He hasn't played anywhere close to what he did last year. We miss him on the deep balls for sure. The one at the end of today's game was a hard catch but one that should have been made. If he wants to be great he needs to catch those.
Bryant has been a disappointment this year
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He drops a lot of balls.
He's had a key drop today where he had his hands on it. He did the same thing against Seattle a few weeks back
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Wayyyyy too many drops
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He is a goid deep ball decoy to play opposite of AB. He doesnt catch anything contested and very few of the ones that hit him in the hands.
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One trick pony and over rated. Hope Coates can take his spot next year.
Coates wasn't known for his hands either. but probably more polished coming out
with a year to learn the "Steeler Way".
with a year to learn the "Steeler Way".
Another WR with speed but questionable hands, don't count on it.
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What is this exactly?
who ******* knows?
The "Steelers way" just lost to a horrible Ravens team working on it's 4th QB of the season.
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Chris Carter was talking about how a lot of young receivers drop too many passes. Drives him nuts and he doesn't understand it.
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There are a lot of high hopes for Bryant, but he is a specialty receiver and I don't see him developing into the well-rounded guy that many want him to be. I'm fine with that as long as he is really good at what he does, but his ball awareness and hands have been way too hot and cold. He has missed some huge passes that either would have been touchdowns or converted third downs for us.
I think work ethic and focus comes into play. I'm sure he does his fair share of conditioning but catching the ball is arguably the most important attribute.
Throwing his hands up in the air on the PI was embarrassing. That ball was only a few yards from him. Play to the end of the play son.
Say what you will, but Martavis Bryant wasn't the biggest problem today, he wasn't even the 2nd, 3rd or 4th biggest problem today. He's a young player learning what it takes to be a good professional receiver in the NFL, Ben on the other hand, is an 11 year veteran and wasted two TOs and threw two INTs that shouldn't have happened. He was also gifted not having a game ending 3rd INT returned 100 yards for a TD because a Raven pulled an early season Steeler and lined up offside. Bryant wasn't great today, but piling on him for this loss is like having **** on a boar, useless. If the players the Steelers rely on can't do the things that you need them to do and then ask a 2nd year receiver to bail them out by making what would have been a great catch on 3rd and 15 late in the game, it's not the young guys fault.
3rd and 15 for the game why not a couple simple completion plays that hopefully get the team a 1st down, then take your shot. Why take a shot to a guy that had a drop in the game, at least go to AB. Bryant is going to be a fine receiver in this league, right now the Steelers need better from Ben, AB, Miller, Haley, Tomlin, Butler the guys that have been there and are veterans.
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3rd and 15 for the game why not a couple simple completion plays that hopefully get the team a 1st down, then take your shot. Why take a shot to a guy that had a drop in the game, at least go to AB. Bryant is going to be a fine receiver in this league, right now the Steelers need better from Ben, AB, Miller, Haley, Tomlin, Butler the guys that have been there and are veterans.
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Bryant didn't have as many catches last year.
I think he is growing but yes those hands sometimes...
I think he will get better...
I think he is growing but yes those hands sometimes...
I think he will get better...
at least two hit him him the face this year.
it would be funny if it wasn't.
still probably the best #3 in the league, but Jerry Rice he ain't.
I'd settle for Plax...Bryant is at about the same spot as Plax was, 2 yrs in....minus 4 games.
it would be funny if it wasn't.
still probably the best #3 in the league, but Jerry Rice he ain't.
I'd settle for Plax...Bryant is at about the same spot as Plax was, 2 yrs in....minus 4 games.
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Ben threw the ball where the defense dictated it to be thrown for that play.
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I can't buy this. We focus putting the blame on one or two all too often. The Steelers need Bryant to be a big play receiver and come down with the tough catches. He had one reception for six yards today and it was a screen. That isn't good enough.
I'd say that's pretty accurate and by the time he is developed into his full potential, he won't be on the team because of cost.
I get it, the throw on that particular play was good, but why Bryant and why the deep ball in that situation? Shouldn't the goal have been to gain 15 yards in two plays to extend the game? Should it have been caught? probably Should Bryant have been the target? probably not Should the play have been a 30 yard deep ball? probably not That's my point here, hammering Bryant who was put in the situation is the problem I'm having. The Steelers seem to go away from their best players at the worst times in an effort to fool the other team. I'd rather they line up and tell the defense to defend, Ben, AB and DW, not Bryant, Wheaton and the fullback.
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I understand what you are saying but if AB is triple covered and Bryant singled....... Maybe do as you said and run an entire different play designed to get AB open period. I think they ran that play for it to go to Bryant. And Bryant just hasn't been reliable of late. To bad really.
I agree 100% it isn't good enough, but who are the play makers on this offense that the Steelers need to make plays to be successful? He's a 2nd year guy and he isn't Odell Beckham and may never be that good. Why, why, why would you throw a 30 yard ball to him when he's only had 1 catch on the day? The Steelers needed 15 yards on two plays, throwing a deep one to a guy that wasn't having a great day is a mistake, IMO. It ranks right up there with the INTs as a turnover, even though the Steelers had one more down to make 15 yards.
I'm too old school for the new NFL, I would have been trying to gain 15 yards to extend the game, not win the game on one throw, just me though.
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