One final note. I acknowledge that the tone of this article is a bit... severe. There's a reason for that. It lies in my absolute hatred of tabloid journalism. It sickens me when some hack writer takes two ideas and just throws them together to get a hit-generating headline. For example, it may be true that the Steelers chose (or would have chosen) young Keith Skywalker over the elderly Obi-Wan LeBeau. And yes, I'm sure Coach LeBeau has somewhere made a statement along the lines of "coaching is my life." But combining those into a headline (or heaven forbid an article) screaming "Pittsburgh Steelers Try to Kill Dick LeBeau!!!" would be a lie nevertheless. And a foul one at that. I don't say we have sunk to that level. But I do believe this constant harping that "he had to go" and about "what was really said" carry a definite stink of the same foul air. Hence my agitation. Apologies are offered in advance to any who feel unjustly accused.
This is the Pittsburgh Steelers, my friends. The organization where you're proud to be a fan because the team embodies class from the top on down. This is not some fly-by-night, win-now-or-get-fired wannabe! And we are not fly-by-night fans. BTSC is a site dedicated to thoughtful discussion with a sense of history. Maybe, just maybe, we ought to combine those two points and accept that our team's ownership, front office, and coaching staff acted in a way consistent with what their core principles and the past 50 years of established practice.
