I see mostly single man coverage on him. Now the tv is decieving. However Romo who obviously knows his **** said the same thing. So if he isnt beating single coverage consistently what do you got? Id rather see JuJu who runs the whole route tree. **** the season is nearly half over and he hasnt caught one long ball. Frankly Cobi Hamilton gave you everything Martavis Bryant is currently and that really isnt an over reach. I dont see Bryant getting much coverage and the production sucks.
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Steelers need Martavis this year. Even if he's not making plays, he still has a big effect on the defense. JuJu is not that fast. Martavis is the field stretcher. Without him, they'd have to play DHB or Hunter and they are not taken as seriously as Martavis.
Without the field stretcher, team can shift coverage to AB and play closer to the line to stuff the run game. The steelers might be forced to use AB as their deep guy and that takes away a lot of the underneath stuff.
The only way they could trade him is if they get a deep threat WR and a high pick RD 2 or higher as an offer.
I can only think of 2 improbable trades
Martavis to Wash for Terrelle Pryor and 2nd round pick - Pryor is not working out at all for Wash. He's still learning as a WR. In Cleveland, he showed he can be a deep threat, but he is struggling to do more than that in the redskins west coast style offense. In Pitt, Pryor could go back to being a one trick pony. This steeler offense needs that.
Martavis to Rams for Sammy Watkins - even swap. Watkins is not clicking in their offense and has been complaining. He may not be in future plans. This would be a swap of 2 unhappy guys.
Without the field stretcher, team can shift coverage to AB and play closer to the line to stuff the run game. The steelers might be forced to use AB as their deep guy and that takes away a lot of the underneath stuff.
The only way they could trade him is if they get a deep threat WR and a high pick RD 2 or higher as an offer.
I can only think of 2 improbable trades
Martavis to Wash for Terrelle Pryor and 2nd round pick - Pryor is not working out at all for Wash. He's still learning as a WR. In Cleveland, he showed he can be a deep threat, but he is struggling to do more than that in the redskins west coast style offense. In Pitt, Pryor could go back to being a one trick pony. This steeler offense needs that.
Martavis to Rams for Sammy Watkins - even swap. Watkins is not clicking in their offense and has been complaining. He may not be in future plans. This would be a swap of 2 unhappy guys.
I keep forgetting that Bryant suffers from depression. He was self medicating with weed. He may have switched over to alcohol, which to me, is even worse, but it's not illegal.
I hope he doesn't have a problem that's affecting his decisions right now.
I hope he doesn't have a problem that's affecting his decisions right now.
The lack of weed I am sure is bringing him a lot of issues. Any drug that you are dependent on can easily be a big effect when you are off it. Especially with depression issues. Which is what I think is happening mentally with him. Physically he didn't put the time in effort in that burst part of his game in the year off.
So they are effecting each other. Not performing on the field, triggers his easily triggered depression. Like a poster said then he is simply trying to point fingers blame someone anyone.
Really in the Steelers best interest in the offseason to find a replacement. Possibly even two WRs. One in the draft and dip into the market for a decent WR.
Because Bryant is a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode. It isn't a matter if but when IMO>
This statement keeps coming back to me.
People reached out to you, you chose not to accept that olive branch.
And then there is the no help part.
Sorry you are a professional football player you help yourself.
Instead of hanging out pretending to be a coach for little league players. Admirable but not helping YOU, you should have had your *** in Florida and had a big dose of coach Tom Shaw. Ike and Farrior can attest how he helped their off-seasons. You can work hard and still not work on the areas you need to work on. Shaw works on explosion. You probably would have been even more explosive than what you showed before your year long time out.
But you are a idiot player who simply doesn't get it.
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I'm wondering something along these lines. He has been "sick" 3 weeks out of 7 now. Could be alcohol or something going on with his body. Would also explain his lack of burst.
Good point guys depression is a serious issue and could explain why the Steelers are being so lenient.
I said earlier, bench him this week as a healthy scratch. Go with AB, JuJu and Rogers with Hunter off the bench - especially if McDonald is playing. Give him 2 weeks (with the bye) to think about it and then bring him back. The team owes him nothing yet he owes them a ton and doesn't seem to realize it.
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PITTSBURGH -- This wasn't supposed to go like this. Martavis Bryant was supposed to be the missing piece, not missing.
From pointed Instagram comments to calling in sick for work, Bryant has gone full bore with his unhappiness, disrupting what the Pittsburgh Steelers must have thought were calm waters just a few days ago.
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Players didn't really know what to say as Bryant's locker-room chair stayed empty Monday, though he's likely to return Wednesday for meetings and practice.
Either way, the Steelers' options are less than ideal against the backdrop of the hope Bryant represented to start the season.
Here are four options:
Wait it out: This has been the Steelers' tentative plan in recent weeks. They've tried to engage him and keep him involved in the offense during practices. In fact, Bryant believed that based on his week of work, he would play a crucial role in Sunday's 29-14 win over the Bengals. That didn't happen, which might make Bryant less likely to believe the Steelers if they sell optimism once again.
Despite several untimely "illness" claims over the past month and a growing discord -- Bryant was clearly frustrated toward the end of the Cincinnati game -- he has remained a hard worker when he's in the building, and the Steelers know he's still their best vertical threat save Antonio Brown.
Waiting this out might be a reasoned course, or at least waiting until the offseason to figure it out. As much as Bryant appears steadfast in his efforts to get out, the Steelers hold more power.
Aim for a mid- to late-round pick from an NFC team: No way the Steelers trade him into the AFC and potentially see him in the playoffs. The Steelers don't want to see Bryant go the way of Cris Carter, a malcontent with Philadelphia who became a legend elsewhere. Bryant isn't Carter, to be sure, but the point is they don't want to see someone else have success with him.
As one NFL personnel director pointed out, Bryant's talent is probably worth a late-round pick in exchange for a potential midseason spark for a sagging offense. Getting more ammunition than that would be difficult for Pittsburgh because Bryant is one strike away from another year-long suspension, possibly longer.
A late-round pick probably isn't worth it for Pittsburgh, which might just need to be blown away by an offer to deal Bryant -- that's if they are even fielding calls.
Bench or suspend him: This is where depth helps. Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey are still fast enough to serve as deep-ball threats. JuJu Smith-Schuster would start alongside Brown, with Eli Rogers getting more slot work. This doesn't solve the Bryant problem, but it's a Band-Aid as a means to trade him in the offseason or hope things get better.
The Steelers probably won't suspend Bryant, but they could choose to phase him out, which they don't want to do unless forced.
Keep throwing deep balls: Watching Bryant in recent practices, it's clear his speed and athleticism are well-intact. It has been curious that the Steelers can't get him going on Sundays, though offensive coordinator Todd Haley gave a clue last week -- making plays in practice is one thing, but the Steelers need them on Sundays. Bryant and Ben Roethlisberger aren't making them often enough.
But a player with Bryant's talent should stumble into a few big gains eventually.
From pointed Instagram comments to calling in sick for work, Bryant has gone full bore with his unhappiness, disrupting what the Pittsburgh Steelers must have thought were calm waters just a few days ago.
ADVERTISEMENT
Players didn't really know what to say as Bryant's locker-room chair stayed empty Monday, though he's likely to return Wednesday for meetings and practice.
Either way, the Steelers' options are less than ideal against the backdrop of the hope Bryant represented to start the season.
Here are four options:
Wait it out: This has been the Steelers' tentative plan in recent weeks. They've tried to engage him and keep him involved in the offense during practices. In fact, Bryant believed that based on his week of work, he would play a crucial role in Sunday's 29-14 win over the Bengals. That didn't happen, which might make Bryant less likely to believe the Steelers if they sell optimism once again.
Despite several untimely "illness" claims over the past month and a growing discord -- Bryant was clearly frustrated toward the end of the Cincinnati game -- he has remained a hard worker when he's in the building, and the Steelers know he's still their best vertical threat save Antonio Brown.
Waiting this out might be a reasoned course, or at least waiting until the offseason to figure it out. As much as Bryant appears steadfast in his efforts to get out, the Steelers hold more power.
Aim for a mid- to late-round pick from an NFC team: No way the Steelers trade him into the AFC and potentially see him in the playoffs. The Steelers don't want to see Bryant go the way of Cris Carter, a malcontent with Philadelphia who became a legend elsewhere. Bryant isn't Carter, to be sure, but the point is they don't want to see someone else have success with him.
As one NFL personnel director pointed out, Bryant's talent is probably worth a late-round pick in exchange for a potential midseason spark for a sagging offense. Getting more ammunition than that would be difficult for Pittsburgh because Bryant is one strike away from another year-long suspension, possibly longer.
A late-round pick probably isn't worth it for Pittsburgh, which might just need to be blown away by an offer to deal Bryant -- that's if they are even fielding calls.
Bench or suspend him: This is where depth helps. Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey are still fast enough to serve as deep-ball threats. JuJu Smith-Schuster would start alongside Brown, with Eli Rogers getting more slot work. This doesn't solve the Bryant problem, but it's a Band-Aid as a means to trade him in the offseason or hope things get better.
The Steelers probably won't suspend Bryant, but they could choose to phase him out, which they don't want to do unless forced.
Keep throwing deep balls: Watching Bryant in recent practices, it's clear his speed and athleticism are well-intact. It has been curious that the Steelers can't get him going on Sundays, though offensive coordinator Todd Haley gave a clue last week -- making plays in practice is one thing, but the Steelers need them on Sundays. Bryant and Ben Roethlisberger aren't making them often enough.
But a player with Bryant's talent should stumble into a few big gains eventually.