Antonio Brown uses Twitter as a weapon against Ben Roethlisberger

[hawaiiansteeler]

Antonio Brown uses Twitter as a weapon against Ben Roethlisberger

Posted by Mike Florio on February 15, 2019

It may not have escalated quickly, but it definitely has escalated.

Steelers receiver Antonio Brown, whose primary beef in Pittsburgh seems to be directed at quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, has weaponized Brown’s Twitter account. Although Brown has said nothing about Roethlisberger on the official @AB84 account (yet), Brown has used the “like” button in a way that Ben surely won’t like.

At the top of Brown’s “likes” are a pair of tweets posted by the account named @KIP_Music. Both tweets refer to the past allegations of sexual assault against Roethlisberger.

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[86WARD]

More importantly:

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[st33lersguy]

Grow the fuck up AB. Let him rot in football purgatory like Bell did until some team gets desperate for a receiver and is willing to part with a 1st to get AB

[fansince'76]

Grow the fuck up AB. Let him rot in football purgatory like Bell did until some team gets desperate for a receiver and is willing to part with a 1st to get AB

Or a team that puts the cart before the horse and overpays for premium WR talent when it has a bunch of suck under center (Arizona)...

[Dwinsgames]

ya know ....

I wonder if the NY football Giants would be interested ...

Put AB across from OBJ ( AB would have a meltdown ) and with a QB unable to get the ball out in Eli ... this might be the perfect revenge for the Steelers Brass ....

[vader29]

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[Mojouw]

Nice to see Crash is still alive and doing fine.

[fansince'76]

Nice to see Crash is still alive and doing fine.

He hasn't tried sneaking back on here in a while now. I guess now that Haley's gone, there's no point. Railing against all things Haley (in his words Chubbs Peterson) was his entire post content. :chuckle:

[AtlantaDan]

Nice to see Crash is still alive and doing fine.

Good to know Crash is as insightful on legal matters in Georgia as he is on football :coffee:

[Shoes]

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Baghdad Art. :lol:

[BlackAndGold]

Get him off this fucking team.

[Born2Steel]

AB has to make it this way to get traded. Don't you see, he's playing all of you. This is just an act to fire up the social media generation. It's not what the Steelers do. AB has 3 more years with the Steelers. Unless the value is matched, he stays.

[GoSlash27]

So... Sports journalism these days is just repeating what people like/ share/ post on Twitter. Sounds like an easy job...

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"I follow people on Twitter and when they tweet something, I tell everyone what they said"
"So... this 'following', it's a special skill?"
"Well, no. Anyone can follow somebody on Twitter. I tell people what they said and what it means."
"So let me get this straight: You monitor these accounts, and then..."
"No. When you follow someone, you automatically get a notification."
"So if people follow somebody on Twitter, they won't know what they said? "
"Oh, Well... No. They'd know what they said."
(crickets)
"So I gotta ask: If people are interested in these tweets, why couldn't they just follow themselves?"
(Florio starts getting flustered and angry)
"Because then people who aren't following wouldn't know about it!"

/the sad state of 'Journalism'

[teegre]

For those of you who remember the SATs...

AB : Twitter :: crackhead : crackpipe

[Mojouw]

So... Sports journalism these days is just repeating what people like/ share/ post on Twitter. Sounds like an easy job...

https://pics.me.me/what-would-you-say-you-do-here-meme-com-9398416.png

"I follow people on Twitter and when they tweet something, I tell everyone what they said"
"So... this 'following', it's a special skill?"
"Well, no. Anyone can follow somebody on Twitter. I tell people what they said and what it means."
"So let me get this straight: You monitor these accounts, and then..."
"No. When you follow someone, you automatically get a notification."
"So if people follow somebody on Twitter, they won't know what they said? "
"Oh, Well... No. They'd know what they said."
(crickets)
"So I gotta ask: If people are interested in these tweets, why couldn't they just follow themselves?"
(Florio starts getting flustered and angry)
"Because then people who aren't following wouldn't know about it!"

/the sad state of 'Journalism'

Sounds about right. The internet gave a megaphone to stupid. At first we were all like "Haha! Look at stupid! It's so loud and thinks anyone cares!". Then we all got overwhelmed with the sheer amount and volume of media from every angle, all day, every day. At some point we all just figured "Screw it! This is too hard. I'll just listen to whoever is loudest or has the most followers.". We all totally forget to apply any critical thinking or context to any of this.

A guy Tweeted a thing! I must drop everything and REACT immediately to this with outrage/approval/irony/jaded resignation so that everyone else knows that I am a person who knows about things!

[DesertSteel]

A guy Tweeted a thing! I must drop everything and REACT immediately to this with outrage/approval/irony/jaded resignation so that everyone else knows that I am a person who knows about things!
Sometimes it's nothing more than an emoji lol....

[Mojouw]

Sometimes it's nothing more than an emoji lol....

:bananalama:

[stillers4me]

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[pczach]

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Respect???

You mean like every pass that isn't perfect and you start bitching on the field? Or maybe when you're open and he doesn't see you because you weren't the first read and he has large men chasing him and trying to inflict bodily harm....and you wave your hands, jump up and down, scream, throw shit, scream at coaches, push people away who try to talk to you.....oh......and completely show up your quarterback?

Is that respect AB?

[AtlantaDan]

Also took a jab at Tomlin during the Twitter Q&A today

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Probably no coincidence AB's comments today posted after the sit down with AJRII disclosed yesterday - that meeting is going to be a waste of time

[stillers4me]

AB went scorched earth today and I hope AR ruins his career.

[cold-hard-steel]

They're all dumb.Bunch of stupid heads.

[vasteeler]

Damn...just end the embarrassing bull shit already. I, at this point, don't care how. Just end it.

[Fire Goodell]

Wow this is getting pretty bad, you don't fire shots at your QB. Is there any going back from this?

He does realize that doing crap like this hurts your trade value, which is detrimental to his goal of wanting to get traded, right?

[Hawkman]

Wow 13 AB threads on the first page.

[hawaiiansteeler]

Good to know Crash is as insightful on legal matters in Georgia as he is on football :coffee:

Crash guaranteed we would win the Super Bowl if we only let Ben pass more. we had 345 rushes compared to 689 passing attempts last season, Crash couldn't be wrong could he?

[st33lersguy]

Ben AB is turning into t.o. Mcnabb if it hasn't already reached that level. Change my mind

[hawaiiansteeler]

Verified account
@gerrydulac

I see Antonio Brown still mad because Ben Roethlisberger made the offense run a play again after someone we know ran the wrong route in walk-thru practice. Yeah, shameful. How dare he.

https://twitter.com/gerrydulac

[DesertSteel]

Wow 13 AB threads on the first page.
Yeah we definitely need to start some Leveon threads!!!

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Good to know Crash is as insightful on legal matters in Georgia as he is on football :coffee:

Please don't mention that whack job. Seemed like every time he was mentioned here , he came back. Really was an energy draining poster that made every board he posted on a crappy place.

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Wow this is getting pretty bad, you don't fire shots at your QB. Is there any going back from this?

He does realize that doing crap like this hurts your trade value, which is detrimental to his goal of wanting to get traded, right?

Yeah, but didn't the QB fire shots at his WR's? Double standard....which is pretty much what started this entire situation anyways. Either way, in 5 years I will still be a Steeler fan and both of these clowns will likely be retired.

[43Hitman]

The QB can say what he wants IMO, he is the franchise. In all walks of life including our work life, there is a pecking order, so its best to get in order or you'll get pecked.

[NCSteeler]

AB went scorched earth today and I hope AR ruins his career.Yup

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[NCSteeler]

The QB can say what he wants IMO, he is the franchise. In all walks of life including our work life, there is a pecking order, so its best to get in order or you'll get pecked.This is the facts of Life for most of us. Sometimes ya gotta eat shit and smile, if you want to make bank

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[SteelMember]

What language on Google translate am i supposed to be using for these Twitters again... :huh:

My head hurts figuring out wtf they are even trying to say most of the time.

[stillers4me]

Basically they say seeya bye.

[Dwinsgames]

What language on Google translate am i supposed to be using for these Twitters again... :huh:

My head hurts figuring out wtf they are even trying to say most of the time.

its not the twitters ...

its AB he would flunk 3rd grade English

[Bluecoat96]

its not the twitters ...

its AB he would flunk 3rd grade EnglishFor sure! My 8 year old daughter can write way better than AB.

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[Fire Goodell]

Yeah, but didn't the QB fire shots at his WR's? Double standard....which is pretty much what started this entire situation anyways. Either way, in 5 years I will still be a Steeler fan and both of these clowns will likely be retired.

It is a double standard but QBs as far as heirarchy goes are one step below the coach (especially a franchise qb). Taking shots at the QB usually never ends well for the player who went on the offensive.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

It is a double standard but QBs as far as heirarchy goes are one step below the coach (especially a franchise qb). Taking shots at the QB usually never ends well for the player who went on the offensive.

Where is this "hierarchy" printed or spelled out? I would like to see how it is organized.

I'm just don't recall Jack Lambert, Mike Singletary, Ray Lewis, Joe Greene, Reggie White, Walter Payton, deferring to their QB, who would be one step below the coach on this hierarchical model that you mention.

[vasteeler]

Where is this "hierarchy" printed or spelled out? I would like to see how it is organized.

I'm just don't recall Jack Lambert, Mike Singletary, Ray Lewis, Joe Greene, Reggie White, Walter Payton, deferring to their QB, who would be one step below the coach on this hierarchical model that you mention.

I would bet it's that way with Brady, Brees and Manning. Hell, Aaron Rogers was above his coach.

[DesertSteel]

Where is this "hierarchy" printed or spelled out? I would like to see how it is organized.

I'm just don't recall Jack Lambert, Mike Singletary, Ray Lewis, Joe Greene, Reggie White, Walter Payton, deferring to their QB, who would be one step below the coach on this hierarchical model that you mention.
Out of all the guys you mentioned, only Lambert and Greene had a good QB - Bradshaw. And Noll didn’t like him so his leash was very short.

[Fire Goodell]

Where is this "hierarchy" printed or spelled out? I would like to see how it is organized.

I'm just don't recall Jack Lambert, Mike Singletary, Ray Lewis, Joe Greene, Reggie White, Walter Payton, deferring to their QB, who would be one step below the coach on this hierarchical model that you mention.

It doesn't need to be spelled out, you just have to pay attention to how things go. You could bet your ass if any player fired shots at a HoF caliber QB their ass would be off the team, or at the very least in the doghouse. Rules were different in the 70s when 20+% of your salary cap wasn't your franchise QB

[teegre]

Peter King is depleting that AB has used Twitter as a weapon... against himself. Reportedly, an “unnamed” GM stopped putting together a trade offer after reading AB’s tweets.

[NCSteeler]

Peter King is depleting that AB has used Twitter as a weapon... against himself. Reportedly, an “unnamed” GM stopped putting together a trade offer after reading AB’s tweets.I really think the guy has officially lost it. He's edging mental illness if he thinks he is doing anything to help himself

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[El-Gonzo Jackson]

It doesn't need to be spelled out, you just have to pay attention to how things go. You could bet your ass if any player fired shots at a HoF caliber QB their ass would be off the team, or at the very least in the doghouse. Rules were different in the 70s when 20+% of your salary cap wasn't your franchise QB

The point is that there IS NO formal hierarchy, but rather each locker room is a fluid situation. Guys like Reggie White could call out HOF Brett Favre, or Lambert -Bradshaw, Harry Carson-Phil Simms, etc. It just depends if the individuals can act as men and respect each other despite having differences.

When grown men cant disagree, but still respect each other as men....its called being insecure and childish. IMO, AB and Ben are both insecure children and Tomlin should have stepped in and been the adult to manage the situation.

[Fire Goodell]

The point is that there IS NO formal hierarchy, but rather each locker room is a fluid situation. Guys like Reggie White could call out HOF Brett Favre, or Lambert -Bradshaw, Harry Carson-Phil Simms, etc. It just depends if the individuals can act as men and respect each other despite having differences.

When grown men cant disagree, but still respect each other as men....its called being insecure and childish. IMO, AB and Ben are both insecure children and Tomlin should have stepped in and been the adult to manage the situation.

Well that's true. I don't see a player like Reggie White doing it in a classless way. AB is going about it the wrong way though, he's literally firing shots at everybody.

[Mojouw]

The point is that there IS NO formal hierarchy, but rather each locker room is a fluid situation. Guys like Reggie White could call out HOF Brett Favre, or Lambert -Bradshaw, Harry Carson-Phil Simms, etc. It just depends if the individuals can act as men and respect each other despite having differences.

When grown men cant disagree, but still respect each other as men....its called being insecure and childish. IMO, AB and Ben are both insecure children and Tomlin should have stepped in and been the adult to manage the situation.

Most of your examples are from before the money got looney tunes and the cap structure limited how many guys on a roster could get paid.

That's what this is about. AB gets paid less than Ben. Yet he feels he works harder than Ben. Ben makes visible mistakes and seems to not suffer serious consequences to AB. AB feels that he makes less on-field mistakes, but is asked to work harder than Ben.

This stuff may not be real and may be mostly an invention of AB's ego -- but it is real to him and he is a fool if thinks there is any NFL locker room where the 20-30 million dollar a year HOF caliber QB isn't running the show.

Heck, most of Jacksonville's roster thinks Bortles gets special treatment and that guy stinks -- but he is a QB.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Most of your examples are from before the money got looney tunes and the cap structure limited how many guys on a roster could get paid.

That's what this is about. AB gets paid less than Ben. Yet he feels he works harder than Ben. Ben makes visible mistakes and seems to not suffer serious consequences to AB. AB feels that he makes less on-field mistakes, but is asked to work harder than Ben.

This stuff may not be real and may be mostly an invention of AB's ego -- but it is real to him and he is a fool if thinks there is any NFL locker room where the 20-30 million dollar a year HOF caliber QB isn't running the show.

Heck, most of Jacksonville's roster thinks Bortles gets special treatment and that guy stinks -- but he is a QB.

Sure, we can spin this as its about money and not respect of teammates and men, but I think that journeymen O linemen, D linemen can interact with Diva WR's and QB's easily by being men and respecting each other.

I have a hard time thinking that Troy Aikman would have said in the media, that Michael Irvin needed to run a better route rather than he did, which ended up in an iNT....or that he should have thrown the football to Alvin Harper 3 times in a row on the goal line, instead of Irvin. I also have a hard time thinking Irvin would sit out the final game of the season the way AB did. Should be about respect and responsibility, rather than rights that guys feel entitled to.

[Mojouw]

Sure, we can spin this as its about money and not respect of teammates and men, but I think that journeymen O linemen, D linemen can interact with Diva WR's and QB's easily by being men and respecting each other.

I have a hard time thinking that Troy Aikman would have said in the media, that Michael Irvin needed to run a better route rather than he did, which ended up in an iNT....or that he should have thrown the football to Alvin Harper 3 times in a row on the goal line, instead of Irvin. I also have a hard time thinking Irvin would sit out the final game of the season the way AB did. Should be about respect and responsibility, rather than rights that guys feel entitled to.

Maybe. Maybe not. I suspect Irvin was too high most of the time to give a crap. But I digress...

My original point that there are zero teams in the 2019 NFL that have a HOF caliber QB on a post rookie deal where if you make the coaching staff, front office, and ownership choose between you and the QB where the QB doesn't get chosen in 0.1 seconds. Why AB doesn't or can't recognize that is hard for me to wrap my head around.

Everything I have ever read about modern pro sports locker rooms says that $$$ determines almost everything. Just like any "culture" there is going to be a hierarchy and I suspect that a journeyman player goes out of their way to limit their interactions with the high $$$ players and even if they don't agree with them, they just smile and say "great".

[hawaiiansteeler]

I really think the guy has officially lost it. He's edging mental illness if he thinks he is doing anything to help himself


might need to change his abbreviation from AB to AC:

Ass Clown
Antonio Cancer
Antonio Crazy
Antonio CTE

[Fire Goodell]

Sure, we can spin this as its about money and not respect of teammates and men, but I think that journeymen O linemen, D linemen can interact with Diva WR's and QB's easily by being men and respecting each other.

I have a hard time thinking that Troy Aikman would have said in the media, that Michael Irvin needed to run a better route rather than he did, which ended up in an iNT....or that he should have thrown the football to Alvin Harper 3 times in a row on the goal line, instead of Irvin. I also have a hard time thinking Irvin would sit out the final game of the season the way AB did. Should be about respect and responsibility, rather than rights that guys feel entitled to.

I understand what you're saying and don't necessarily disagree with you, but I think the point I was trying to make is it's a QB biased league any way you put it, and I don't see it changing any time soon. Franchise QB's eat up the biggest portion of the salary cap, so the team all the way up to the GM is the most invested in that one guy. People want to usually protect their big investments.

It's going to be that way until another position or all-world player proves to be more valuable than the QB. As great as AB is, that's not him. Quarterback is that one position where you can turn a losing team into an instant contender, or a fringe playoff team into a championship squad. If there's a squabble between a franchise level QB and any player, you can always bet that the management will side with the QB. AB is fighting a battle he can't win, and won't win. Sure, Ben was wrong to call out AB running the wrong route, but he's the QB. That's just how it goes.

[AtlantaDan]

I understand what you're saying and don't necessarily disagree with you, but I think the point I was trying to make is it's a QB biased league any way you put it, and I don't see it changing any time soon. Franchise QB's eat up the biggest portion of the salary cap, so the team all the way up to the GM is the most invested in that one guy. People want to usually protect their big investments.

It's going to be that way until another position or all-world player proves to be more valuable than the QB. As great as AB is, that's not him. Quarterback is that one position where you can turn a losing team into an instant contender, or a fringe playoff team into a championship squad. If there's a squabble between a franchise level QB and any player, you can always bet that the management will side with the QB. AB is fighting a battle he can't win, and won't win. Sure, Ben was wrong to call out AB running the wrong route, but he's the QB. That's just how it goes.

Yep - it’s a copycat league and by far the most successful franchise since 2001 is perceived as having a great head coach, a HOF QB, and other interchangeable parts

Until another model overtakes the Patriots the way to sustained success is regarded as putting your chips on the QB position with a consequent impact on the salary cap. If that leads to the owner trading the QB’s heir apparent over the objection of the most successful coach in NFL history that is how the current day NFL food chain is set up.

If today’s salary cap NFL tied up so many cap $$ on the franchise QB back in the early 90s doubtful the 49ers could have simply told Joe Montana thanks for the memories but it is Steve Young’s turn now so time to say goodbye

[86WARD]

AB has 74 TDs all came on the arm of
Ben. There are very few places where he’s gonna see that again. Lol

[Dwinsgames]

AB has 74 TDs all came on the arm of
Ben. There is no place he will ever see that kind of production again . Lol

fixed it for you ....

took AB a decade ( nearly ) to achieve 74 TD's ..... he doesn't have a decade left and his abilities will be on the decline from here on out and never again on the rise