UPDATE: Steelers sign WR Plaxico Burress

[polamalubeast]

Filed to ESPN: Free-agent WR Plaxico Burress is expected to go to Pittsburgh to meet with and take a physical for the Steelers. Need WR help


http://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/stat...59615048495104

[steeldawg]

Wow i like this move.

[stillers4me]

And who's going to throw to him........

[GodfatherofSoul]

Desperate, humble WR on his last lifeline in the league. He may not be the same player, but I expect all he's got effortwise.

[GBMelBlount]

LOL. This thread could get ugly.

If we get him for vet min he may be worth a second "shot"

[Psycho Ward 86]

Oh my god we cant be serious...

and also

And who's going to throw to him........

this...

[steeldawg]

right now looks like old charlie

[GBMelBlount]

And who's going to throw to him........

Until passing to yourself becomes as easy as shooting yourself this could be an issue.

[SteelMayhem72]

They better worry about a Qb that can make a throw without one hopping it...just tells me brown is out a while as well and possibly cotchery

[steeldawg]

Oh my god we cant be serious...

and also



this...

Well i think they want sanders in the number 3 role because cothery has really done nothing.

[X-Terminator]

Oh man...this should be a fun week...

[fansince'76]

Need WR help

We need QB help a whole lot more...

[Craic]

They better worry about a Qb that can make a throw without one hopping it...just tells me brown is out a while as well and possibly cotchery

Forgot about Cotchery getting lit up last night. That very well may be true.

Hey - there's one good thing about having a QB that is older than the head coach - at least Batch has thrown to Burress before!

[Count Steeler]

You have got to be kidding me! Is it April 1?

What WR help do we need? Did someone get hurt last night? Is Cotchery out?

How about a QB that has a little more resilience than glass?

[steeldawg]

I wanted him instead of cotchery to begin with so i will be very happy if they sign him.

[Dwinsgames]

maybe Wallace is being sent a message from above , and I do not mean God I mean Mr. Rooney ........

naa its in all likelihood to do with Cotchery but could not help the opening to down Mr. I want Fitz money Wallace who IMO has his priorities wrong and is more concerned about what he can't control than what he can control and that is producing at crucial times on the field and putting forth 110% from the effort department

[86WARD]

Good Lord...

[steeldawg]

maybe Wallace is being sent a message from above , and I do not mean God I mean Mr. Rooney ........

naa its in all likelihood to do with Cotchery but could not help the opening to down Mr. I want Fitz money Wallace who IMO has his priorities wrong and is more concerned about what he can't control than what he can control and that is producing at crucial times on the field and putting forth 110% from the effort department

Keep the wallace hate in the wallace thread, and he never asked for fitz money.

[Carolina Steelers]

You have got to be kidding me! Is it April 1?

What WR help do we need? Did someone get hurt last night? Is Cotchery out?

How about a QB that has a little more resilience than glass?

Adam Schefter‏@AdamSchefter

Steelers WR Antonio Brown already was nursing a sprained ankle and WR Jerricho Cotchery was injured during Sunday night vs. Baltimore.

[polamalubeast]

Steelers make right move to bring in Burress


There's depth concerns for the Pittsburgh Steelers beyond the quarterback position. With Antonio Brown and Jerricho Cotchery injured, the Steelers are eyeing a reunion with Plaxico Burress to help out at wide receiver.

Burress, 35, who played for the Steelers from from 2000 to 2004, is expected to go to Pittsburgh to take a physical for the Steelers. This is the right move by the Steelers, and I'm surprised that Burress is still available.

If nothing else, he will be a big target in the red zone. The 6-foot-5 Burress caught eight touchdowns last season. The knock on Burress is he doesn't get separation anymore. Still, he had 45 catches last season from Mark Sanchez, so that tells me he can be productive with most quarterbacks.

There was talk that the Steelers were interested in signing Burress in training camp when Mike Wallace was a holdout. But Burress reportedly wanted too much money. Now, over halfway through the season, Burress needs a job and the Steelers need a productive receiver. It makes sense for the Steelers to sign Burress if he passes the physical.



http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/pos...ing-in-burress

[Carolina Steelers]

Keep the wallace hate in the wallace thread, and he never asked for fitz money.

agreed

[steelreserve]

[86WARD]

Wonder if Brown is injured worse than the "mild" ankle sprain that was no big deal...

[Count Steeler]

Oh great, even Cotchery is injured.

Fire the conditioning coach and let's get some help in here. Either that or bring back Alan Alda and the rest of the MASH crew.

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I mean the line has stabilized this year and we haven't had an injury for a few weeks, and now it seems the rest of the team is injured.

Can't catch a break, well, you know what I mean.

[X-Terminator]

Oh great, even Cotchery is injured.

Fire the conditioning coach and let's get some help in here. Either that or bring back Alan Alda and the rest of the MASH crew.

Conditioning doesn't help when you get lit up like a Roman candle, like Cotch did last night.

[steelreserve]

Wonder if Brown is injured worse than the "mild" ankle sprain that was no big deal...

Well, duh. A high ankle sprain tends to hang around and fuck up the whole rest of your season, so probably.

[Count Steeler]

Conditioning doesn't help when you get lit up like a Roman candle, like Cotch did last night.

I know, but it is just so damn frustrating.

[Carolina Steelers]

I need to go check my (keepsake box) and see if my plex jersey is still in there. LOL Jamie McCoy (practice squad) he has #80 i believe

[st33lersguy]

Better than Limas Wallace

[salamander]

Did not expect this one...