stillers4me
11-28-2010, 07:10 AM
By Bob Cohn, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, November 28, 2010
The second-fastest player at the 2009 NFL Combine caught a touchdown pass and exceeded 100 receiving yards for the third straight game last week's Steelers' 35-3 win over Oakland. It's been a big year for Mike Wallace, who has 33 receptions for 739 yards and eight touchdowns.
His 23 yards per catch lead the league.
Meanwhile, the fastest player at the Combine, Raiders receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, sat out with a hamstring injury. But it probably wouldn't have mattered much. The seventh pick in the '09 draft, 77 spots ahead of Wallace, Heyward-Bey has 19 catches for 261 yards and one touchdown this season. Last year, he caught nine balls.
It helps that Wallace partners with Ben Roethlisberger, one of the top NFL quarterbacks and clearly superior to any passer the Raiders have. But few would doubt that Wallace by far is the better receiver, a third-round steal. Heyward-Bey, whose high selection stunned many observers because of his poor hands, is closing in on bust territory, if he is not already there.......................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_711290.html
Sunday, November 28, 2010
The second-fastest player at the 2009 NFL Combine caught a touchdown pass and exceeded 100 receiving yards for the third straight game last week's Steelers' 35-3 win over Oakland. It's been a big year for Mike Wallace, who has 33 receptions for 739 yards and eight touchdowns.
His 23 yards per catch lead the league.
Meanwhile, the fastest player at the Combine, Raiders receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, sat out with a hamstring injury. But it probably wouldn't have mattered much. The seventh pick in the '09 draft, 77 spots ahead of Wallace, Heyward-Bey has 19 catches for 261 yards and one touchdown this season. Last year, he caught nine balls.
It helps that Wallace partners with Ben Roethlisberger, one of the top NFL quarterbacks and clearly superior to any passer the Raiders have. But few would doubt that Wallace by far is the better receiver, a third-round steal. Heyward-Bey, whose high selection stunned many observers because of his poor hands, is closing in on bust territory, if he is not already there.......................
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_711290.html