The Pittsburgh Steelers finally have a 1-2 punch at receiver after trading for Michael Pittman Jr. on Monday. If Aaron Rodgers decides on coming back to wear black and gold for another season, he figures to have a better pass-catching arsenal at his disposal.
Greg Jennings , who played with Rodgers on the Green Bay Packers from 2006-12, isn't sold on that thought.
"I don't think they're dangerous at all," Jennings said Tuesday on FS1's "First Things First OT." "I don't like the combo of Michael Pittman Jr. and DK Metcalf . When you look at, if Aaron Rodgers is your quarterback, and knowing he has to get the ball out of his hands right away, Michael Pittman Jr. is not a YAC guy — meaning get the ball in his hands quick and then he makes something happen.
"DK can do it, because he plays bully ball, he can beat you up at the line. Neither one of them are great releasing off the line of scrimmage."
Jennings believes the Steelers have always evaluated the receiver position well, naming Santonio Holmes , Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders as examples.
"Those types of receivers that can do everything, that (have) the speed, that can run the complete route tree, that if you ask them to catch and go with the ball, they can do all of those things," Jennings said. "I just don't see that with the acquisition of Michael Pittman. He provides you something, but I don't see the value in how it can directly impact and (help) the problems that they had last year."
Metcalf led the Steelers with 850 receiving yards and six touchdown catches last season. Behind him, no Pittsburgh wideout had more than 375 receiving yards. Pittman took a backseat to Alec Pierce in the Indianapolis Colts ' attack last season before being shipped to the Steel City.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Former Aaron Rodgers Teammate Casts Doubt on Steelers New WR Tandem
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