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[86WARD]

With the current contracts coming up and the position the Steelers are in, I think it's better than 50/50 that they lose him. Which would probably be the best thing. If they sign him for one year, then in 2013, they'll have to do a deal for Wallace, Brown, Sanders.

It's going to be very difficult to sign Wallace to a deal and then turn around and sign Brown to a similar deal next season.

[CaptainStubing]

with their cap situation, i'm surprised it's not higher than 50/50. they have a lot of work to do and may have to let go of a few guys that will raise some eyebrows

[86WARD]

The cap situation isn't as big a deal as everyone is making. Of course it comes into play, but they have quite a few contracts that they could go to to free up some major cash as well as a few players that will be coming off the books. You know these teams can manipulate the cap in a lot of ways to make things work.

Roethlisberger, Harrison, Polamalu, Miller could all be reworked. Ward will be reworked or cut. Hampton is $8M on the cap right now. Farrior is $4M. Smith is $3M. Mendenhall could also be released as well.

The thing the Steelers have to be most careful about is if they pay Wallace $x million a year, they'll most likely have to pay Brown more than that and Brown is arguably the better all around receiver and there's a chance that they in turn lose him. Not to mention Sanders will have to have a new deal done as well.

[Sl1m3y]

give ya the niners 1st pick for him

[TheSnowman]

That'd be interesting to see if Alex Smith could throw a deep ball

[86WARD]

I think he'd be sick in Tampa and they have the cash to sign him. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Bucs were eventual players for Wallace.

[TheSnowman]

I don't see them giving this year's first though, that's pretty high

[86WARD]

True...but they are so far under the cap that they could pretty much "buy the talent" that they would need to cover for a first round pick...if that makes sense.

[TheSnowman]

I know they've said it's the plan, but I'll believe that shift in the Glazer paradigm when I see it.