Steelers are not trading Wallace

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Steelers are right in not trading Wallace


July, 29, 2012
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Steelers wide receiver [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] isn't going anywhere this year. That's the word out of Steelers training camp, where general manager Kevin Colbert told ESPN's Ed Werder on Saturday, "Mike Wallace [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] for trade."



[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]WallaceThis ends speculation that the Steelers were going to move Wallace after signing wide receiver [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] on Friday.

Here are three reasons why the Steelers' best move is not to make a move with Wallace:

• There's no value in it. The only way shipping Wallace to another team this season makes sense is if an interested team (Miami, Dallas and Indianapolis have been mentioned) gives a first-round pick (don't hold your breath) or a second-round one to the Steelers. There's no reason to take a third-round pick for Wallace now because the Steelers can get some production out of Wallace in 2012 in addition to a potential third-round compensatory pick in 2014. Plus, trading Wallace lets him get a big deal right away from another team, and the Steelers don't want to set a precedent that holding out gets you want you want.
  

• There's still a chance that Pittsburgh can keep Wallace. Don't laugh. The prospects of the Steelers signing Wallace now appear grim if you read the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. But Wallace is seeking a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]-type contract, not a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] one. That means Wallace wants a deal along the lines of $26 million guaranteed in the first two years, which is a far more reasonable demand. Sure, the Steelers would likely have to do more creative bookkeeping to make this work. But the Steelers' history has been that they sign the players they want to keep. What's the worse that can happen by keeping Wallace? He sits out training camp and the first 10 games of the regular season, which gives him time to accrue a full season and become an unrestricted free agent next season. The Steelers would still get six regular-season games out of Wallace as well as the playoffs.
  

• There would be a void by trading Wallace. It's reasonable to think Brown could step up and take Wallace's spot as the No. 1 wide receiver. But who takes Brown's place at No. 2? [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] gets hurt every year, and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]'s catches have decreased the past four seasons. When the Steelers traded [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] before the 2010 season, they had [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] coming off a 95-catch season and Wallace coming off a promising rookie season (19.4-yard per catch average and six touchdowns). It would be a challenge to absorb the loss of Wallace this year
  

There is not a player in the NFL that is untouchable for the right price, but if they were to trade him the 1st place I would check out is Oakland, those guys will give away their bank vault for players, casee in point, Carson Palmer, the only problem is the contract right now, has he decided if he is going to take the one year deal or not?