After what Ed Bouchette said on PFT I went and looked at his 2011 game stats and he dropped off like a rock after week 8... If he was injured Bouchette would have noted that, he's the Gazette's beat guy. So like he said, that's a potential concern.
With Welker and the 2 TE's (who will have to be extended in the next year or two) we don't need a #1 WR, nor can we afford the luxury of one. What we need is a 2nd WR or 3rd or 4th receiving option who can run all the routes so he provides additional cushion against injury and stretch the field horizontally and/or vertically. Lloyd is ideal if they can get him for little more than what they paid Welker on average the last 5 years (while giving Welker about what they were giving Moss to play along side him...). $13M per for the pair. And their deals will be incremental by design because of their age. Flexibility, something this FO relishes.
Wallace would likely be looking for a 5-6 year deal in the $9-$10M vacinity. If he didn't pan out, that would represent a cap and draft capital disaster.
Wallace: 1 team
Career StatisticsSeason Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2011 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 13 71 1,182 16.6 95T 8 5 57 11.4 21 0 1 1
2010 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 60 1,257 21.0 56T 10 5 39 7.8 19 0 1 0
2009 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 4 39 756 19.4 60T 6 5 48 9.6 21 0 1 1
Total 47 33 170 3,195 18.8 95 24 15 144 9.6 21 0 3 2
Lloyd: 5 teams (49ers traded him, WAS released him, Bears 1yr deal, DEN traded him)
Career StatsYear Team G GS Rec Yards AVG LG TD
2003 SF 16 1 14 212 15.1 44 2
2004 SF 13 13 43 565 13.1 52 6
2005 SF 16 15 48 733 15.3 89 5
2006 WAS 15 12 23 365 15.9 52 0
2007 WAS 8 1 2 14 7.0 9 0
2008 CHI 11 5 26 364 14.0 32 2
2009 DEN 2 1 8 117 14.6 44 0
2010 DEN 16 11 77 1,448 18.8 71 11
2011 DEN 4 4 19 283 14.9 44 0
2011 STL 6 6 31 396 12.8 34 4
Tot. N/A 111 63 260 4,101 15.8 89 26