Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

[Steel Life]

I haven't seen anything, but considering how he left & how doom & gloom was predicted after his departure, I can't help but wonder how he feels about taking the money & running? You think he feels differently about Tomlin now?

[TallyStiller]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

Like a punk who gave up more sacks than any other player at his position this year while his quarterback quit on the team and screwed the pooch by losing 4 of 5 in December to choke away a division title while the guy he dumped on and couldn't wait to leave behind in Pittsburgh morphed into a combination of Joe Montana, Fran Tarkenton, and Larry Csonka before our eyes and led his team to a title? Or was that a rhetorical question?

Hey Crybaby Alan...

[AkronSteel]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

Me personally, I could care less what he thinks! The guy has been living off his reputation for 3 years now and got his pay day from someone else! I could really care less about that guy anymore! I actually hope he is sad and upset and realizes that he made a mistake. I'm sure that he doesn't because the only thing that mattered to that guy after '05 was the money!

Here's to Alan Faneca!

[MeetJoeGreene]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I wondered that as well.

He probably is masking his regret with anger... and spending money as an anodyne.

[SteelTorch]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I was just thinking about that today! Our SB win was a huge slap in the face to him and his whiny antics.

Stick that in your ungrateful pipe and smoke it, ungrateful crybaby.

[Wolfhound45]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

He feels like he is making serious bank.

[Steel Life]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

Bank, schmank - he could've gotten paid here, you can't tell me that it doesn't tear him up a bit.

[Wolfhound45]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

The NFL is a business. He made a business decision. I don't remember the Steelers opening up the pocketbook and making him a huge offer. At this stage in his career he needs to start banking the money and preparing for retirement.

He already has a SB ring. I doubt he is very concerned that he missed out on another one.

[phillyesq]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I think it would be different if he never got a ring in Pittsburgh. But he already got a ring, and then he went to cash in. If he had never gotten a ring, I think he'd be kicking himself.

[Wolfhound45]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I think it would be different if he never got a ring in Pittsburgh. But he already got a ring, and then he went to cash in. If he had never gotten a ring, I think he'd be kicking himself.

[NorthCoast]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I think it would be different if he never got a ring in Pittsburgh. But he already got a ring, and then he went to cash in. If he had never gotten a ring, I think he'd be kicking himself.

my thoughts exactly. got ring....got bank....nothing else needed before riding off into the sunset. Having said that, it is possible he may miss the team comraderie. But he truly burned the bridge here before he left.

Imagine this, he groused over the coaching changes here (the first in 15 yrs) and he is already facing his 2nd HC where he is now. Bet he won't yap about that now.

[Steelgal]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I personally don't care how he feels. He wasn't exactly easy for Tomlin to coach the one year he was here and he's lost a step, so I was glad to see him gone. Now Joey Porter, I still miss, even though Harrison has done better than I would have imagined replacing him.

[proudpittsburgher]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I think some of us on this thread need to cut AF a bit of slack. He helped us get a ring, and he wasn't getting paid in Pittsburgh. He did what he had to do. I have zero hard feelings. He was underpaid his entire career, based on what some others at guard with half his talent were getting. You all would have cashed in too. The Jets were dumb enough to give it to him, and he was glad to take it.

[eniparadoxgma]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

Like a punk who gave up more sacks than any other player at his position this year while his quarterback quit on the team and screwed the pooch by losing 4 of 5 in December to choke away a division title while the guy he dumped on and couldn't wait to leave behind in Pittsburgh morphed into a combination of Joe Montana, Fran Tarkenton, and Larry Csonka before our eyes and led his team to a title? Or was that a rhetorical question?

Hey Crybaby Alan...

Nicely played, sir.

However, I tend to agree with proudpittsburgher on this one. Unless ex-Steelers publicly trash the organization I don't have any hard feelings towards them.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Random Thought...Wonder How Faneca Feels Now?

I think some of us on this thread need to cut AF a bit of slack. He helped us get a ring, and he wasn't getting paid in Pittsburgh. He did what he had to do. I have zero hard feelings. He was underpaid his entire career, based on what some others at guard with half his talent were getting. You all would have cashed in too. The Jets were dumb enough to give it to him, and he was glad to take it.

I don't have hard feelings for Faneca, because I respect what he gave us throughout his career here. However, I disagree that he was underpaid for his entire career in Pittsburgh. When he signed his last contract with the Steelers, it was the biggest contract ever give to a guard in NFL history at that time. It just so happened that guard salaries got outrageous when there were 4-5 guys who got 7 year, $49 million dollar deals in one offseason a few years ago and suddenly he felt underpaid. Boo hoo. We were smart enough to give him a big time contract when he was still in his prime. We weren't stupid enough like the Jets to give him $8 million per year for 5 years when he was on the downside of his career.