it took hines ward season 4 before he blew up... and guess who happened to be the new offensive coordinator that year? mularky.. he figured out how to use ward's abilities to help the team the most.. take a look at these stats.
3 years before mularky... aka, the gilbride era for pittsburg
1998 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 15catches 246yards 0tds
1999 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 14 61catches 638yards 7tds
2000 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 15 48catches 672yards 4tds
3 years with mularky as his OC
2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 94catches 1003yards 4tds
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 112catches 1329yards 12tds
2003 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 95catches 1163yards 10tds
josh reed's numbers for the last 2 years...
16 2 37catches 509yards 2tds
16 16 58catches 588yards 2tds
mark my words.. he will have at least 8 tds this upcoming year.. and some rushing yards to boot.. he will be used on the randle el, ward reverse/gimick plays.
alot of people are hollering about the need for another wr to stretch the field.. speed... big wr.. whatever you guys! we have moulds.. who is a superstar... easily a top 5 wr when healthy... no team has 2 of those.. and we dont need 2.. reed will be a strong number 2 and shaw is a great number 3.. and i for one have not given up on aiken.. who just finished his first year as a 4th round rookie.
guys be patient and trust in who we have.. no one we draft this year at the wr spot is going to come in and surplant any of the guys we have there now..
we should be pounding TH and WM all game anyway.. but if we have to make some plays in the passing game, the guys we have are going to be plenty good.
3 years before mularky... aka, the gilbride era for pittsburg
1998 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 0 15catches 246yards 0tds
1999 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 14 61catches 638yards 7tds
2000 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 15 48catches 672yards 4tds
3 years with mularky as his OC
2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 94catches 1003yards 4tds
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 112catches 1329yards 12tds
2003 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 16 95catches 1163yards 10tds
josh reed's numbers for the last 2 years...
16 2 37catches 509yards 2tds
16 16 58catches 588yards 2tds
mark my words.. he will have at least 8 tds this upcoming year.. and some rushing yards to boot.. he will be used on the randle el, ward reverse/gimick plays.
alot of people are hollering about the need for another wr to stretch the field.. speed... big wr.. whatever you guys! we have moulds.. who is a superstar... easily a top 5 wr when healthy... no team has 2 of those.. and we dont need 2.. reed will be a strong number 2 and shaw is a great number 3.. and i for one have not given up on aiken.. who just finished his first year as a 4th round rookie.
guys be patient and trust in who we have.. no one we draft this year at the wr spot is going to come in and surplant any of the guys we have there now..
we should be pounding TH and WM all game anyway.. but if we have to make some plays in the passing game, the guys we have are going to be plenty good.
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