stillers4me
11-09-2014, 08:49 AM
Remember when the Bruce Arians era ended, ever so awkwardly, and Steelers president Art Rooney II made headlines by saying the running game needed an upgrade and Ben Roethlisberger needed to "tweak" his playing style?
Remember the flak Rooney caught, even as the masses cheered Arians' departure?
By the time his words were pressed through the fan and media grinders (I am as guilty as anyone), they looked like this: "Rooney: Steelers Must Return to 1973."
So much emphasis was placed on Rooney's role in the Arians ouster, his alleged running-game obsession and his Ben-meddling that many of us missed the money quote.
We missed the actual plan.....................
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/7084244-74/ben-roethlisberger-rooney#ixzz3IaCf1OSr
Remember the flak Rooney caught, even as the masses cheered Arians' departure?
By the time his words were pressed through the fan and media grinders (I am as guilty as anyone), they looked like this: "Rooney: Steelers Must Return to 1973."
So much emphasis was placed on Rooney's role in the Arians ouster, his alleged running-game obsession and his Ben-meddling that many of us missed the money quote.
We missed the actual plan.....................
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/7084244-74/ben-roethlisberger-rooney#ixzz3IaCf1OSr