Some interestign stuff on Wallace

Finally figured out how to copy and paste from that site.

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Following the bye week Wallace saw his production drop drastically. Over the last 6 regular season game he had just 19 receptions for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns. His yards per reception dropped to 14.3 and while still not bad, his catch ratio fell to 49% as he was targeted 39 times over the last 6 games. This dropped his yards per target to a very average 6.95. His route running seemed to get a little sloppier than it had been through the first 10 games and he never seemed to be the same receiver after being separated from the ball by Pacman Jones early in the week 13 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Wallace also reverted back to catching quite a few balls with his body more, a big knock on him coming out of college. The biggest evidence of this was in the week 15 game against the St. Louis Rams and in the AFC Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos. Against the Rams it almost cost him a long catch from Charlie Batch and it did cost him dearly on the overturned play against the Broncos.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2012/01/pittsburgh-steelers-2012-free-agents-analysis-wr-mike-wallace/

I wonder if trying to catch the ball with his body is why it appears to some of us that he isn't attacking the ball. He's letting the ball come to him rather than going after the ball.

Wallace108 wrote:

I wonder if trying to catch the ball with his body is why it appears to some of us that he isn't attacking the ball. He's letting the ball come to him rather than going after the ball.

Very possible

One thing is certain, bad things happen when the ball hits those pads. boing

Well either way, he needs to be more aggressive. Go after the ball, don't rely on the Quarterback to throw a perfect pass every time, cause it simply won't happen. Tight end's typically catch the ball with their bodies. The funny thing is, Heath Miller catches it with his hands all the time, and that guy almost never drops it.