Bruce Arians says return to Pittsburgh “just another game”

[polamalubeast]

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Thursday that it is going to be tough to go back to Heinz Field in October, but insists that is only because they’ll have to face “a really good football team” and not because of the way his tenure on Pittsburgh’s coaching staff came to an end.

Arians spent eight years as an assistant with the Steelers, winning two Super Bowl rings and spending the last five years of his stint as the team’s offensive coordinator. His departure was originally announced as a retirement, but it wasn’t long before Arians admitted the team didn’t ask him back.

Arians has spent the last three years making clear his retirement would have been quite premature as he’s won Coach of the Year with both the Colts and Cardinals, which may be why he says there’s no extra motivation to do well on October 18 in Pittsburgh.

“It’s just another game,” Arians said, via ESPN.com. “It really is. It’s been so long now.”

The Steelers game will come a week after the Cardinals play in Detroit, a setup Arians confirms the Cardinals asked for so that they could stay in the Eastern Time Zone for both games rather than make extra flights across the country. Making sure all runs smoothly away from team headquarters should keep Arians busy enough to avoid adding any extra significance to the Pittsburgh trip down the line.




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[ALLD]

If Brucey would have spent the energy he did with the Colts and the Cards with creating better schemes he would still be with the Steelers. It was obviously better for both parties and the Rooney's could have handled it better. He is a good coach if he puts his mind to it and doesn't fall into making players his buddy, trap.

[86WARD]

*cough* BULLSHIT *cough*

[tube517]

Yeah, whatever, Bruce.

[hawaiiansteeler]

[Lady Steel]

Ben better not give any of our secrets away when they're golfin'.

[hawaiiansteeler]

Ben better not give any of our secrets away when they're golfin'.

[Edman]

The dude sucked as an OC in Pittsburgh. He was able to hang on for so long because Lebeau's Defense was lights out enough to cover for his fuckups and Ben's improvisation game was at it's peak. The Steelers went 55-25 from 2007-2011, but let me tell you something, it wasn't because of him.

When the Defense was having a bad day, our Offense was just not good enough to keep up. The Defense had to hold teams to 20 points or less, or the team was fucked.

If the Steelers Offense exploded for 30 points or more, it was once in a blue moon, and like a mirage, the offensive outburst was gone before we knew it.

The Steelers Offensive Line was terrible, and Brucey would never devise any scheme to minimize the pressure to improve it.

[polamalubeast]

The dude sucked as an OC in Pittsburgh. He was able to hang on for so long because Lebeau's Defense was lights out enough to cover for his fuckups and Ben's improvisation game was at it's peak. The Steelers went 55-25 from 2007-2011, but let me tell you something, it wasn't because of him.

When the Defense was having a bad day, our Offense was just not good enough to keep up. The Defense had to hold teams to 20 points or less, or the team was fucked.

If the Steelers Offense exploded for 30 points or more, it was once in a blue moon, and like a mirage, the offensive outburst was gone before we knew it.

The Steelers Offensive Line was terrible, and Brucey would never devise any scheme to minimize the pressure to improve it.

This is normal since the steelers spend more money on defense than on offense...Just have to look in 2011,5 of the 6 best paid players on the team were in defense (Woodley, Polamalu, Harrison,Taylor and Timmons)

[one side only]

It will be just another game in which BA gets his QB killed. Arians has to hold some kind record for his own quarterback sacks, hits & hurries.

[fansince'76]

It will be just another game in which BA gets his QB killed.

Not lately with this defense. Hoping that starts to change.