Okay, but that speaks to value based on how much each is getting paid. I am talking straight up, who is the better receiver. And if Brown is such a great route runner who gets open so much and is niftier with the ball, why does he never score? Seriously, what is the explanation for his failure to score touchdowns? Do you not agree that the great receivers are ones who not only put up yards, but score a lot, too?
Straight up, who is the better receiver, I honestly don't know. It's close, much closer than you seem to think. Wallace does score a lot more TDs, yes, because he's the deep threat. Plays that are designed to be big gainers and designed to score TDs typically go to Wallace. Brown is more of a possession receiver, as you stated. However, I put a lot of stock in a guy who can keep drives alive by making clutch catches, by holding on to the ball, by juking a defender to get the extra 4-5 yards and picking up the first down. It takes plays like that to allow the offense to be in a position to score, and that's what Brown does. He's also an excellent kick returner, so he's +EV in that respect.I honestly believe they're very very close in value. Wallace is clearly the home-run hitter, while Brown is the better all-around receiver - he does more things well than Wallace does. However, to segregate that from the amount of $ they get paid or demand to be paid in order to sign a long-term deal is folly. The $ does matter in a salary-capped sport. The Steelers supposedly offered Wallace somewhere around $10-11M per and he refused it. At that point, a decision has to be made not just on the player but on the overall health of the franchise. The Steelers have made tough cuts in the past based on just this thing, and I suspect they will again if Wallace doesn't lessen his demands. He may go on to tear up the league for someone else, but the Steelers have a certain way of doing things and it's proven to be successful for decades now.
His inability to adjust to the football drives me crazy.
