Mike Wallace Will Take His Talents to South Beach With the Dolphins

All, NFL Jason Lisk March 12th. 2013, 4:50pm

Mike Wallace will sign with the Miami Dolphins, pending a physical, according to Jeff Darlington. Last year, Mike Wallace wanted Larry Fitzgerald money. Trey Wingo just said early reports of 5-year, $65 million deal, which would still be a very healthy amount this offseason. Wallace is not one of the top ten receivers, but he is a deep threat that the Miami Dolphins sorely needed, and were willing to pay a large sum to acquire.

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36 Responses to “Mike Wallace Will Take His Talents to South Beach With the Dolphins”

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kazzythekid Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 4:52 PM
I’ve missed you NFL.
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Liquor Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 4:54 PM
Wallace is not one of the top ten receivers
Or 20. Or 30. I wouldnt argue against top 40 if someone made that claim.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 4:54 PM
Hello 3rd round compensatory pick.
Wallace is not one of the top ten receivers
Disagree, but he is coming off a down year. Happy he got his money. I’ll miss watching him in the black and gold.
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s1rweeze Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Wallace is not one of the top ten receivers
Or 20. Or 30. I wouldnt argue against top 40 if someone made that claim.
Top 30 for sure, he’s better than guys like Pierre Garcon and Jordy Nelson.
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squawkbox Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Overpaid. Good job. Good effort.
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GuitarGeekRich Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:01 PM
Dolphins?? You’ve got to watch out for those dolphins…
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/03/12/report-3-killer-commando-dolphins-from-ukraine-on-the-loose/
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ButtersBC Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:03 PM
Or 20. Or 30. I wouldnt argue against top 40 if someone made that claim
Ah the jilted lover…chin up, there will be new receivers for your QB to not throw to while on the DL
Good job. Good effort.
Any rough estimates about how much longer this is going to be a thing?
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Any rough estimates about how much longer this is going to be a thing?
Let ask you this, are you done saying Belt?
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ButtersBC Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:05 PM
Let ask you this, are you done saying Belt?
We are getting to a point where that championship’s getting a little dated…will be taken under advisement
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burgertime Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:07 PM
This is a product of the rookie wage cap, tons of salary getting pushed up the veteran players. Wallace’s contract won’t even be in the top of half the league’s #1 WRs in 3 years.
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Liquor Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Top 30 for sure, he’s better than guys like Pierre Garcon and Jordy Nelson.
Maybe, but at least those guys can catch the ball. He has no ability to fight through coverage and go up and get the ball (like Bolden). His route running is poor at best. Physical press coverage basically means he will disappear for the entire game.
Take out the quick WR screens and he caught like 40 balls last year.
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Liquor Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:09 PM
I would think the state farm commercials ruined The Belt long before father time got to it.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:11 PM
12 Million? LOL.
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A.P. Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:12 PM
wallace is overpaid but whatever. Enjoy him running wrong routes and missing balls unless it’s a bomb downfield
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ms621 Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:13 PM
5 years, 65 million,
Bold prediction: he will not finish this contract.
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spencer096 Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:14 PM
hines ward said his veteran leadership would’ve gotten mike wallace an extra year and $10mm.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:20 PM
The thing about Wallace is he is only 26. And despite Coop’s narrative, he was top 10 in catch rate last year and lead the Steelers in Red zone TDs. Miami overpaid a somewhat, but Wallace has produced in the past.
Since 2009, no WR has more 40-yard catches (27) or 40-yard TDs (16) than Mike Wallace. He’s going to be a rich man. Huge loss for Steelers.
Fans want to call him a one trick pony (he is not) but damn he has been good at that trick.
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ButtersBC Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:22 PM
The thing about Wallace is he is only 26. And despite Coop’s narrative, he was top 10 in catch rate last year and lead the Steelers in Red zone TDs
Quarterbacking didn’t do him many favors last year either, Byron Leftwich isn’t doing anybody any good
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Fans want to call him a one trick pony (he is not) but damn he has been good at that trick.
You really only need your WRs to have two tricks.
1) run
2) catch the ball
I’m not sure a WR who can “catches deep passes” is really as much an insult as praise.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Quarterbacking didn’t do him many favors last year either, Byron Leftwich isn’t doing anybody any good
Pittsburgh area buffets disagree.
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vajayjay redick Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:28 PM
I’m not sure a WR who can “catches deep passes” is really as much an insult as praise.
RRRRRAIDUHS!
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squawkbox Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:32 PM
Good job. Good effort.
Any rough estimates about how much longer this is going to be a thing?
I use it on my kids all the time so, it’s pretty much here to stay.
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Caribou Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:32 PM
Sweet. Needed a big name WR to stretch the filed for the Phins, I’m not completely sold on him being an elite WR, but its a definite upgrade over the current rip of MIA receivers .
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sousedbergin Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:59 PM
At some point I’ll stop bringing this up but the Dolphins have the 12th pick and (wait for it..) with the rookie salary scale and [Stupid Name] Patterson available it’s much better value to draft him.
Michael Floyd was drafted 13th overall last year and was paid a salary of $390,000 for the season which is much cheaper than what Wallace will get next year.
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Caribou Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:08 PM
What people keep forgetting is that Wallace will stretch the field, thus allowing for the intermediate routes run by Bess and Hartline, and whatever TE that MIA decides to pick up via FA or what they have on the roster (Michael Egnew didnt even catch a pass last year).
MIA has not had a deep threat, and I’m not kidding here, since Irving Fryar. That was early-mid 90′s when most of you werent even watching football.
Hartline is a solid, Welker-mold that can catch and good route running. Bess is a the lesser of the two but can benefit from Wallace taking away the safety over the top.
MIA can’t wait for some rookie (Patterson) who may or may not be a started immediately, to help them out. I know the $$$ is crazy, MIA has paid for ALOT worse in the past, but this makes the most sense.
Most everyone here on the board, roots for a team that has a deep threat. MIA has not had one for 20 years! Think about that.
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spencer096 Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Hartline is a solid, Welker-mold that can catch and good route running.
he’s absolutely nothing like wes welker in the cot damned slightest aside from being a honky. hartline’s tall, huge and a deep threat…i.e. the exact opposite thing wes welker is.
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QueeferSutherland Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Hartline = Welker is the most ridiculous white guy correllary of all time.
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sousedbergin Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:18 PM
Welker reminds me of David Boston.
/may have overcompensated on the post-racial comparison
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Caribou Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:21 PM
When I mean Welker mold, I mean slot WR, but whatever, I see you guys are using your professional football scouting abilities by hanging out here on the TBL message boards.
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Liquor Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:48 PM
MIA has not had a deep threat, and I’m not kidding here, since Irving Fryar.
Ted Ginn? Wallace is basically Ted Ginn but he’s had a HOF QB throwing to him.
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Ty_Webb Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:50 PM
Wallace is basically Ted Ginn
no.
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Ty_Webb Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:51 PM
Welker = John Stockton
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A.P. Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:52 PM
pfft..wallace can’t return kicks
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s1rweeze Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 7:24 PM
Ted Ginn? Wallace is basically Ted Ginn but he’s had a HOF QB throwing to him.
Get the sand out of your vagina already. Wallace is a quality receiver. He’s 100x times better than Ted freaking Ginn. Yeesh.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 11:12 PM
Nate Washington v2.0
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spencer096 Says:
March 13th, 2013 at 9:02 AM
When I mean Welker mold, I mean slot WR, but whatever, I see you guys are using your professional football scouting abilities by hanging out here on the TBL message boards.
hahahaha…nice deflection.