stillers4me
01-14-2013, 05:09 PM
Sometimes it‘s not what a team executive says, it‘s what he doesn‘t say. Or as in the case of Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) president Art Rooney II, it‘s the message within the message.
During his annual postseason interview, Rooney emphasized that he felt everything was on track with the Steelers‘ offense until Ben Roethlisberger was injured nine games in. And that turnovers — too many by the Steelers, too few by opponents — haunted them in the five games they lost by three points.
(He‘s right; 22 of their 30 turnovers came during their eight losses.)
But Rooney seems as perplexed as anyone why a team with the Steelers‘ talent is sitting on the sideline in January. And while he didn‘t chastise Mike Tomlin — who signed a contract extension only last summer — it was obvious that as the coach‘s boss, he wasn‘t satisfied with the playing or the coaching.
Some of Rooney‘s more telling comments, and how they could be interpreted: ........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3281758-74/steelers-rooney-players#ixzz2Hzgimmnh
During his annual postseason interview, Rooney emphasized that he felt everything was on track with the Steelers‘ offense until Ben Roethlisberger was injured nine games in. And that turnovers — too many by the Steelers, too few by opponents — haunted them in the five games they lost by three points.
(He‘s right; 22 of their 30 turnovers came during their eight losses.)
But Rooney seems as perplexed as anyone why a team with the Steelers‘ talent is sitting on the sideline in January. And while he didn‘t chastise Mike Tomlin — who signed a contract extension only last summer — it was obvious that as the coach‘s boss, he wasn‘t satisfied with the playing or the coaching.
Some of Rooney‘s more telling comments, and how they could be interpreted: ........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3281758-74/steelers-rooney-players#ixzz2Hzgimmnh