Taking a Look at the Steelers’ WR room

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By CJ Lester SteelerNation.com   WR’s currently on the roster (10)   Juju Smith-Schuster (6-1, 215lbs)* * ** James Washington (5-11, 213lbs)* * * * * * * * ** Diontae Johnson (5-10, 183lbs)* * * * * * * * * * * * Ryan Switzer (5-8,185lbs) ******************************** Deon Cain (6-2, 202lbs)* * * […]

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[CharlesDavenport]

Can we get rid of Switzer please? I think we brought him on because we couldn't find anyone who could safely field a kickoff. I think we're past using a roster spot for that single talent.

 

[Atlsteelers]

I could see Deon Cain developing into a Martavis Bryant but with less off field issues. A lot of similarities.

 

[Paul G]

I could see Deon Cain developing into a Martavis Bryant but with less off field issues. A lot of similarities.

I agree ...I would like to see Deon Cain and Ben hooking up on the field....... he had off field issues in college...... hopefully he chooses a different path than Martavis Bryant took
I think Switzer's time has come to an end as Johnson provides more upside on a poorly coached ST.
If we can stop dropping catchable balls as a group then numbers for guys like JuJu should go back up

 

[TDX27]

Get rid of Holton. If he makes the team, it needs to be purely as a special teamer. He should never sniff the field as a WR unless we have injuries. Putting him in as the No. 2 or No. 3 WR as much as they did last year was absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Litos]

Call me crazy but I like what we have on Juju, DJ, Washington and Cain. The first three of them are very young, have upside and already starting experience, Cain was a very nice grab from another team's PS, seems like a good prospect. Get another fast and tall WR to compete with him and we are ready.

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[wig]

I admit I really liked Switzer back when Ben was throwing. He seemed to have a good feel for those "tough yard" spots where you need 6 and he's 6.25 yards downfield ready to catch and get trucked.

But last year, he REALLY wasn't a factor at all on offense. It looked as though he had zero agility and escapability. I always thought of him as basically a safety blanket outlet receiver for Ben, but last year he was just a guy on the active roster taking up space. And that made me sad.

 

[Stryker]

I really like Quadree, and I'm happy he's back. He's very versatile as a slot or X plus he has return skills.

Right now JuJu and Switzer are the slots. Quadree can take Switzers spot or backup DJ at the X.

 

[Steeltime]

Get rid of Holton. If he makes the team, it needs to be purely as a special teamer. He should never sniff the field as a WR unless we have injuries. Putting him in as the No. 2 or No. 3 WR as much as they did last year was absolutely ridiculous.

Whaaaaaaat??? And lose Holton's patented run-down-the-field-and-not-get-open-leading-to-another-incompletion specialty??

Dude racked up 3 catches and 21 yards in 15 targets. That is damn near 1.5 yards per target, which would rank in the top 1,000,000 in NFL history, thank you very much.