AB-Raiders press meeting delay!

[steeler_george]

It has been reported that he is late and the press conference is delayed waiting for him...

Another story broke through, I am paraphrasing, saying that this years flight to Oak was delayed by a half hour because of AB. Ben was asking who is so important that we are waiting so long.

And I told myself I wouldn't be hating AB or reading any more about him.

[SteelBucks]

I’m torturing myself by watching. AB got a haircut and doesn’t look like Coolio anymore. He’s still a putz.

[SteelBucks]

I turned it off. I couldn’t take it anymore.

[hawaiiansteel]

Raiders might as well learn right away to play by AB's rules...

[Disco1981]

AB got off to a roaring start...His 1st words were..." Thank you Coach "...To the GM...

I've really never disliked a player as much as him, never! Jarvis, Dud, even Mitchell..
They just sucked...

But this guy ****ed us over royal...And Gruden up there saying " the greatest this, and greatest that "...

I wish somebody had the balls to ask him..." If he is the greatest this and the greatest that " How in the Hell did you get him for a 3rd and 5th round pick " lol

[williar]

Y'all just mad because AB had the cojones to get out of this, now, train-wreck of an organization - led by the anointed genius and leader, Ben Roethlisberger! He refused to bow-down to the hypocrisy and recognized an underachieving, entitled, lazy QB who refused to put in the work to be great and lead this talented team to a championship!! Remember, Ben has been an acting diva a lot longer than AB!! AB has been unfairly mocked and criticized throughout this ordeal. Some warranted and some, not! But we all know it takes two to tango - and after listening to Kevin Colbert spewing his unmitigated ignorance, I understand exactly why AB lit himself on fire to get out of here! Steelers brought all of this garbage on themselves and they deserve the misery and the mockery that is coming along with it...

Like him or not - AB is a self-made winner and I am predicting the raiders will have a better record than the Steelers this year! Lesson learned! Be careful who you sale your soul and hand over the keys of your organization to... They have been blindly loyal to Ben with all of his truck load of issues and allegations, happily gift-wrapped him three $100 million contracts and soon to hand over another... SMH - Quite a price to to have paid to have become the laughing stocks of the league.. Keep up the good work!

[RuthlessBurgher]

What has AB won? What has Ben won?

[steelz09]

Y'all just mad because AB had the cojones to get out of this, now, train-wreck of an organization - led by the anointed genius and leader, Ben Roethlisberger! He refused to bow-down to the hypocrisy and recognized an underachieving, entitled, lazy QB who refused to put in the work to be great and lead this talented team to a championship!! Remember, Ben has been an acting diva a lot longer than AB!! AB has been unfairly mocked and criticized throughout this ordeal. Some warranted and some, not! But we all know it takes two to tango - and after listening to Kevin Colbert spewing his unmitigated ignorance, I understand exactly why AB lit himself on fire to get out of here! Steelers brought all of this garbage on themselves and they deserve the misery and the mockery that is coming along with it...

Like him or not - AB is a self-made winner and I am predicting the raiders will have a better record than the Steelers this year! Lesson learned! Be careful who you sale your soul and hand over the keys of your organization to... They have been blindly loyal to Ben with all of his truck load of issues and allegations, happily gift-wrapped him three $100 million contracts and soon to hand over another... SMH - Quite a price to to have paid to have become the laughing stocks of the league.. Keep up the good work!

For the record, I completely disagree with Ben going on his stupid radio show and ripping players.

It's unprofessional and it's back stabbing and you don't gain respect by doing that.

What made matters worse was Tomlin supporting it and Colberts public support.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

I got a good chuckle out of self made winner. that's the problem with AB and LB fans. they honestly believe that both those guys success happened in a vacuum

they are just to blind or stupid to see that both those bozos couldn't have been dreamed up in heaven and dropped into a better situation or system on earth as it relates to professional football and putting up #s

[SteelBucks]

Y'all just mad because AB had the cojones to get out of this, now, train-wreck of an organization - led by the anointed genius and leader, Ben Roethlisberger! He refused to bow-down to the hypocrisy and recognized an underachieving, entitled, lazy QB who refused to put in the work to be great and lead this talented team to a championship!! Remember, Ben has been an acting diva a lot longer than AB!! AB has been unfairly mocked and criticized throughout this ordeal. Some warranted and some, not! But we all know it takes two to tango - and after listening to Kevin Colbert spewing his unmitigated ignorance, I understand exactly why AB lit himself on fire to get out of here! Steelers brought all of this garbage on themselves and they deserve the misery and the mockery that is coming along with it...

Like him or not - AB is a self-made winner and I am predicting the raiders will have a better record than the Steelers this year! Lesson learned! Be careful who you sale your soul and hand over the keys of your organization to... They have been blindly loyal to Ben with all of his truck load of issues and allegations, happily gift-wrapped him three $100 million contracts and soon to hand over another... SMH - Quite a price to to have paid to have become the laughing stocks of the league.. Keep up the good work!

Proof I’m living in bizarro world.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Jon Gruden, Antonio Brown had a pre-trade film session
By Mike Florio | Mar 13, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT

The Raiders are trying to get better, and strict compliance with the plain language of all rules may take a back seat to that goal.

The evidence first emerged on Monday, when the Raiders somehow negotiated a four-year, $66 million deal with Patriots tackle Trent Brown in a matter of minutes. Unless Brown pounced on an opening offer faster than Kramer negotiating a hot coffee settlement, the Raiders were talking to Brown’s agents before the window for permissible negotiating opened.

On Tuesday came Antonio Brown‘s claim on social media that he would be visiting the facility to meet coaches and work out with Derek Carr (they eventually worked out away from Raiders property), which seemed to violate the narrow permission that the Raiders had received from the Steelers to conduct a pre-trade physical.

During Antonio Brown’s introductory press conference on Wednesday, another curiosity emerged. Brown and Gruden had a pre-trade film session.

“Jon had 400 clips of Antonio in the office,” G.M. Mike Mayock said. “I walked in this morning, the two of them were sitting in there like little kids watching 400 cutups of Antonio. Everything he did. Everything. I mean, they were like little kids in a laboratory.”

While the Steelers continue to have no comment on Brown’s interactions with the Raiders before Brown officially became a member of the Raiders, it continues to be our understanding that the Steelers allowed the Raiders only to conduct a physical of Brown. The NFL also has no comment on whether the Raiders violated any rules by using the hours before the trade became official as an opportunities to do something that Gruden simply couldn’t do before the start of the offseason with any player: Sit in an office and study film.

[Steelwolf]

The raiders and brown had to come up with his brilliant plan of devaluing his trade market. That is what pisses me off all though it's just my opinion

[Oh wow]

How long before we aren’t supposed to care about Brown?

[Ernie]

How long before we aren’t supposed to care about Brown?

that ship has sailed... same with Lev Bell

[SteelBucks]

Jon Gruden, Antonio Brown had a pre-trade film session
By Mike Florio | Mar 13, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT

The Raiders are trying to get better, and strict compliance with the plain language of all rules may take a back seat to that goal.

The evidence first emerged on Monday, when the Raiders somehow negotiated a four-year, $66 million deal with Patriots tackle Trent Brown in a matter of minutes. Unless Brown pounced on an opening offer faster than Kramer negotiating a hot coffee settlement, the Raiders were talking to Brown’s agents before the window for permissible negotiating opened.

On Tuesday came Antonio Brown‘s claim on social media that he would be visiting the facility to meet coaches and work out with Derek Carr (they eventually worked out away from Raiders property), which seemed to violate the narrow permission that the Raiders had received from the Steelers to conduct a pre-trade physical.

During Antonio Brown’s introductory press conference on Wednesday, another curiosity emerged. Brown and Gruden had a pre-trade film session.

“Jon had 400 clips of Antonio in the office,” G.M. Mike Mayock said. “I walked in this morning, the two of them were sitting in there like little kids watching 400 cutups of Antonio. Everything he did. Everything. I mean, they were like little kids in a laboratory.”

While the Steelers continue to have no comment on Brown’s interactions with the Raiders before Brown officially became a member of the Raiders, it continues to be our understanding that the Steelers allowed the Raiders only to conduct a physical of Brown. The NFL also has no comment on whether the Raiders violated any rules by using the hours before the trade became official as an opportunities to do something that Gruden simply couldn’t do before the start of the offseason with any player: Sit in an office and study film.

I knew we’d get one of their first round picks eventually.

Actually I don’t care. Just be gone.