Sunday, July 17, 2011

Should the Pittsburgh Steelers consider signing Santonio Holmes?

He is an unrestricted free agent and the Jets will probably use their franchise tag on David Harris, so Holmes is free to sign with whomever he chooses. The Steelers traded him in the off season after his run in with the law and could definitely use him. Mike Wallace is a great deep threat but Hines Ward is pretty long in the tooth and will most likely retire in the next year or so. Randle El is also up there in age and wasn't the break out 3rd option they were hoping for this season, also there is no guarantee that Sanders or Brown will emerge as starting receivers. I'm sure Holmes would welcome the idea as he realizes he wasn't living within the standards set by the Rooney family and the Steelers' organization. It's all a matter of whether or not the Steelers would welcome him back. Personally I feel they could use him, Wallace is a great deep threat, but with Holmes' ability to run precise routes and make huge catches in the clutch they could have on of the best receiving cores in the league. What do you think?

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