You're dumb, go away.
And YES you have been cherry picking stats this whole time clinging to the point that Colston has averaged more catches per year than Wallace has...
Thats the one stat that Colston has on Wallace, so by definition YOU ARE CHERRY PICKING STATS to attempt to prove your point.
Colston has more catches, but his targets are shorter throws than a lot of targets Wallace gets, therefore the probability of a completion is much higher. Colston averaged 7.6 targets per game last year, while reeling in 5.7 catches per game. Wallace? 7.1 targets per, while catching 4.5 per game. Sure Colston has more catches, but Wallace is a deep WR (for the most part) running routes that require throws that have a MUCH lesser probability for completion. So for you to say Colston's catch totals are more impressive is YES, like some said.. Cherry picking stats without understanding the full meaning of them, and the context in which they were attained.
But, I'm confident that's a bit too much information for your small mind to be able to process.
Colston is great, but he's not the deep, field stretching WR we need. Wallace is the type of WR the Patriots need.
They need someone with a high YPC. For you to say no one cares about that just proves everyone's point here that you have no clue what you're talking about. Keep rating players based on Fantasy Football, though.
Your IQ of an amoeba brain can Read ? If so, read the link slowly 10x and comeback. Your answer is in the link, then again clueless hillbilly like you may have tough time registering the logic and differences between Wallace and Colston.
Stick to watching GA football.
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Is there any realistic chance of getting Mike Wallace? I know he is a restricted free agent, but does the fact that the Steelers have no salary cap space make it easier to potentially sign him? Also, which first-rounder would the Steelers get? The highest (from the Saints) or the allotted Patriot one? Thanks!
--John
To the first question, the Steelers have the option of controlling Wallace's rights because he is a restricted free agent (less than four years of NFL service). Therefore, the Steelers will likely place a tender on Wallace. There are five levels of tenders, though the dollar amounts haven't been officially released for this offseason, to my knowledge. If the Steelers place the highest-priority tender on Wallace, it would be for a one-year contract, likely in the neighborhood of $3-4 million. It would also put a heavy amount of protection on Wallace by costing another team a first-round draft pick if they wanted to sign him, similar to how the Jets stole running back Curtis Martin from the Patriots in 1998.
So, let's say the Steelers give him that tender. The Patriots could then offer him a contract, let's say for four years and $25 million. The Steelers would have a week to either match the offer or let him sign with the Patriots. If they match it, he returns to the Steelers. If the Steelers decline it, the Patriots would sign him, but they'd have to fork over a first-round draft pick, which is a gigantic price. Since the Patriots have two first-round picks, I believe they'd have to give up their allotted selection (No. 31), though I'm not completely certain on that just yet.
There's also the possibility of a sign-and-trade, which would allow the Steelers and Patriots to work out their own terms for compensation. That's how the Patriots acquired wide receiver Wes Welker from the Dolphins in 2007.
To the second question, I'm not sure Wallace fits the Patriots' system. He's strictly a deep threat, though he has shown an ability to read defenses and run better routes in the last year. He isn't anywhere close to a finished product, and I'm not sure if that would be intriguing to the Patriots, who could continue developing him, or it would turn them off, instead preferring someone who could step in and contribute immediately. I'd speculate it would be the latter.
And finally, yes, the Steelers have to get creative to meander around their financial woes. Earlier this month, NFL.com reported they'll be $22.5 million over the cap entering the new league year, which will cause them to release some players and rework some contracts. My guess is that will impact Wallace in the sense that the Steelers won't want to place a franchise tag on him, which would run them about $9 million.
There are four big free agent wide receivers: Vincent Jackson, Marques Colston, Dwayne Bowe, and Mike Wallace. Think the Pats try and make a move? Thanks.
--Ryan Casey, Philadelphia
Don't forget Reggie Wayne, too. I think Jackson could be a fit, but reports out of San Diego insist he wants to stay with the Chargers. Bowe is an elite athlete, but there's something missing with him. He also quit on the Chiefs when they tried to upset the Steelers late last season, failing to reach for a ball that was intercepted behind him. Of course, I already got to Wallace and Lloyd.
Colston would make some sense because he has done well in a sophisticated passing system, and he's got the attributes of a player the Patriots need at the position. He is also close with Arrington, as they went to Hofstra together. I'd rank Colston at the top of the four players you listed, but he'll probably command too much money. Wayne and Lloyd still appear to be the two most realistic options in free agency.