Steelers receiver Antonio Brown says coach Mike Tomlin was right to bench him

[stillers4me]

Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who leads the National Football League in receptions, said today Coach Mike Tomlin made the right decision benching him for the final series Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Brown said he was benched because a miscommunication between him and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger resulted in an interception that led to the Patriots final touchdown in a 55-31 Steelers loss......................

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/11/06/Steeleras-receiver-Antonio-Brown-says-coach-Mike-Tomlin-was-right-to-bench-him/stories/201311060154#ixzz2juXFGcZR

[zulater]

Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who leads the National Football League in receptions, said today Coach Mike Tomlin made the right decision benching him for the final series Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Brown said he was benched because a miscommunication between him and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger resulted in an interception that led to the Patriots final touchdown in a 55-31 Steelers loss......................

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/11/06/Steeleras-receiver-Antonio-Brown-says-coach-Mike-Tomlin-was-right-to-bench-him/stories/201311060154#ixzz2juXFGcZR

By that standard Tomlin should have gone up into the stands to find people to put in uniform for the last defensive series we played.

[GoSlash27]

“quality execution from an assignment standpoint”
This is why I loathe BA majors.

[steeldawg]

seems a bit silly but I give up trying to figure tomlin out.

[tube517]

Still don't understand leaving Ben (or for that matter, any starters) in there. Just a stupid move.

[Shoes]

Still don't understand leaving Ben (or for that matter, any starters) in there. Just a stupid move.

Well, read this if you dare. I read it three times and still can't believe it. Boy Howdy, Labriola is a real cream puff. There is nothing rotten in the state of Denmark, but there is in Pittsburgh!


"He (Tomlin) would be quitting by pulling a player who has quarterbacked the team to three Super Bowls and won two. He would be quitting by pulling the quarterback who owns virtually every single significant passing record in franchise history when the team is in a situation of having to throw the ball to catch up. He would be quitting because the coach’s job is to play every game to win, and Bruce Gradkowskihttp://prod.www.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://prod.www.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/team/roster/bruce-gradkowski/4824ad25-e658-4fdc-b974-1b151272e355/) simply does not give the team a better chance to win than Ben Roethlisberger, whose performance had not been so below-the-line as to be compromising that effort.

Pulling the franchise quarterback is a message from the coach to the rest of the team that he has given up, and if the argument is that it’s to protect the quarterback from injury in a lopsided game, well, who else deserves protection? What message does a coach send when his team is playing a game that counts in the standings and some guys are “protected” while the rest are left to fend for themselves?

Pulling the franchise quarterback in that situation is an example of the coach quitting. And if the coach quits, how can he expect the players to be any different?"

http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Labriola-on-quitting/44f95734-7594-4cba-addb-f3893e413dab

Somehow, I get a strong gut feeling that the Rooney's won't agree with this or Tomlin.

[ALLD]

They should have just handed the ball off to Dwyer to run the clock out.

[tube517]

Well, read this if you dare. I read it three times and still can't believe it. Boy Howdy, Labriola is a real cream puff. There is nothing rotten in the state of Denmark, but there is in Pittsburgh!


"He (Tomlin) would be quitting by pulling a player who has quarterbacked the team to three Super Bowls and won two. He would be quitting by pulling the quarterback who owns virtually every single significant passing record in franchise history when the team is in a situation of having to throw the ball to catch up. He would be quitting because the coach’s job is to play every game to win, and Bruce Gradkowskihttp://prod.www.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://prod.www.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/team/roster/bruce-gradkowski/4824ad25-e658-4fdc-b974-1b151272e355/) simply does not give the team a better chance to win than Ben Roethlisberger, whose performance had not been so below-the-line as to be compromising that effort.

Pulling the franchise quarterback is a message from the coach to the rest of the team that he has given up, and if the argument is that it’s to protect the quarterback from injury in a lopsided game, well, who else deserves protection? What message does a coach send when his team is playing a game that counts in the standings and some guys are “protected” while the rest are left to fend for themselves?

Pulling the franchise quarterback in that situation is an example of the coach quitting. And if the coach quits, how can he expect the players to be any different?"

http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Labriola-on-quitting/44f95734-7594-4cba-addb-f3893e413dab

Somehow, I get a strong gut feeling that the Rooney's won't agree with this or Tomlin.

I read that and it doesn't sway me one bit.