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Smith-Schuster was trying to find some middle ground between being appreciative for Antonio Brown’s influence while also acknowledging things should be considerably calmer for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. The prolific but petulant Brown now is catching passes in Oakland following a high-profile divorce that included Brown taking thinly veiled public shots at Smith-Schuster.“The chemistry is on point Will Harris Jersey ,” Smith-Schuster said Wednesday. “Everyone is on the same page. Everyone is communicating. There’s really no — how do you say? — drama in our locker room.”At least not the kind Brown manufactured with regularity during his final two seasons in Pittsburgh, ones that coincided with Smith-Schuster’s ascent from the youngest player in the NFL to first-time Pro Bowler. Brown’s influence played a major role in Smith-Schuster’s rapid development, lessons Smith-Schuster will hold close now that he’s the longest-tenured wide receiver in the room.“I think everyone picked it up, not only us as receivers but everybody on the team,” Smith-Schuster said. “They all see how AB worked. They seen how he came out here every day and he just ran hard, 100 percent.”It’s all the other stuff — from Brown’s occasional social media meltdowns to his hot/cold relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger — that Smith-Schuster and the Steelers want to avoid going forward. Replacing Brown’s production on the field will be almost impossible. He’s the only player in NFL history to have six straight seasons with at least 100 receptions.Yet Smith-Schuster is optimistic the group Brown left behind — one that includes second-year man James Washington, free agent signee Donte Moncrief, and third-round pick Diontae Johnson to go with Eli Rogers and Ryan Switzer — can still be effective. Oh, and do it quietly.“There’s so much motivation for everyone,” Smith-Schuster said. “You think about last year, having AB and Le’Veon (Bell) and this year not having those two guys, two great players. I think for this year we’ve got guys like Moncrief http://www.lionscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-austin-bryant-jersey , James Conner, it’s his time now. It’s always been his time. We always want to rock with what we got in the locker room, so at the end of the day, whoever is in that huddle, 11 man, that’s what we’re going to rock with.”Every band, however, needs a lead singer. With Brown gone, the gig now falls to Smith-Schuster. While stressing offensive production is a “collective” of all 11 players on the field, he’s also well aware the spotlight is on him following a season in which he caught 111 passes for 1,426 yards.“He’s going to have an awesome challenge ahead of him for this year and I think he’s ready for it,” Roethlisberger said.Smith-Schuster doesn’t have much of a choice. He believes he’s prepared for the spotlight and doesn’t think his age — at 22 and heading into his third pro season Rock Ya-Sin Jersey , he’s still the youngest receiver on the roster, born a few months after Johnson — will be an issue.“Being a young guy in a room, being 22, I feel like a French bulldog, you know, just barking at everybody,” he said. “At the same time, they’ve got dogs too, so they can bark. I like that role.”It’s one Smith-Schuster is intent on filling in his own way. Where Brown became increasingly adversarial and closed off during his tenure in Pittsburgh, Smith-Schuster is a giddy livewire.For proof look no further than his rollicking Instagram account , one he doesn’t use to vent his frustrations — a Brown staple — but rather highlight his “YOLO” (You Only Live Once) philosophy. If he’s not shooting selfie videos of him dancing in his car, he’s hosting a water balloon fight http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-ben-banogu-jersey , walking his dog Boujee, or looking for someone to play Fortnite with.His free-spirited touchdown celebrations made him an instant fan favorite when he broke into the league in 2018. But Smith-Schuster stressed he won’t let the rise of his own stardom get in the way of the bigger picture. He has no plans to get caught up in trying to match whatever numbers Brown puts up in Oakland this fall. Yes, gaudy statistics are nice. They’re also not the point.“I’m looking at mine, my own team, how we do and how we win,” he said. “I’m fine. I would take five catches for 30 yards and win the game than have 10 catches, two touchdowns. It’s not really about myself at the end of the day. It’s about the Super Bowl.”That’s a destination the Steelers believe remains within reach even with Brown on the opposite coast. Replacing him will be a group effort, one now led by a chatty, amicable and confident third-year pro who is intent on making sure his ego doesn’t get in the way.“There’s no need for me to go out of my way and yell at the guys,” he said. “We’re all adults here. We all know what’s right from wrong and everyone just works. Everyone has a voice in a room. It’s not just mine.” Why is it that the careers of beloved athletes seem to end overnight while the rotten ones remain stuck in our craws for an eternity? It’s an age old question that the world’s greatest minds have yet to figure out, though a few early leads have said it’s just one perspective and people have to get over themselves. Until common knowledge does justify this so-called “perspective,” it’s important for fans to vent about those players who should never go Parris Campbell Jersey , and those who can’t find the exit soon enough.It’s a not a phenomenon isolated to one sport. In baseball guys like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera could’ve stayed on the Yankees for ages, but A-Rod? He should’ve skipped town after getting swept in the 2012 ALCS. Basketball fans know all too well how irritating Kevin Garnett can be or how haphazard Metta World Peace is on and off the court. Kobe Bryant, on the other hand, would’ve never left the game if it was up to fans, even with his broken body. Though out of all the headcases and game-time heroes in professional sports, it’s the NFL players that stick with us the most.That’s why we’re taking counting down the seven NFL players who need to grace our TV sets forever and the eight guys who need to go become hermits in the woods. Joking aside, let’s get to the list.