Wallace thinks he’s lost “maybe just a step, a half a step” from those days, which were also his most effective days as a professional wideout. Two years with the Dolphins and a year with the Vikings saw Wallace making fewer plays down the field than he did in his Pittsburgh heyday, which explains why he’ll be on his third team in as many years when he puts on a Ravens uniform this fall.
While Wallace acknowledges his speed might not be what it once was, he’s not bearish on the rest of his game. Wallace believes he’s polished the rest of his game over the year and that the fruits of that labor will present themselves this season.
“I think I’ve gotten better, even though [the] numbers don’t say so,” Wallace said, via ESPN.com. “I think I’ll get better this year, and I’ll show some people I have a lot up my sleeve.”
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said “you can do anything” with Wallace, which suggests the team plans to give him a chance to show he can succeed as more than a deep threat. Based on their results through the air last season and Wallace’s production in Minnesota, that development would work out well for both team and player.
