AB's new contract

[NorthCoast]

That is just stupid the way they do it then. So, 2019 league year starts next week, and he signed a new contract. Common sense says that Oakland would be charged with his salary. Sure, if he was on the roster for any part of 2019, then they should be hit with some of the cap. I did see on ESPN that they will get hit with the 21 million in 2019. Stupid rules.

It's the accelerated money the Steelers already paid AB that is the $21M hit. That can't and should not be moved to the signing team.

[steelz09]

I think we are ahead of this issue as we are getting rid of a cancer. We cut it out before it got worse.

I also think going forward, they need to do a better job of who they draft- not necessarily by athletic ability, but by character. We need more JuJu's on this team. The NFL as a whole has a problem letting these bad characters run the league.

I'm tired of seeing these clowns having all this control. Don't let your kids idolize these jokers.

Right. The organization and HC is enabling this garbage. Ben throwing teammates under the bus during his weekly radio show is just as bad.

The AB situation has been brewing for a long long time. It didn't start Week 17.

The problem is the Steelers coaching staff and FO let this get out of control and as things got worse, so did ABs value.

Imagine how much we could have got for AB prior to this year, or prior to week 17 this year or even prior to a month or two ago?

I'd rather they nipped the situation and have AB on the team. Then again, the FO took Ben's side and is enabling his poor behavior and **** on the 52 other "kids". Colbert's words, not mine.

[fordfixer]

Nope, the Steelers are paying 20mil to lose an All Pro WR and got nothing in return.

A stellar business decision.

So how would you have handled the AB trade? Starting from the end of the season to now.

[Steel Maniac]

The AB situation was a cultural issue brewing for years. Same culture that allows Ben to go on his radio show to throw people under the bus. It just boiled over with AB last year.

The question now is what are Tomlin/ Colbert going to do different going forward?

[Steelwolf]

Gary dulac tweet:

Steelers source emphasizes AB trade is agreement only and “it’s never over till it’s over.”

Wtf lol would be hilarious to scuttle the trade and AB eats his social media posts.

[Steel Maniac]

The Steelers got punk’d twice in the last 12 months. If we replace those divas with hungry rooks and get a title - no harm. But I hope Colbert really analyzes how they got here and makes an effort to avoid it in the future.

The smart move was to move on - but for only a 3 and a 5, I wouldn’t have minded parking him for year and let him borrow bells jet ski. Oh well. It’s all juju and wash now.

Making him sit a year would have been the correct thing to do. He got just what he and Rosenhaus wanted. Rosenhaus instructed him on how to behave to get out of his contract. Don’t sleep on the part Rosenhaus played in this.

[Steel Maniac]

there is no way to spin this positive.
the steelers allowed themselves to get bent over
they could have taken a stand
they could have been men
they are still the laughing stock of the league and players will now follow ABs lead when they want out
making AB be a steeler would have put the responsibility on him to show up, increase his value. if not, make him inactive every week. hell, paying him and telling him not to show all year would have been better
steelers are an embarrassment

Yeah, we look like fools to the rest of the NFL. Hope we make that 3rd round pick really count.

[Starlifter]

And the alternative was to keep him and get LESS than nothing in return.

only in relation to AB. But using that diva to send a message to every other player both on the team and in the future might have been a worthwhile tradeoff. The Steelers thought it was fine to eat 21million and lose one of the best WR's in the game. I don't see much of a difference between eating next years salary, sitting one of the best WR's in the game and letting the team and the rest of the league know the Steelers won't be held hostage.

I realize that's an emotional position to take - but as the great Cameron Fry once said, sometimes you have to take a stand.

[pittpete]

3 years back i said Bell was the more important guy to sign long term when AB was due his mega contract.
Feltdizz argued AB was more important.....LMAO

[Northern_Blitz]

Gary dulac tweet:

Steelers source emphasizes AB trade is agreement only and “it’s never over till it’s over.”

Wtf lol would be hilarious to scuttle the trade and AB eats his social media posts.

Would love to see this happen to AB if this is all we can get for him

[Steel Maniac]

only in relation to AB. But using that diva to send a message to every other player both on the team and in the future might have been a worthwhile tradeoff. The Steelers thought it was fine to eat 21million and lose one of the best WR's in the game. I don't see much of a difference between eating next years salary, sitting one of the best WR's in the game and letting the team and the rest of the league know the Steelers won't be held hostage.

I realize that's an emotional position to take - but as the great Cameron Fry once said, sometimes you have to take a stand.

I’m watching the NFL network and this reporter is saying that a few players on the team are applauding AB on how he got out of his contract on social media. See? This is what I’m talking abou with creating environment & culture.

[Buzz]

Alternative was to get ahead of this issue before it became a toxic situation. But then again we are talking about a joke of an organization at the moment with a fraud as a coach.

We should never have signed AB to the big extension after the facebook/locker room incident. Should have traded him then.

Should have put the non-exclusive franchise tag on Bell last year and encouraged him to go negotiate with other teams. Chances are, someone would have gone after him.

And we would have gotten return for a couple of talented players whereas now, we get basically nothing. And really, have to pay to get rid of Brown.

[Buzz]

I’m watching the NFL network and this reporter is saying that a few players on the team are applauding AB on how he got out of his contract on social media. See? This is what I’m talking about my with creating environment & culture.

Expect more of the same kind of behavior from players on our team as long as the Steelers keep rewarding it.

[Disco1981]

Expect more of the same kind of behavior from players on our team as long as the Steelers keep rewarding it.

And a Boss/ Coach that's Buddy Buddy and condones it

[Mr.wizard]

only in relation to AB. But using that diva to send a message to every other player both on the team and in the future might have been a worthwhile tradeoff. The Steelers thought it was fine to eat 21million and lose one of the best WR's in the game. I don't see much of a difference between eating next years salary, sitting one of the best WR's in the game and letting the team and the rest of the league know the Steelers won't be held hostage.

I realize that's an emotional position to take - but as the great Cameron Fry once said, sometimes you have to take a stand.

Did we take a stand? Brown wanted a trade, he got a trade. Brown wanted a new contract, he got a new contract. Really what would you tell guys thinking about doing this in the future, "Don't mess with the Steelers or you will get exactly what you want"?