ward, Holmes, Wallace and Griffin are the only 4 receivers on the roster right now, with none on the PS. I'd think they'd want another guy just to make it through practice if nothing else, but who knows.

[DHSF]

Re: Sweed done for the year

The Steelers will give Sweed one more pre-season to develop. If he doesn't show anything by then, he is done. I don't think that they have completely given up on him.

[sd steel]

Re: Sweed done for the year

IMO, it might as well read "Sweed done as a Steeler".

Frankly, I don't care about Sweed's height or how athletic he happens to be or how fast he can run or what he accomplished back in college. He's not getting it done at the pro level and you can't teach a guy how to catch a football. What good does that height and speed do for us if he can't catch the ball?

Thankfully Wallace is actually taking advantage of the opporunities given to him this season. That will sort of cushion the blow of having to eventually watch us flush a second round pick down the toilet. I say draft a WR in the third or fourth round or sign a FA. It can't be any worse than having to watch Sweed.

Yeah, great call. He's dropped like 3 balls.

[Pittsburgh]

Re: Sweed done for the year

The Steelers will give Sweed one more pre-season to develop. If he doesn't show anything by then, he is done. I don't think that they have completely given up on him.

I guess it's just wishful thinking on my part.

I wouldn't be shocked at all to see him in camp and given another opportunity to show that he is capable of dropping passes that hit him in the hands during clutch moments of a ball game.

[AkronSteel]

Re: Sweed done for the year

Wow.....Sweed actually caught something this year!!! :P

In reality I expect the guy to come to camp next year and compete for a job with Grisham and anyone else that we bring in to work out the 4th and 5th receiver spots!!! I think the top 3 are probably out of reach for just about anyone unless we draft just an absolute stud in the late rounds!!!!

[Starlifter]

Re: Sweed done for the year

sweed will be back next year. he would have to be the worst WR by far in camp to get cut.

[sd steel]

Re: Sweed done for the year

The Steelers will give Sweed one more pre-season to develop. If he doesn't show anything by then, he is done. I don't think that they have completely given up on him.

I guess it's just wishful thinking on my part.

I wouldn't be shocked at all to see him in camp and given another opportunity to show that he is capable of dropping passes that hit him in the hands during clutch moments of a ball game.

Sweed if given the chance will be fine. He needs some confidence, and at least he tries to catch the ball with his hands instead of his body. And I can see you are a big Pittsburgh fan, but after looking at your sig, why hate on the Pirates? Yes they suck now, but Clemente, Stargel, Parker and the Candyman were champions....don't discount it.

[Pittsburgh]

Re: Sweed done for the year

Sweed if given the chance will be fine. He needs some confidence, and at least he tries to catch the ball with his hands instead of his body.

While I respect your opinion, I'm not holding my breath on Sweed. I guess only time will tell unfortunately.

And I can see you are a big Pittsburgh fan,

That's definately a safe assumption.

but after looking at your sig, why hate on the Pirates? Yes they suck now, but Clemente, Stargel, Parker and the Candyman were champions....

I continue to watch and support the Pirates on a yearly basis even though I have absolutely zero faith in ownership and management. Frankly, I think I reserve the right to poke fun at them whenever I please.

Eitherway, my signature is a little bit of harmless fun. I really don't think it's that big of a deal. Hell, it's very mild in comparison to what is said about that organization on a yearly basis throughout the country.

don't discount it.

I do not nor have I have ever discounted what that organization did thirty years ago. I'm well aware of what all of my hometown teams have accomplished in the past.

[Slapstick]

Re: Sweed done for the year

That sucks for Sweed...

I imagine it was aggravating to have to watch guys like Joe Burnett screw up time and time again and continue to receive opportunities while he was villified and benched for dropping a pass...

I hope he's back next year...

[Jooser]

Re: Sweed done for the year

That sucks for Sweed...

I imagine it was aggravating to have to watch guys like Joe Burnett screw up time and time again and continue to receive opportunities while he was villified and benched for dropping a pass...

I hope he's back next year...

Not sure if Sweed was "vilified" so much by the coaches as much as Wallace just simply stepped in and has been stellar. Sweed's uphill battle turned into a canyon with the onset of Wallace, IMHO....Joos

[Slapstick]

Re: Sweed done for the year

He was villified by fans....

Yes, he dropped a pass against Cincinnati that people still complain about...

Bruce Gradkowski hit Joe Burnett in the chest with a pass two plays before Oakland scored the winning TD in Pittsburgh and people don't say squat...

It's ridiculous...

Apparently, Sweed had actually improved:

Nov. 20 - "He's done it in practice. He's earned the right to get back out on the field," coordinator Bruce Arians said. "I have confidence in him, but we're not going to take Heath [Miller] out to put a fourth wideout in right now, especially with the zone blitz packages we're seeing. He just has to bide his time."

He should be back...

[Jooser]

Re: Sweed done for the year

I'm not saying he shouldn't get a chance to come back, after all, Hines isn't gonna play forever.

BTW, who cares if fans vilify him or not. They don't make the calls on who comes back or not, the coaches do. I don't think the coaches are ready to necessarily give up on him, it's just that right now Wallace is hands down the better option.

-Joos out