Report: Aaron Rodgers Is At Steelers Facility On Friday

[SojournerSteel]

Great post

The key factor to having all that draft capital and all signs pointing to another attempt at replacing Ben with the next franchise QB is indeed that Art Nutting has chosen to keep Tomlin in place.

Does Tomlin really deserve a chance to ruin the next potential franchise QB with his conservative archaic schemes?

Unfortunately handing that 3 year extension in an attempt to get Shades to 200 has further stuck the franchise in GHD cycle. The timing of needing a franchise QB but Mike having multiple years left on his contract is poor to say the least.

They should wait for that franchise QB attempt until Tomlin is gone OR at a minimum get an X and O up and coming OC on the staff to be Mike’s heir after this contract. Let said OC do the hiring of his QB coach (likely heir to the OC position) AND then allow said OC and QB coach to revamp the offense and run the offense and the development of drafted QB sans ANY impedance/intrusion/obstruction from Mike and his broken schemes.

I simply don’t think Mike or Art are capable of the last paragraph so best of luck to that poor ******* aka next highly drafted QB next year.

And since they don’t have that ability they should simply farm/grow picks until Mike and Co are gone. Take every extra pick next year and trade for higher round picks in the following draft. Rinse and repeat til Mike is gone. Then the incoming HC will have some capital to start fixing this mess. The 3,3,4,5,6 would likely be multiple firsts at that point.

They really do want Shades to retire as the Winningest Steeler HC of All Time in part to cement the progressive legacy of Ownership. The progressive legacy was cuting edge awesome in the 70's with Bill Nunn and developing Tony Dungy in the 80s as a DC, but not so awesome trying to square peg round hole an unimaginative dullard like Tomlin into a Walsh, Noll, Landry, or Shula sans post season wins or resume.

Too much social capital invested in HCMT to cut bait now.

The Steelers in 2025 are a franchise living on myths and legends. "Tomlin never had a losing season," "3 Head Coaches in 55 years," "the franchise with class not like all the others," "the Steelers win the draft again," "the Steelers don't fire head coaches," "Tomlin is a great leader of men," etc. That's the way the team is quietly marketed now that there's no postseason punch and hasn't been for a long time.

 

[Drink IRON City]

Landry jones?

YES

Thank you




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[BLITZ]

YES

Thank you




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I almost said mark.malone then stepped out of my time machine hottub

 

[Drink IRON City]

I almost said mark.malone then stepped out of my time machine hottub

At the time I p[osted that, for the life of me I just couldn’t remember Landry’s formal name. Funny how “Porn Stash” sticks with yaz and not his real name……………….



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[BLITZ]

At the time I p[osted that, for the life of me I just couldn’t remember Landry’s formal name. Funny how “Porn Stash” sticks with yaz and not his real name……………….
If he was a better player I bet you remember his name. His career like his name is forgetable


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[Black & Gold Bleeder]

You must be new here. Welcome to SN.com.

i refuse to take part. I know how it is. And stillwright is correct. Im not an apologist..but i refuse to be a wallower.. There are other things to talk about.
It's so easy to blame tomlin for everything.. And then what we gonna talk about?
The o line isnt working,,, (tomlin did it) We dont throw to the middle (tomlin did it) Why did we wait to draft a QB,, (tomlin did it, he also ran to the podium with Kenny)

I understand most of you guys frustrations. Not cooch. He has turned into a trolling retard over it.

I want to talk and read about different takes.

 

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

Not really. Exact opposite to be truthful. Simply waiting is all. It might be a while though.

Encouraging that florida jackass to continue doing what he does daily,, is wallowing.

 

[stillwright]

Encouraging that florida jackass to continue doing what he does daily,, is wallowing.

I think Ron Burgundy is a Pittsburgh guy.

 

[stillwright]

i refuse to take part. I know how it is. And stillwright is correct. Im not an apologist..but i refuse to be a wallower.. There are other things to talk about.
It's so easy to blame tomlin for everything.. And then what we gonna talk about?
The o line isnt working,,, (tomlin did it) We dont throw to the middle (tomlin did it) Why did we wait to draft a QB,, (tomlin did it, he also ran to the podium with Kenny)

I understand most of you guys frustrations. Not cooch. He has turned into a trolling retard over it.

I want to talk and read about different takes.

Seriously though...put the guy on ignore if you can't ignore him on your own. Don't respond to his posts. Imagine that if everyone that is wallowing on his threads/posts simply ignored him.

You say you don't take part but when you respond to his posts as you do you are taking part. You and others are simply feeding him.

 

[SojournerSteel]

i refuse to take part. I know how it is. And stillwright is correct. Im not an apologist..but i refuse to be a wallower.. There are other things to talk about.
It's so easy to blame tomlin for everything.. And then what we gonna talk about?
The o line isnt working,,, (tomlin did it) We dont throw to the middle (tomlin did it) Why did we wait to draft a QB,, (tomlin did it, he also ran to the podium with Kenny)

I understand most of you guys frustrations. Not cooch. He has turned into a trolling retard over it.

I want to talk and read about different takes.

Tomlin now seems to dictate the benign defensive and win by attrition offensive strategies trying to turn every week into a race to win 16-15 in the 4th quarter so admittedly it's hard not to have a jaundiced eye with his thumbprints literally on all phases now. It's not like this guy has shown much ability to be nimble or evolve.

I'll go out on a limb, but it's likely that regardless of QB, the first time this season the Steelers are in a tight game and have the opportunity to use timeouts to get the ball back and get points before the half, Tomlin will keep the timeout in his pocket and let the the clock run because that's just what he does.

After 18 years, familiarity breeds contempt. Show some capacity for intropection, self-analyis, evolution and growth. Don't just run the same stale operating principles out there again for the umpteenth time.

 

[KentuckySteeler]

Tomlin now seems to dictate the benign defensive and win by attrition offensive strategies trying to turn every week into a race to win 16-15 in the 4th quarter so admittedly it's hard not to have a jaundiced eye with his thumbprints literally on all phases now. It's not like this guy has shown much ability to be nimble or evolve.

I'll go out on a limb, but it's likely that regardless of QB, the first time this season the Steelers are in a tight game and have the opportunity to use timeouts to get the ball back and get points before the half, Tomlin will keep the timeout in his pocket and let the the clock run because that's just what he does.

After 18 years, familiarity breeds contempt. Show some capacity for intropection, self-analyis, evolution and growth. Don't just run the same stale operating principles out there again for the umpteenth time.

Great post. Tomlin is and has been a complete joke for over 10 years.....a disgrace to a once-vaunted franchise that is now laughed at around the world. Rooney should self-fire.

 

[TDX27]

If Rodgers can go to a concert, he can attend OTA's and mini-camp. Steelers need to move on already. He is not fully committed to playing.

 

[stillwright]

If Rodgers can go to a concert, he can attend OTA's and mini-camp. Steelers need to move on already. He is not fully committed to playing.

Tomlin doesn't want hostages....but he has let himself and the organization become hostages for 2 straight offseasons.

 

[KentuckySteeler]

If Rodgers can go to a concert, he can attend OTA's and mini-camp. Steelers need to move on already. He is not fully committed to playing.

He coud have already told them he was 100% playing and they know the date he's going to announce and are preventing a leak by playing dumb.

 

[SojournerSteel]

He coud have already told them he was 100% playing and they know the date he's going to announce and are preventing a leak by playing dumb.

I think they're holding out hope that Rodgers can deliver that elusive playoff win and get Tomlin off the schneid and that it will quell some of the unrest in the fanbase and infuse some fresh hope that with the next QB Tomlin can get back in the hunt.

Purely a marriage of convenience for both.

 

[steelhurt]

Exactly what circus is Rooney allowing? The same media circus ripping the team for not drafting Sanders even though he was passed over 113 times in the draft? Just because a million click bait articles and media talking heads claim the team is a mess, doesn't make it so.

Have you seen Wentz play the past few years? That's what you would want on the team?

I don't totally disagree with your thoughts, but the media, analysts and some fans are the ones turning it into perceived circus for those watching ESPN. I expect the owners and coaches know exactly what's going to happen and have planned for it happening since before Wilson signed with the Giants.

Going into this season with Mason as QB #1 may excite some, but I'm not going to lose sleep over the likelihood that Rodgers will be QB 1 this season. We know what we will get with Mason. He's a good kid, and I wish him the best, but he's proven to be little more than an above average backup in the league at best.

Rodgers has a regular season record of 126-46 over the last 10 years. Rodgers also played last year one season removed from a serious achilles injury and with the Jets. I love that people seem to think he sucks now because the Jets didn't win. Does anyone ever win with the Jets? Besides, he was playing better than our QBs by the end of the season last year once he had time to better condition and get game time after recovering.

I may be in the minority of fans, but I hope he signs. Maybe it amounts to nothing more than another 500 season, but he's at least been a winner most of his carer and maybe some of his desire will rub off on a few of the other players and coaches going forward.

I rooted against him a lot at Green Bay, but respected his talent. If he signs with the Steelers, I'll be 100% in favor of him as the team's QB while he's there.

Are you serious? This entire debacle for a 41 year old has been QB is making this once proud franchise look foolish and desperate.
He’s done stick a fork in him.
He loves this attention because it’s all about him.Thats who this narcissist happens to be.
As for Wentz, read my post please. I said backup to Mason Rudolph not the starter.
This team is not going anywhere with or without Rodgers. The best thing to do is look towards the future and stop pretending you are close because you’re not in the same ballpark as the elite teams.
This Rooney is so much like his grandfather. Nice guy but totally clueless on how to run his team.
The saving grace for the franchise was son Dan when he took over the operations and worked with people like Bill Nunn, Chuck Noll, and others.
This owner is a total joke and most know that. I guess you still need convinced.

 

[BLITZ]

Seriously though...put the guy on ignore if you can't ignore him on your own. Don't respond to his posts. Imagine that if everyone that is wallowing on his threads/posts simply ignored him.

You say you don't take part but when you respond to his posts as you do you are taking part. You and others are simply feeding him.

I agree. I have never put anyone on ignore nor do I plan to.
Believe it or not most of us agree with what Clloyd says. We just don't say it in every post.
It is his right as an America in America to do so. It is my right as an American in America to ***** about it. Freedom.

 

[ZonaBurgh]

Add in this next draft isn’t loaded with numorous high end QBs. Some have 2 as possible top level, as usual there will be about 4 next level down. No guarantees of getting a top end QB for us either. Who will develop said QB )asking for a friend) ???




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[stillwright]

I agree. I have never put anyone on ignore nor do I plan to.
Believe it or not most of us agree with what Clloyd says. We just don't say it in every post.
It is his right as an America in America to do so. It is my right as an American in America to ***** about it. Freedom.

Yep. Agreed. ***** cry and moan about Lloyd all you want. If people tire of it there is an ignore button for that.

 

[Avoid_Lloyd]

Great post

The key factor to having all that draft capital and all signs pointing to another attempt at replacing Ben with the next franchise QB is indeed that Art Nutting has chosen to keep Tomlin in place.

Does Tomlin really deserve a chance to ruin the next potential franchise QB with his conservative archaic schemes?

Unfortunately handing that 3 year extension in an attempt to get Shades to 200 has further stuck the franchise in GHD cycle. The timing of needing a franchise QB but Mike having multiple years left on his contract is poor to say the least.

They should wait for that franchise QB attempt until Tomlin is gone OR at a minimum get an X and O up and coming OC on the staff to be Mike’s heir after this contract. Let said OC do the hiring of his QB coach (likely heir to the OC position) AND then allow said OC and QB coach to revamp the offense and run the offense and the development of drafted QB sans ANY impedance/intrusion/obstruction from Mike and his broken schemes.

I simply don’t think Mike or Art are capable of the last paragraph so best of luck to that poor ******* aka next highly drafted QB next year.

And since they don’t have that ability they should simply farm/grow picks until Mike and Co are gone. Take every extra pick next year and trade for higher round picks in the following draft. Rinse and repeat til Mike is gone. Then the incoming HC will have some capital to start fixing this mess. The 3,3,4,5,6 would likely be multiple firsts at that point.

This is great post too

I know the Steelers do it differently but most organizations fire someone or multiple people when a 1st round QB pick is botched. Or AT LEAST the OC is canned and the GM picks the new OC not the head coach who was at the wheel for the botched the development of 1st round QB. The Pickett selection was botched at an epic level not even lasting a 3rd season. Remember when Tomlin raved about all the character/intangilbe traits he saw being in the same building as Pickett? Then Pickett forces himself out 2 years in because “volunteers not hostages” lol

The problem is Tomlin will probably never get fired although I’d like to see what 55k chanting Fire Tomlin at home would do to move that needle

You’re right either Tomlin should be gone before we invest in another first round QB or his cave man system of dump offs, don’t throw over the middle, chuck down the sideline on 3rd down will ruin him. How long do we half to wait until Tomlin leaves?? I’d like to think 200 wins would do it but I’m afraid it might be longer

 

[BLITZ]

Yep. Agreed. ***** cry and moan about Lloyd all you want. If people tire of it there is an ignore button for that.

I do not think most cry or moan about his posts as much as we point out the redundancy of them. Again his right. And ours

 

[stillwright]

I do not think most cry or moan about his posts as much as we point out the redundancy of them. Again his right. And ours

Lol. For every one redundancy post he makes there are at least 5 posts moaning about it. That in itself is redundancy. No?

And again. ***** moan and complain about them all you want. I don't care. Just pointing out the hypocrisy is all.

It is best when the name calling starts. Always a fan of that. Lol

 

[BLITZ]

Lol. For every one redundancy post he makes there are at least 5 posts moaning about it. That in itself is redundancy. No?

And again. ***** moan and complain about them all you want. I don't care. Just pointing out the hypocrisy is all.

It is best when the name calling starts. Always a fan of that. Lol

Your right as an American.

 

[stillwright]

Your right as an American.

Well ...today we HONOR the men and women who made that possible. God bless them and their families!!!

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I think Ron Burgundy is a Pittsburgh guy.

Yes but Bleeder was referring to Lloyd (Cooch).