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    The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of Antonio Brown's new helmet saga and his offseason in Oakland

    Pittsburgh's ability to locate wide receiver talent in all rounds of the NFL draft will ease the loss of Brown right away

    by Bryan DeArdo

    Antonio Brown was traded for third and fifth-round draft picks back in March. At that time, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that traded Brown to the Oakland Raiders, took considerable heat for trading Brown to Oakland without getting a first or second-round pick in return.

    Less than a half a year later, you wonder what the Steelers would get if the trade to trade Brown now, in wake of Brown's recent saga that has seen him threaten to retire over whether or not he will be allowed to wear his old helmet in 2019. It's safe to say that they wouldn't get close to what the Raiders gave them in March for the rights to Brown, who continues to be at the center of drama and controversy despite getting a fresh start in Oakland and again becoming the NFL's highest-paid receiver.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    AB is crazy but he’s not THAT crazy.

    He’s now saying he’ll play this season despite losing the helmet decision in arbitration.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    I was not upset when the steelers traded Brown in March, since the steelers had way too much drama with Brown since last year and the steelers had enough ... It was time to end the circus

    I was way more upset by the time the steelers traded Santonio Holmes in 2010 for a 5th round pick.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    What did Bell do to make the locker room toxic. It’s hard to put him on the same level as Brown.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    What did Bell do to make the locker room toxic. It’s hard to put him on the same level as Brown.
    Brown is of course in another level, but for Bell, far too much controversy with him in the last years too, not just because of his contract situation, but his suspensions, his tweets that are sometimes controversy,talk about his contract situation before a playoffs game (I know it was a journalist who had asked this question, but Bell should have said like all players in this situation that I am focused only on our playoff game right now) and several other things.

    Maybe it was not all in the locker room but it was a still headache for the team.

    But yes Brown is in another level.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Brown is of course in another level, but for Bell, far too much controversy with him in the last years too, not just because of his contract situation, but his suspensions, his tweets that are sometimes controversy,talk about his contract situation before a playoffs game (I know it was a journalist who had asked this question, but Bell should have said like all players in this situation that I am focused only on our playoff game right now) and several other things.

    Maybe it was not all in the locker room but it was a still headache for the team.

    But yes Brown is in another level.
    I’m not convinced that he was a locker room distraction though. No one calls Jalen Ramsey a locker room distraction and he’s just as bad with his mouth on Twitter. Bell turned out to be an idiot...from beginning to end. But he was a good teammate from what some of the insiders say...he just, clearly, wasnt smart...caught with weed (at the time everyone blamed that on Blount - now that agenda has changed), he missed his drug test, contract holdouts...that’s all just “stupid” shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    I’m not convinced that he was a locker room distraction though. No one calls Jalen Ramsey a locker room distraction and he’s just as bad with his mouth on Twitter. Bell turned out to be an idiot...from beginning to end. But he was a good teammate from what some of the insiders say...he just, clearly, wasnt smart...caught with weed (at the time everyone blamed that on Blount - now that agenda has changed), he missed his drug test, contract holdouts...that’s all just “stupid” shit.
    For the situation with Blount in 2014, both deserve the blame for that.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    I’m not convinced that he was a locker room distraction though. No one calls Jalen Ramsey a locker room distraction and he’s just as bad with his mouth on Twitter. Bell turned out to be an idiot...from beginning to end. But he was a good teammate from what some of the insiders say...he just, clearly, wasnt smart...caught with weed (at the time everyone blamed that on Blount - now that agenda has changed), he missed his drug test, contract holdouts...that’s all just “stupid” shit.
    Nah that hasn't changed, I still think Blount was a huge influence on Bell early on and most likely still is. Blount was by far and away the worst off season pick up we have ever had.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Makes that CTE theory sound pretty legit.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    think the Raiders will ever trade with us again?

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

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    think the Raiders will ever trade with us again?
    This past weekend, Benjamin Allbright was tweeting about that. His sources inside of the Raiders organization said that they’d never make another deal with Kevin Colbert.

    Really. No joke.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

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    This past weekend, Benjamin Allbright was tweeting about that. His sources inside of the Raiders organization said that they’d never make another deal with Kevin Colbert.

    Really. No joke.
    Why, it's not like we fleeced them for high picks. Both sides got what they deserve. Remember AB hasn't played a down yet, he could be just fine once the season starts.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

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    Why, it's not like we fleeced them for high picks. Both sides got what they deserve. Remember AB hasn't played a down yet, he could be just fine once the season starts.
    The Steelers had also traded Martavis Bryant for a 3rd round pick during the draft last year...Martavis had under 300 yards and a another drug suspension last years in his only year with the Raiders...He was also cut by the Raiders before resigning with them after week 1 .... Martavis is right now suspended and he is a free agent right now too.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    The DECISION to get rid of him may have been a good one.

    The DEAL was not.

    "Hey, I see you have THREE first-round picks this year? Can we have a second-rounder?"
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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by steelreserve View Post
    The DECISION to get rid of him may have been a good one.

    The DEAL was not.

    "Hey, I see you have THREE first-round picks this year? Can we have a second-rounder?"
    The deal was not too good, but at the same time Colbert had very little power in this situation, since not many team was interested in Brown because of the circus he brings to a team right now

    It was the time to move on for the steelers and yes I was disappointed with the return the steelers had for Brown, but I was not upset because of the situation ... I was way more upset when the Steelers had traded Santonio Holmes for a 5th round pick to a contender at this time.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Yeah maybe the deal was not great for the Steelers but, it was time to move Brown. Plus for a long time the Steelers hid the Brown issues.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by steel striker View Post
    Yeah maybe the deal was not great for the Steelers but, it was time to move Brown. Plus for a long time the Steelers hid the Brown issues.
    I think with hindsight, the steelers would have traded Brown after the 2016 season, but of course it's very easy to say that now but I know that Joe Greene would have done that!

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Bill Cowher On Antonio Brown: ‘He Does Sometimes Create Headlines That Can Be Disruptive To A Football Team’

    “I think the biggest thing is to get himself ready to play the game,” said The NFL Today analyst Bill Cowher in an interview with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith at NFL on CBS Media Day. “He is a very talented receiver, but he does sometimes create headlines that can be disruptive to a football team. For him, as he gets through this, find a helmet that is going to fit. Find a helmet that is going to pass all of the regulatory elements that need to be there. Make sure your feet are okay and get ready to play. “But, I think when it’s all said and done and Week 1 gets here, he’ll be lined up ready to go in his Raider uniform.”

    read more

    https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019...kland-raiders/

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Tomlin foretold all of this in a press conference shortly after the Facebook Live shenanigans. He basically said that any team would put up with crap up to a point. Then they wouldn't. Weird. That is exactly what happened.

    I don't think that Colbert and the Steelers engaged in any 5 dimensional chess here. They just had a line. AB crossed it. He got sent packing.

    The fact that he is now apparently well off the rails, well that is just kinda gravy.

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    I wonder if any of this has changed peoples thoughts about Tomlin as a coach. To think that he has guided this team through a ton of landmines and only had a few of them blow up on him . . . fewer than almost any other coach, it has to say something good about his leadership.

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    I wonder if any of this has changed peoples thoughts about Tomlin as a coach. To think that he has guided this team through a ton of landmines and only had a few of them blow up on him . . . fewer than almost any other coach, it has to say something good about his leadership.


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    The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by Craic View Post
    I wonder if any of this has changed peoples thoughts about Tomlin as a coach. To think that he has guided this team through a ton of landmines and only had a few of them blow up on him . . . fewer than almost any other coach, it has to say something good about his leadership.

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    I wonder if any of this has changed peoples thoughts about Tomlin as a coach. To think that he has guided this team through a ton of landmines and only had a few of them blow up on him . . . fewer than almost any other coach, it has to say something good about his leadership.
    I’ve always liked Tomlin. There times where I question his train of thought and want to strangle him. After seeing all this, I can only imagine what went on behind closed doors...it was a shit show for one season...I can’t imagine what it was during the whole time AB was here and what didn’t make it to the media...I have mad respeck for that.

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    Re: The Steelers' decision is looking even better in wake of AB's new helmet saga and offseason in Oakland

    Quote Originally Posted by Craic View Post
    I wonder if any of this has changed peoples thoughts about Tomlin as a coach. To think that he has guided this team through a ton of landmines and only had a few of them blow up on him . . . fewer than almost any other coach, it has to say something good about his leadership.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I wonder if any of this has changed peoples thoughts about Tomlin as a coach. To think that he has guided this team through a ton of landmines and only had a few of them blow up on him . . . fewer than almost any other coach, it has to say something good about his leadership.



    According to many people here, Tomlin was the problem because he created AB by allowing him to act like an ass. It couldn't be that AB was always an ass and Tomlin had to try to manage his lunacy. Someone needs to be blamed by the pitchfork carrying members.

    What's also hilarious is listening to many of these same people that attach all this power to Ben. You know, the people that claim he's an asshole and he caused at least half of this problem as well by not being a real leader. Ben supposedly has all this power, so he had to sign off on giving AB a big contract....right? The guy that hated AB and treated him like shit had to approve of the team keeping him around if Ben has all this power that everyone is always talking about. And....if that is the case, then how could Ben have been so anti-AB?

    If you really think some of this through, it's hard to understand some of the claims that fans make about Tomlin and Ben.

    The big mistake was giving AB a huge contract. They should have traded him before the huge contract, but if they did that...….the fanbase would be losing their minds saying that the organization is a bunch of idiots for getting rid of a great talent like AB...….and that Ben is a crybaby that forced the issue to get rid of him and Tomlin is a figurehead.

    Can't-win scenarios are created by a certain percentage of the fanbase. They create a place where the owner, the organization, the GM, the head coach, or the QB can't win no matter how they react when "shit happens". Because in their world, shit never just "happens". It has to be someone's fault in the organizational chain.

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