A lot of fans (even here on Steelers Gab) are still fuming at the latest drop of WR Limas Sweed, a sure touchdown Sunday that for sure would have put the game away. The ball was right in his hands, and Mike Tomlin was peeved as well with the drop. Now it looks like Sweed may not get back on the field much, as he might find his hands of stone on the bench:
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Limas Sweed could be dropped from the rotation at wide receiver because of hands that can make concrete look soft by comparison. Sweed couldn’t hang onto what would have been a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the third quarter of Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Bengals. Drops have plagued the second-year wide receiver, and Tomlin is admittedly concerned about the miscues having a lingering effect on Sweed. “He’s quite frankly not catching the football when he’s deep down the field, and he’s got some tape that shows that,” Tomlin said at his weekly news conference. “If and when he gets the next opportunity to make a similar play, he better make it.” Sweed, a second-round draft pick in 2008, may not get an opportunity to redeem himself Sunday against San Diego.
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mark
September 30, 2009 at 10:19 am
#14 has been a disaster. Dropping passes in the endzone or as you are about to go into the end zone alone is unforgivable. How many times does this have to happen? 1 against the Chargers in last years playoffs, 1 against the Ravens in last years playoffs, 1 more last week that would have iced a game against division rival Bengals. Seriously, a drop is a drop but this guy keeps dropping points! he has NOT earned any chances besides being payed like a 2nd rounder. Enough is enough. Tomlin can keep him around to have another receiver or warm body in case of emergency, but I say go with Ward,Holmes, Wallace and Mcdonald. That should be plenty of able ball-catchers to move the chains and SCORE POINTS!
DrGeorge
September 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I’m not quite ready to label Sweed a disaster, Mark, but he is a disappointment and a bit of a puzzle. He can and does make big time catches; but then he turns around and muffs an easy catch. He seems to lack focus. For that reason,I preferred McDonald’s good hands and reliability to Sweed’s athleticism and potential, even before last Sunday. The staff hoped Sweed would replace Hines Ward in the receiver corps when Hines decides to retire. That now seems unlikely, given Sweed’s lack of development. Which means Mundy is the only member of the 2008 draft class who is playing up to his potential. The rest of that class is AWOL: Mendenhall, Sweed, and Hills are underachievers, Davis and Humpal were cut, and Dixon is a promising project. No wonder we’re short on talent.
mark
September 30, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I can understand your calling #14 a disappointment over my calling him a disaster, but as a 2nd pick its all I can think of calling him. Especially after the critical TD drops he has made. Disappointment almost makes it forgivable and fixable. I am so mad, I dont see it as either.
George H
September 30, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Mark are you the same mark thats been commenting on newbucs?…. No doubt that draft class is hurting. But I was always under the impression it wasnt only the coach that makes the draft picks, so why is it since cowher leftwe have been drafting a couple studs but mainly duds?
mark
October 1, 2009 at 8:54 am
Not me, George. Must be another Mark I have been posting on Steelers gab for a few season now, But I’ll comment on the draft classes.I believe this is a Colbert/Tomlin /Rooney scenario. No question we have had our share of duds, but the entire football world was praising the STeelers for getting Mendenhall and #14 when we drafted them. The only issue with the fans was “why not draft offensive line?” Seriously, If, and thats a BIG IF, 1 of those players turns out to be productive then the Steelers didnt waste their time. Its the mid rounders recently that have not given much to the team. I dont want a repeat of the early to mid 1980’s!! It took a decade for the Steelers to become contenders again because they failed to notice the age creeping up on the legendary, championship caliber players.