Wallace benched during game

[ArtieChokePhin]

For arguing with a coach.  Philbin has lost the locker room but Ross insists on bringing him back

[MikeO]

Odrick yells at the head coach a few weeks back in the middle of the game, nothing happens. Wallace yells at an assistant and he gets benched. Makes no friggin sense. This is why Philbin is clueless and in over his head

[EDGECRUSHER]

0 catches.

Glad he turned the locker room around. Before, we sent rude text messages and quit on the coach in December. Thank God, those days are behind us. No longer will we have players suspended for steroids and drugs and fighting the police and get arrested in night clubs. We also play our best football in December now. St. Philbin has delivered us from evil.

[MikeO]

players yell at coaches all the time. If the skin is so thin that we are now going to bench those guys then this franchise has no shot. It's a passionate game and players get heated at times. Can't bench them when they come off the field yelling cause they are trying to win

[EDGECRUSHER]

After Clay's TD, Wallace walked over to Philbin ans told him he didn't want to play in the game anymore. He sat on the bench alone the rest of the game. His teammates were furious at him. No reason why has been listed yet, but he only had one target before he quit, so sounds like Diva bullshit.

He is owed $9.9 Million in salary and bonuses next season. So, I think he played his last game in Miami. Not saying the team won't feel the loss of his production, but he isn't good enough for this attitude and we aren't good enough to put up with it.

[MaybeNextYear?]

After Clay's TD, Wallace walked over to Philbin ans told him he didn't want to play in the game anymore. He sat on the bench alone the rest of the game. His teammates were furious at him. No reason why has been listed yet, but he only had one target before he quit, so sounds like Diva bullshit.

He is owed $9.9 Million in salary and bonuses next season. So, I think he played his last game in Miami. Not saying the team won't feel the loss of his production, but he isn't good enough for this attitude and we aren't good enough to put up with it.

What a joke. Ted Ginn and all his dropped passes don't seem that bad by comparison to this jerk. Another swing-and-a-miss by the Dolphins in their hopes of signing a franchise receiver. There's a reason why other teams were more than willing to part with the likes of Wallace and Brandon Marshall. They're not team players. And I can understand frustration with not being targeted. But grow up. And maybe get open more. That's the best way to get targeted.

[EDGECRUSHER]

"Something wrong: Wallace ends season on bench. Tannehill ends season on ground. Dolphins end season with loss. Philbin ends season with job."- Jeff Darlington, NFL Network

[CF DolFan]

I thought there had to be more to the Wallace story and apparently there is. He is known for pitching fits and for "threatening" not to play when he doesn't get the ball. Well, Philbin had had enough and sat him after he did it. It was a meaningless game in the whole scheme of things so really ... it was the best time for an attitude adjustment. I am also willing to bet it had been discussed previously amongst management considering the amount of word coming out and how many knew about Wallace's diva issues.

[Dolphster]

I agree that this is something that has been brewing with Wallace for some time.  Even as a casual observer, it is pretty obvious that he puts in effort "when he feels like it" and takes a lot of plays off, doesn't finish routes, doesn't come back to the ball, etc. 

[CF DolFan]

It sounds like many players are pissed at Wallace too. WR have to be selfish to a certain extent as that's what helps them to push to be the best. The issue comes with being a diva and keeping it into perspective without being a distraction.

[Dolphster]

Wanting the ball is good.  Part of being an elite athlete is always wanting to be the guy who gets the chance to make the big play.  But being an asshole and a distraction and putting yourself above the success of the team is not good. 

[Dave Gray]

On the radio, they were describing this as Wallace refusing to play in the 2nd half, rather than getting benched.  I'm sure the story will come out.

[MikeO]

On the radio, they were describing this as Wallace refusing to play in the 2nd half, rather than getting benched.  I'm sure the story will come out.

I have heard multiple stories so I'm not sure what is true yet either. I have heard he was fighting with an assistant and got benched, I heard he refused to go out there and play, I heard he said something to Philbin and was benched....the real story has yet to come out. And maybe never will.

[MaybeNextYear?]

Here's a great Mike Wallace shirt (made by a Steelers fan) that sums him up perfectly:

[MikeO]

The $60 mill number is wrong but I get the point. You can make that shirt about a lot of athletes too being crybabies . And some on the Steelers