Bruce Arians was forced to retire last week as his contract was not going to be renewed by the Steelers. The decision came from above. Art Rooney II did not want Arians on the staff and told Arians he would not be resigned with the team. After yesterday’s report from ESPN it looks like Arians was “retired” for the wrong reasons.
Rooney wants the team to go back to the way things were. He wants to be a dominantly running team. He has been calling for it for the past couple of years. He wants 3 yards and cloud of dust. Lets hold the ball and play defense type ot team. This is shocking.
The NFL does not work this way anymore. Even if you play defense the game is about throwing the ball. Going backwards in time is not the right idea. This is not 1990. Teams do not play that game anymore. The teams in the Super Bowl are the teams that pass. We were one of those teams who threw the ball to get there. The Ravens never make it because they can not score enough even if they pl...
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