Mike Wallace: Average Going Down, Potential For Pittsburgh Steelers Going Up?

December 13, 2010   ·   TJ Jenkins   ·   Jump to comments

Mike Wallace, the Pittsburgh Steelers second-year wide receiver, is known for his explosive first step and his ability to maintain his speed throughout the play, but his average yards per reception is steadily decreasing. For Pittsburgh, that's not a bad thing.

Wallace still has the ability to make the big play, there is absolutely no doubt about that, but he's added another skill to his repertoire, the ability to go over the middle and make the tough catch. A skill, I'm sure, that is nearly 100 percent accreditable to teammate and Super Bowl XL Most Valuable Player, Hines Ward.

Perhaps the scariest thing about Wallace, when looking at him from an opposing team's perspective, is that, quite frankly, he's nearly unstoppable. If you give him a cushion to prevent the deep play, Roethlisberger will recognize it and audible to a Wallace curl. Wallace, in turn, will catch it short, make a move and still get the big play off. Essentially, it's like selling your car for gas mon...

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