Trading Antonio Brown has to become a reality
Chemistry matters when you want to be in the Super Bowl discussion and the Steelers have none of it. Egos have brought this team down year after year and it continued in 2018.
Steelers teammate: “Embarrassing . . . Worst I’ve ever seen.” Antonio Brown benched for game after he skipped practices all week https://t.co/wVzJIjeP6d via @PittsburghPG
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) January 1, 2019
Football is the ultimate team game. Things have finally reached the point where the Steelers brass has to look in the mirror and come to the realization that superstar talent isn’t winning out against the drama and division in the room these certain individuals are creating.
That’s where Antonio Brown comes into play.
Mike Tomlin is getting a ton of heat for not being able to control Brown, but the reality is Kevin Colbert is the one who created this monster when it comes to Brown getting away in doing what he wants and knowing there would be no repercussions.
Word on the inside is that Colbert is notorious for cuddling Brown behind the scenes, dictating the organization’s message every time Brown acts up which is about every week, team sources say, and even tried to push in letting Brown play until Mike Tomlin finally won out in sitting him down after heated conversations between Tomlin/Colbert,
Things are said to have gotten so bad that Mike Tomlin late in the season didn’t even take the energy to confront Brown in front of the team or address the team about Brown’s antics when Brown skipped meetings during the Saints week because Tomlin’s hands have been so tied from those above him when it comes to dealing with Brown.
Players are widely aware of that being the case and it’s a reason so much talk is coming that managing the egos in the room — Antonio Brown — is on the players and nobody else.
What’s Next?
— Antonio Brown quit on his teammates. He quit on the organization.
How can this team just turn a blind eye?
It’s reached the point where they just can’t but will the Steelers organization actually do something about it?
They think this group is so close to a Super Bowl when they’re not.
As difficult a trade might look on paper, there are General Manager’s chomping at the bit to potentially trade for Brown.
The $21 million dead money cap hit is obviously being looked at as a major detriment to a trade but saving $15 million in actual cash combined with a couple draft picks has it’s pros for the Steelers.
And don’t start this talk that Brown’s not replaceable.
THE STEELERS HAVE 3 PLAYOFFS WINS SINCE THE 2011 SEASON AND HAVE MISSED THE PLAYOFFS IN THREE OUT OF THE LAST SEVEN SEASONS, A PERIOD WHERE ANTONIO BROWN HAS BEEN PLAYING AT AN ALL-TIME GREAT LEVEL.
The Steelers haven’t exactly morphed into the Montana-Rice 49ers here during this great Antonio Brown era.
That is the problem with this organization during the last 5-6 year stretch. They think they’ve been much more successful than they’ve actually been.
—Sticking with the company Line?—
The message the Steelers decide to put out starting Wednesday with Mike Tomlin’s press conference will be fascinating to watch but it will likely be the same old boring company line……..
‘Antonio Brown isn’t being traded, we’ll work things out; Story has been overblown; We Want Antonio to retire a Steeler’……..
Whatever Tomlin says about Brown is going to be coming from the top.
Next week when Kevin Colbert speaks along with Art Rooney II, it will likely also be more of the same + few would be surprised if Colbert/Rooney leave the door open to tagging Le’Veon Bell again.
It figures to be like groundhog day again with the Steelers organization.
Let’s hope for some fireworks, though, because this group needs drastically changed than more of the same in 2019.
— The Fake Knee Injury —
The Steelers look really bad on the fake injury they tried to portray to the media. They even gave out bogus info to the top insiders out there like Adam Schefter who were reporting Sunday morning that Brown’s knee was feeling better and his chances of playing were improving.
What did they think, the true story wasn’t going to get out?
Here’s guessing they gambled if they got into the playoffs, Brown deciding to take a week off wouldn’t get out.
Especially with how many core players despise Brown still makes it stunning. It was eventually going to come out no matter what. To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
#FatLivesMatter
Except for npl’s
“Hip hip hooray, unemployment is down. What does that mean to me in my life? -Pelosi
i originally read that as having said, “hip hop hooray,” and now i can’t shake the image of pelosi jamming out to naughty by nature
She’s another looney tune. Did you see the video of Elizabeth Warren drinking a beer trying to act like she relates to lower/middle class voters? hahahha
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Make Shitholee Florida Great again
Means President Obama did an admirable job getting out of Bush’s recession.
“The president may not know this but Hawaii is part of the US, maybe he does not know that.” -Pelosi
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It’s just crazy to me that the Steelers are potentially losing 2 of the best players in the entire league.
Sam is not conservative about food
Good to see ZAR on the 4th lne where he belongs.
DPF did ZAR steal your dog or something. Kind of a lame target to have a thing about.
ZAR sucks….William Maloni
Letang traded?
Another statement Sam was right when everyone wanted letang gone. And I said he is coming off from injury and next year be will have a good year. The guy is having beast year. He has more takeaways than giveaways and he and Crosby been the only consists players on the team
Wow miracle malkin scores
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ZAR with a goal
His 6th of the season.
He has as many goals as the Russian on even strength.
Only costs about 9 times less than the Russian
925k vs 9.5M
R.I.P. Super Dave Osborne
R.I.P. gene okerlund
This is the best part. Last quarter 8 Billion robocalls happened in the stats. Funny how they can come up with numbers and track it ,
yet they can’t stop or block it.
I have a question to my fellow Americans did you guys get a lot of robocalls last few months?
I ask a simple question and this is what I get thumbs down from the crew wow they can’t even answer a simple question
By saying “fellow Americans” youre implying that you are also American. Please remain the French Canadian weirdo that you are. We have enough problems.
Yeah Fat DemocRATS like you
You nailed that rebuttal babe
Larry Fitz is a free agent this year…
Apparently James Harrison is supposed to have an exclusive interview with AB. Wtf is going on?
Told you its a circus
If anyone would know about a circus it would be the little virginal bandwagon boy that roots for the clowns in Montreal.
Ben has just as big of an ego as Brown and Bell.
i think brown has a law suit against the steelers and colbert for all of the behind the scenes cuddling. #antoniotoo
Lol I lost it when I saw cuddling.
Big question is did steelers lose because they had. No defence or their offence was too overrated this season
Meanwhile the ravens won the AFC north with a rookie quarterback that they don’t trust to throw the ball.
Steelers LOST AFC North
Talk about blowing it up. Rooney is a fool. Colbert and Tomlin need to go first.
When they are in a bandwagon city it usually takes time for fans to realize they been frauded
Specially when you have a fan base like npl,tbj and Stan
that didnt even come close to being a logical thought
That is 99% of his posts.
Sam(e) has never stepped foot in the city of Pittsburgh. What do you expect? He is a “real” fan.
How did fleury do on the first day of new year?
Those whoping 17 shots that he faced. Suban could have won that game.
Or Murray
Last 4 games subban and MAF have stopped 106 of 109 shots. 97. 2. Save percentage
And three of those four games were against Arizona and the Kings twice.
How about Murray and pens last 6 games victories how many of them came on from bottom teams
I am not the one bragging about Vegas on a Penguins message board.
Pure Circus