Apparently the rehab did not go well for Wheaton. The pinky finger on one hand is supposed to look like that of Brian Baldinger. So instead of functioning properly it might be lost in Space and could be of little help in securing the ball. This guy might be done if this does not go well with regard to him catching the ball. Sad to see something like this crop up with regard to a young player who may have lost a career to injury. If your the half full type the kid may be fine with the reduced functioning of the hand as it is only the pinky, time will tell.
Steelers depot has a short artile about Wheaton
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I read about it about a week ago.............. was hoping it is just a case of the writer exaggerating ........................
Read another report that he was looking good so far. I guess when preseason comes we will have a better feel for where he is at.
Then we will be able to put a finger on ..............where he stands come game 1.
Read another report that he was looking good so far. I guess when preseason comes we will have a better feel for where he is at.
Then we will be able to put a finger on ..............where he stands come game 1.
The finger is of no hinderance for him catching the ball just looks grotesque. Its not an issue football wise. Look up Torry Holt he has the same issue never stopped him.
You only need a minimum of 3 fingers to catch a ball. Tape it to the next one and use proper hand technique. Make a window with the thumbs and index fingers and put the nose of the football there. Repeat as many times as necessary.
I played a whole season with a broken pinkie and I could still catch. Or go the Lott way and cut off the offending party.
I played a whole season with a broken pinkie and I could still catch. Or go the Lott way and cut off the offending party.
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espn.com has an article praising the guy
ITTSBURGH -- Soft-spoken and humble, Markus Wheaton is in many ways the anti-wide receiver -- or at least the preening, me-me-me player that has become the caricature of the position.
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Through offseason practices, Markus Wheaton appears to be the leading candidate to start at wide receiver for the Steelers.
Far from demanding the ball, Wheaton won’t even say the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting job opposite Pro Bowler Antonio Brown is his to lose even though he occupies it at the outset of offseason practices.
“There’s a lot of guys chasing that spot and hopefully I can get it first and go from there,” Wheaton said. “They’re pushing all of us to get better, and whoever wants it the most will take it, so I’m going to do what I can to get that spot.”
Such, ahem, bravado, won’t ease the anxiety of Steelers fans who have concerns about a receiving corps that lost two of its top three players from last year and 16 touchdowns alone from Jerricho Cotchery and Emmanuel Sanders.
But Wheaton appears ready to emerge in every way except for his decidedly non-cavalier attitude.
The finger injury that required multiple surgeries last season and limited Wheaton to 157 snaps is behind him, he said. Wheaton and fellow wideouts Derek Moye and Justin Brown also spent a week practicing with Ben Roethlisberger in California this offseason, taking the Steelers' quarterback up on his invitation to work on timing and other aspects of the passing game.
With Sanders in Denver -- he signed a three-year deal with the Broncos in March -- Wheaton has a clear path to the field.
And someone has to step up with Antonio Brown certain to see all kinds of extra attention this season.
“I’m excited to see what he can do,” Roethlisberger said. “He’s a guy that wants to prove that he can be a starter.”
Wheaton did not get to show much last season after breaking his right pinkie in several places in the fourth game of the season. The injury, which also damaged a joint, effectively forced Wheaton to redshirt his rookie season, but it did not stop the third-round draft pick from doing everything he could to learn a new offense.
And when the 5-11, 182-pounder had one of his many questions, he could turn to Cotchery or Roethlisberger, whose locker is next to Wheaton’s at the Steelers’ practice facility.
“Being able to sit out last year pretty much helped me,” said Wheaton, who caught six passes for 64 yards in limited action. “I learned a lot of the coverages, the adjustments Ben throws at us, the playbook.”
How much Wheaton can transfer what he has learned to the field will be critical to Roethlisberger developing the kind of trust in him that will allow the Steelers to run their no-huddle offense with the same frequency as in the second half of last season when they won six of eight games.
“We lost two starting wide receivers that knew the no-huddle so well, so we’re going to need the new guys and the young guys to pick it up quick,” Roethlisberger said.
espn.com has an article praising the guy
ITTSBURGH -- Soft-spoken and humble, Markus Wheaton is in many ways the anti-wide receiver -- or at least the preening, me-me-me player that has become the caricature of the position.
[+] EnlargeMarkus Wheaton
Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
Through offseason practices, Markus Wheaton appears to be the leading candidate to start at wide receiver for the Steelers.
Far from demanding the ball, Wheaton won’t even say the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting job opposite Pro Bowler Antonio Brown is his to lose even though he occupies it at the outset of offseason practices.
“There’s a lot of guys chasing that spot and hopefully I can get it first and go from there,” Wheaton said. “They’re pushing all of us to get better, and whoever wants it the most will take it, so I’m going to do what I can to get that spot.”
Such, ahem, bravado, won’t ease the anxiety of Steelers fans who have concerns about a receiving corps that lost two of its top three players from last year and 16 touchdowns alone from Jerricho Cotchery and Emmanuel Sanders.
But Wheaton appears ready to emerge in every way except for his decidedly non-cavalier attitude.
The finger injury that required multiple surgeries last season and limited Wheaton to 157 snaps is behind him, he said. Wheaton and fellow wideouts Derek Moye and Justin Brown also spent a week practicing with Ben Roethlisberger in California this offseason, taking the Steelers' quarterback up on his invitation to work on timing and other aspects of the passing game.
With Sanders in Denver -- he signed a three-year deal with the Broncos in March -- Wheaton has a clear path to the field.
And someone has to step up with Antonio Brown certain to see all kinds of extra attention this season.
“I’m excited to see what he can do,” Roethlisberger said. “He’s a guy that wants to prove that he can be a starter.”
Wheaton did not get to show much last season after breaking his right pinkie in several places in the fourth game of the season. The injury, which also damaged a joint, effectively forced Wheaton to redshirt his rookie season, but it did not stop the third-round draft pick from doing everything he could to learn a new offense.
And when the 5-11, 182-pounder had one of his many questions, he could turn to Cotchery or Roethlisberger, whose locker is next to Wheaton’s at the Steelers’ practice facility.
“Being able to sit out last year pretty much helped me,” said Wheaton, who caught six passes for 64 yards in limited action. “I learned a lot of the coverages, the adjustments Ben throws at us, the playbook.”
How much Wheaton can transfer what he has learned to the field will be critical to Roethlisberger developing the kind of trust in him that will allow the Steelers to run their no-huddle offense with the same frequency as in the second half of last season when they won six of eight games.
“We lost two starting wide receivers that knew the no-huddle so well, so we’re going to need the new guys and the young guys to pick it up quick,” Roethlisberger said.
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I'd venture to say, it will be a non-factor as to weather he makes it or not. Some adjustments needed, but very doable. Im hoping for success for this kid!!!
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Wheaton impressed the heck out of me when I visited training camp last year. I believe he missed OTAs last year due to Oregon St's schedule; hopefully he'll be able to hit the ground running this year.
Well now all of this sounds like good news with regard to Wheaton recovering. It also sounds good that a guy from last year is preparing to be the number 2 receiver. So we have some experience and some young guys working for the remaining spots. If our fourth rounder is able to learn enough to be the third wide out we will have a rather good wide out crop for the season. The fact that they are young might have us set for the next several years. It is beginning to look like a lot of the veterans from the off season may be fighting for one or two spots.
I think Lance Moore will lock down the #3 spot. I think Bryant will come around slowly and we probably won't see much of him early in the year...maybe some red zone snaps for him towards the end of the year. He's raw.
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Steelers Depot seems to way overanalyze things. I would rather watch this guy myself and listen to reports from guys at practice before speculating on this.
dude we got 73 pages on dri archer.... lol
I like the articles they do when they put the moving gif's in
I could see us keeping 6 Wr's this year. AB, Wheat, Moore, Bryant, DHB, Archer. Possibly even one more if they decide Archer's good enough to be the 3rd back (unofficially) on the depth chart.
maybe.. then again with issues at DE and LBer, I could just as well see 5 WRs........... especially if they keep four TEs.
Justin Brown is my dark horse. I think he will wow this year.
I'm setting the over/under at 20 pages. Who's in?
I like my receivers to be cocky and arrogant...
Kid will never make it..
Kid will never make it..
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My best guess for depth chart.
LWR- Wheaton, DHB, Bryant
RWR- Brown, Moore
LWR- Wheaton, DHB, Bryant
RWR- Brown, Moore
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Wheaton's problem last year wasn't physical. He could do everything necessary from what little I saw of him on the field. He just didn't know the offense. The one image I have in my mind for Wheaton was when he ran that wrong route in garbage time against the Bears forcing Ben to throw a pick. That was it for him that season, even before the injury.
You need to tell Ike Taylor that.
ike needs 10 fingers on each hand and then stickup on top of it.
And a large dip net.
