Billionaire reportedly involved in battle for Pittsburgh Steelers ownership stake

"BuzzNuter" said:
King, Sullivan, Herbig, Semula(sp), Petersen, Robinson, another CB?, and others. How many on our roster played for others?

I'm not saying that's bad , I'm saying it's was not the Steeler way. Art II is changing it up that's all. I like tradition. Like I said above it's getting like Baseball.

My intuition tells me Art II is going for broke. Companies always cook the books before a stock offering or before they are acquired. Owners what to maximize value. Hopefully I'm wrong.
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It's been the same thing for years. CBs, ILBs, OL, DL, backup QB, WR, etc. Didn't feel that much different this year.
 
"BuzzNuter" said:
That was "homegrown", what we did this year is more like bring in mercenary talent to go for broke.
I suppose the window with a cheap QB is short. That is what we are going for.

The NFL is changing, it resembles Major League baseball , the way all the rosters are being shuffled.
I don't like it.
At least the NFL doesn't have the New York Yankees and the LA Dodgers to hog up all the talent.

I just have a intuition that like all other things of tradition, the Rooney's are selling the Steelers. They are cooking the books to maximize the sale price.
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Agreed. The only reason they would be acquiring talent is to drive the price up.

To think they would do that to win games is just crazy talk. Who does THAT?
 
Captain Lemming said:
Agreed. The only reason they would be acquiring talent is to drive the price up.

To think they would do that to win games is just crazy talk. Who does THAT?
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If they beat the 49ers I might make an offer. assuming they would accept Visa? If they lose though I don't want any part of them
 
Blitzer said:
If they beat the 49ers I might make an offer. assuming they would accept Visa? If they lose though I don't want any part of them
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Sorry my 20 percent apr trash credit VISA friend. Don’t you know?

The Rooneys only accept:

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"BuzzNuter" said:
Does anybody know if the new generation of Rooney's are involved with the Steelers? Does Art II have any children involved? Who's taking over?

In all my years of following the Steelers( close to 60) I have never seen such a revamp of a roster. Well Chuck Noll did blow it up a little back in what 69 but they only won a couple games. I have been thinking the last couple of years that Art II is going to sell the team. No more Heinz field and such a roster blowup. Going for broke in 2023. We have abandoned the home grown talent path.
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  • Arthur J. Rooney II President
  • Arthur J. Rooney Jr. Vice President
  • Dan Rooney Jr. Vice President of Player Personnel
  • Anthony Rooney Scouting Intern
  • Dan Rooney Director of Business Development & Strategy
 
"BuzzNuter" said:
King, Sullivan, Herbig, Semula(sp), Petersen, Robinson, another CB?, and others. How many on our roster played for others?
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King a late cut.
Sullivan one year deal, $1M cap hit
Herbig brought in as a backup
Peterson & Robinson former top players on the very back end of their careers
Only Seumalo a player brought in to be a solid starter on a multi-year deal, and that is only at AAV of $8M.

Steelers were busy with multiple signings, but no big impact guy.
 
hawaiiansteel said:
too bad the Rooneys don't care anymore. :roll:
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They don't. Just because the family is IN the management aspect of the business doesn't mean they are really concerned about winning. Teams make profits weather they win or lose. Go see how many family members of the Bidwell family (for example) (owners of the Arizona Cardinals) are involved with the team. And that team is tanking this year. :rolleyes:
 
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steeler_fan_in_t.o. said:
  • Arthur J. Rooney II President
  • Arthur J. Rooney Jr. Vice President
  • Dan Rooney Jr. Vice President of Player Personnel
  • Anthony Rooney Scouting Intern
  • Dan Rooney Director of Business Development & Strategy
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Thank you for this info. Ever since they dumped the Heinz Field moniker, I've been worried. Tradition is a big deal in Pittsburgh.
 
"BuzzNuter" said:
Thank you for this info. Ever since they dumped the Heinz Field moniker, I've been worried. Tradition is a big deal in Pittsburgh.
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Are you talking about the same Heinz that dumped the city of Pittsburgh when bought by Kraft?

Forgive me if I?m not shedding tears
 
Steel Maniac said:
They don't. Just because the family is IN the management aspect of the business doesn't mean they are really concerned about winning. Teams make profits weather they win or lose. Go see how many family members of the Bidwell family (for example) (owners of the Arizona Cardinals) are involved with the team. And that team is tanking this year. :rolleyes:
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Did you really try to compare us to the Arizona Cardinals? smh
 
Not at all. Involvement in controlling the game does not imply that they care about the outcome of their games. They are earning from this either way. Think of how many members of the Bidwell family (to give an example) own the Arizona Cardinals team, which is doing badly this season. :rolleyes:
 
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