The Emergence of James Washington

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By Jake Schuster SteelerNation.com It’s pretty fair to say that this Pittsburgh Steelers season has not gone the way we expected it to. However, with the numerous injuries that have haunted them this season, they have still managed to battle their way into the second Wildcard spot with four games to play. A lot of […]

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[Steelworth]

Nice article Jake. The concentration he showed on that touchdown catch was incredible.

He's being dubbed "Big Play James" in this household. Guy has been so fun to watch.

 

[6Lombardis]

Just think how good he’d be now if Ben hadn’t hurt his confidence by calling him out on a big drop last year.....sigh.

(Sarcasm)

 

[Hines57]

Its good to see someone actually improve his game. We needed him to have a big year and even with a slow start he's coming around. Now if we can get Juju back healthy we will have a nice stable of 3. Young Money part 2

 

[mightyguru]

Love the kid and so happy to see him starting to really come on.

 

[SteelerSask2]

One of the oldest sayings in football. Injury creates opportunity. I think the big thing the kid needed was volume. Some guys just don't do well with two chances a game. They need to know if a **** up happens on one they are still coming back. And right now, they have NO choice.

 

[slashsteel]

Its good to see someone actually improve his game. We needed him to have a big year and even with a slow start he's coming around. Now if we can get Juju back healthy we will have a nice stable of 3. Young Money part 2

You mean stable of 2. DJ has still some work yet to do...

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[Muddler]

Great to see him coming on when we really need him. I was very encouraged this preseason when he looked like a man among boys, then he seemed to regress when the real games started. Now he's showing that the preseason was no fluke. Hope to get The Juuuuj back soon - then those two could be a deadly combo.

 

[Steelin]

It seemed like he didnt get many opportunities at the beginning of the season. The Moncrief experiment may have limited his play time. Am I missing something?

 

[Stryker]

James is finally starting to look like his college tape. Excellent hands, big body, and uses that body to catch contested footballs.

 

[Spike]

Chemistry with the Duck is what its alllllllllllll about.

Duck isnt afraid to throw him open in coverage. They make a great team, keep it up!

 

[wig]

I've been rooting for James since his rookie camp. I really want him to be a dominant #2 option.

(Technically, I can't honestly say I'm all that certain JuJu is a #1, but if you have to ridiculously talented #2s, and you can pick up a true #1 in FA, the 3 and 4 wide sets could be pretty amazing.