Steelers had 'change of heart' on Arians

[Steeler Mafia]

Re: Steelers had 'change of heart' on Arians

This puts the 2010 season entirely on Tomlin. It was his decision to keep Arians and it should be his head in the noose when we see Arians offense doing the same things as previous seasons. I mean does anyone really expect things to change next year, new offensive line sheme or not?

As for Ben, his input should be minimal. Until he becomes the head coach, he should keep his pie hole shut and just do his job. I agree with Wexell, it is way too much power for one player, and will only fester into locker room problems down the road. His man love for Arians should of had no bearing on wheather Arians kept his job or not. As soon as you allow a high dollar player free reign in the team decisions and politics, you are just creating a Prima Donna. Ben was just afraid that if a new OC was broght in, he would actually have to do some real work and film study.

This will come back and bite us in the a$$, I promise you. This decision ranks right up there with keeping Kordell a starting QB for us. Pathetic.

I guess we want the game manager back

then half the board will claim disrespect for Ben based on his record and stats and SB rings...

How did I know you would be the first to respond?

To clarify, at no point did I mention Ben's play on the field. His opinion though, of who the Steelers should retain on the coaching staff, should have no weight on who stays or who goes. I mean, whose team is this really, Mike's or Ben's? that is one of the biggest problems I see on this team. Too many chiefs and not enough indians.

[feltdizz]

Re: Steelers had 'change of heart' on Arians

[quote=Steeler Mafia]

This puts the 2010 season entirely on Tomlin. It was his decision to keep Arians and it should be his head in the noose when we see Arians offense doing the same things as previous seasons. I mean does anyone really expect things to change next year, new offensive line sheme or not?

As for Ben, his input should be minimal. Until he becomes the head coach, he should keep his pie hole shut and just do his job. I agree with Wexell, it is way too much power for one player, and will only fester into locker room problems down the road. His man love for Arians should of had no bearing on wheather Arians kept his job or not. As soon as you allow a high dollar player free reign in the team decisions and politics, you are just creating a Prima Donna. Ben was just afraid that if a new OC was broght in, he would actually have to do some real work and film study.

This will come back and bite us in the a$$, I promise you. This decision ranks right up there with keeping Kordell a starting QB for us. Pathetic.

I guess we want the game manager back

then half the board will claim disrespect for Ben based on his record and stats and SB rings...

How did I know you would be the first to respond?

To clarify, at no point did I mention Ben's play on the field. His opinion though, of who the Steelers should retain on the coaching staff, should have no weight on who stays or who goes. I mean, whose team is this really, Mike's or Ben's? that is one of the biggest problems I see on this team. Too many chiefs and not enough indians.[/quote:3b77xnkd]

It's Ben's team.. we all know that.

[decleater]

Re: Steelers had 'change of heart' on Arians

Arians, who has one year remaining on his contract, was retained after a season in which the Steelers had a 4,000-yard quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger), two 1,000-yard receivers (Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Rashard Mendenhall) for the first time in franchise history

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I'm sick of this stat getting tossed around. The Steelers didn't make the playoffs so this means sh!t.

You are correct, but that doesn't mean it was his fault. I think it is pretty clear that the injuries on defense and poor special teams coverage were the two main reasons the Steelers didn't make the playoffs.

Not to mention an OL that couldn't open up holes under the tutelage of Larry Z.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Steelers had 'change of heart' on Arians

This team still needs to have a 'real' FB on the roster. One that can help in the running game especially late in a game when it's time to run out the clock. A single back 2 TE set is just not the answer and is no way a power formation. It's fine to use in the offense, just not all the time.

I hope that Tomlin has the balls to tell Arians that we're going to put a FB on the roster and that "you are going to use him in the offense."

If the team drafts Mount Cody, people can't complain about using a mid-first-round-pick in a two-down d-lineman, because we could also use him on offense as the true fullback in short yardage situations.