The Steelers announced the addition of Jerricho Cotchery to the roster today. Cotchery is a seven year NFL veteran who immediately becomes the tallest wide receiver on the team. Cotchery had stated his desire to land in the best situation for him, which many assumed would mean the chance to start. He turned down the chance to play in Baltimore, instead opting for the Steelers.
Many assume he will be the fourth/fifth option on this team behind Hines Ward, Mike Wallace, and Emmanuel Sanders/Antonio Brown. Why would he pick the Steelers over the Ravens?
I think the answer lies in who is throwing the passes. For all the hype about Joe Flacco, I don't think he is anywhere near as strong of a leader as Ben Roethlisberger. Perhaps Cotchery knows more about the injury situation than many of us do. There are questions about Sanders and Ward and their respective injuries.
Regardless, I like the signing as I am fairly certain Cotchery will come with a much lower price tag than Plaxico Burress, Braylon Edwards, Randy Moss, or Derrick Mason.
This fills a need at a value price, exactly the kind of signing the Steelers are known for.
Who knows...the Steelers sure hit it big when they signed another former Jet, James Farrior.
More importantly, what does this mean for the future of Limas Sweed, Tyler Grisham and Arnaz Battle? Grisham has been getting some good reps in practice, and high praise from Roethlisberger, but that only goes so far. Sweed was always the guy with huge potential but suffers from a severe lack of focus. Battle of course is a special teams standout, but that's usually code word for "Not good enough otherwise."
It'll be interesting to see how this battle develops.
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