Mr Rooney-----Ben

[Drink IRON City]

I can respect what your saying about your business and there is a lot of truth to that. However an NFL business is not like any other business. Unless of course you can tell me and prove to me that your business can be one of the most profitable businesses around while running your business into the ground. Even the worst NFL team is more profitable than just about any other business. It's a truly one of a kind business. A business where no matter how terrible you do your still making a crap ton of profit and honestly can leave it on auto suck pilot and still make money hand over fist.

For this reason alone i would argue that Art 2 is not up to snuff. I see a man that ignores a lot of glaring signs. I absolutely believe that he probably knows the dollar and cents of it all. But all the drama that has happened with players, the ineptness of the coaching staff. The snafus with coches "retiring" only to go on and do well elsewhere. there's just a lot that to me says this man is more like Tomlin living off of the legacy that was handed to him while it slowly starts to go down the drain. He may be great at business for all we know. Hes terrible with football or just doesn't care much (dont know which or both). Tomlin is proof of this with his loss of leadership and control of the locker room. Vets speaking out against him and the staff says all we need to know.

Could i be wrong? Absolutely but looking at it from what we have seen of the Art 2 and Tomlin show i dont have alot of faith in the man.

There's also a huge difference of borrowing Dads car while he is still alive and sitting in the passenger seat and checking the oil still and keeping an eye on tune up as and the tires and all the important things compared to when Dad passes away and you have free reign of using his car without his eyes and help.

There is truth in the "fans" eye as to what you say, I agree with some and some to a degree. You don't have a clue to the behind the scenes as neither do I.

As with anything mega-big there is a lot of room for waste and it takes longer to show up on the bottom line. A small business has near operations just at a very much smaller scale with bottom line showing sooner than later. The NFL is a very public in the eye business but the cooked books are a different story. Behind the scenes are very private and ownership meetings are about secretive as they can get. ONLY what they want you to hear is released to the public thus a scewered view is created.

Not argueing with you on what you say but also pointing out we as fans have nowhere near the clue as to how or what they operate on.


NO, this is not a defense as to how I see the Tomlin subject but just pointing out that Art 2 has a lot more knowledge than any of us as to the running of the business know aS the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A-N-D Y-E-S

Companies, big or small do ride their reputations.


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[SteelBuckeye]

Is Ben Roethlisberger retiring? Steelers owner Art Rooney makes bold announcement

Monday night was an emotional ride at Heinz Field as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made his last start at home.

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Oh for God’s sake, some folks just throw crap without even thinking it out..He was there, in Ben’s family Skybox and was on the field to Shake hands/hug him right when he got to the sidelines (see photo)

Art2 has been participating with the team since he was a little kid. He was a ball boy during training camp since he was 10 until he started college. I’ve met both Mr. Rooney and Art2, both were/are definitely family men and decent. No doubt Art2 is more business oriented than his dad was, and Dan was definitely more involved with league matters since he was there since before the merger.

We all have opinions, but we should have some modicum of common sense shouldn’t we?

 

[Drink IRON City]

Is Ben Roethlisberger retiring? Steelers owner Art Rooney makes bold announcement

Monday night was an emotional ride at Heinz Field as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made his last start at home.

www.sportskeeda.com

Oh for God’s sake, some folks just throw crap without even thinking it out..He was there, in Ben’s family Skybox and was on the field to Shake hands/hug him right when he got to the sidelines (see photo)

Art2 has been participating with the team since he was a little kid. He was a ball boy during training camp since he was 10 until he started college. I’ve met both Mr. Rooney and Art2, both were/are definitely family men and decent. No doubt Art2 is more business oriented than his dad was, and Dan was definitely more involved with league matters since he was there since before the merger.

We all have opinions, but we should have some modicum of common sense shouldn’t we?

AMEN...................................... and thank you Ike


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[Paul G]

Mr. Rooney passed on a while back.

Art the Deuce clearly had better things to do.

probably had another sit down with AB on the schedule...........

 

[warriors42]

Is Ben Roethlisberger retiring? Steelers owner Art Rooney makes bold announcement

Monday night was an emotional ride at Heinz Field as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made his last start at home.

www.sportskeeda.com

Oh for God’s sake, some folks just throw crap without even thinking it out..He was there, in Ben’s family Skybox and was on the field to Shake hands/hug him right when he got to the sidelines (see photo)

Art2 has been participating with the team since he was a little kid. He was a ball boy during training camp since he was 10 until he started college. I’ve met both Mr. Rooney and Art2, both were/are definitely family men and decent. No doubt Art2 is more business oriented than his dad was, and Dan was definitely more involved with league matters since he was there since before the merger.

We all have opinions, but we should have some modicum of common sense shouldn’t we?

you used the words common sense on steeler nation..

 

[Paul G]

Easy for fans to draw conclusions, negative ones at that. For all we know they met after the game in private and pre-arranged as to maybe that's what BEN wanted.

Art 2 is not grandpa or dad but he keeps this organization competative. He is lacking in football acuem and could use a littler help in football decisions but make no mistake he KNOWS what is going on with his team and business.

As fans we ONLY see the public side and there is a non-public side. I own my buisness and I've had employees tell me how I should run it but those employees have no clue to the finacial / decision reasoning / long term / etc. and that would apply to the fans public as well.

I defend Art 2 to a degree because we don't know whats going on behind the scenes and most don't realize that Art 2 has been running this team long before Dan passed away. He doen't get a pass but he also deserves reasonable speculation on his decision making process.




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I tell those employees to mind their own business

 

[Paul G]

I agree. The nfl and the Steelers are a cash cow at the end of the day. It’s entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less.


Lol. Glad I’m not the only one

next thing you are going to be telling us is that wrestling isn't real.....lol

 

[MTC]

next thing you are going to be telling us is that wrestling isn't real.....lol

Exactly. Sorry boys!

 

[Paul G]

Exactly. Sorry boys!

no Santa and Easter Bunny either ?????

 

[MTC]

no Santa and Easter Bunny either ?????

Tooth fairy, leprechaun. All of it. Illusions man.
Lol.


I don’t think football is necessarily fixed intentionally. Just from a business standpoint and the casual fan making up the league demographics now you want to draw in the markets like LA, Vegas, reel in fans of teams who otherwise have losing records. Buffalo, Cincy, even Cleveland gets a carrot dangled

 

[Drink IRON City]

I tell those employees to mind their own business

I do Paul and I don't openly engage in anything to any employees. I keep focused on their task at hand and the business part is mine and I have some VERY business minded friends for my venting and constructive converastions as well.

thanks brother





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[MTC]

I do Paul and I don't openly engage in anything to any employees. I keep focused on their task at hand and the business part is mine and I have some VERY business minded friends for my venting and constructive converastions as well.

thanks brother





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Smart to stay away from employee gossip. I have a pretty jealous lesbian missy at my place creating drama. Meanwhile I’m on the otherside of the floor running **** like a boss.


#HumbleBrag

 

[Drink IRON City]

Smart to stay away from employee gossip. I have a pretty jealous lesbian missy at my place creating drama. Meanwhile I’m on the otherside of the floor running **** like a boss.


#HumbleBrag

Study your copany hand book and know it well. Send an E-mail to HR documenting what was said and actions she is doing. Tell them this is not a written complaint but just an inforational e-mail. Do this to protect yourself and keep your e-mail for proof.




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[MTC]

Study your copany hand book and know it well. Send an E-mail to HR documenting what was said and actions she is doing. Tell them this is not a written complaint but just an inforational e-mail. Do this to protect yourself and keep your e-mail for proof.




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I’m sure she’s being documented cause she is re training. Whatever happened on Monday afternoon between her, another employee being “too talkative” I only got tagged in word of mouth. I went back to my side and worked. I stay away from it

 

[Drink IRON City]

Good idea MTC, stay away and keep out of it as that in itself will protect you.




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[pittbull]

I don’t recall many photos or broadcasts where any of the Rodney’s were on the sidelines. There’s the well-known moment of the Chief being presented his first Lombardi in the locker room…but just standing on the sidelines? My memory isn’t pulling anything. I know ceremonies and after SBs on stage…but just lingering on the sidelines? That’s reserved for the Jerry Joneses, Eddie Debartalos and Dan Snyders of the NFL.

 

[MTC]

I don’t recall many photos or broadcasts where any of the Rodney’s were on the sidelines

 

[Gildong Sack]

Is Ben Roethlisberger retiring? Steelers owner Art Rooney makes bold announcement

Monday night was an emotional ride at Heinz Field as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made his last start at home.

www.sportskeeda.com

Oh for God’s sake, some folks just throw crap without even thinking it out..He was there, in Ben’s family Skybox and was on the field to Shake hands/hug him right when he got to the sidelines (see photo)

Art2 has been participating with the team since he was a little kid. He was a ball boy during training camp since he was 10 until he started college. I’ve met both Mr. Rooney and Art2, both were/are definitely family men and decent. No doubt Art2 is more business oriented than his dad was, and Dan was definitely more involved with league matters since he was there since before the merger.

We all have opinions, but we should have some modicum of common sense shouldn’t we?

It's tied to Art not firing Tomlin yet. They are not interested in fact checks or reality, just their intense hate of Tomlin because he has only brought them one Super Bowl in 15 years(at least that's what I think it is.........hmmmm.....)you know like their intense hate for Cowher because he only brought them one Super Bowl after 14 years...../sarcasm/

 

[pittbull]

 

[Gildong Sack]

"Hunter" Rooney.

I heard Art was doing some nose candy with Don Jr. then went to hit up Don's daddy Cadet Bone Spurs for some Adderol...no time for Ben, sorry. This explains his not firing Tomlin yet as well.

 

[slashsteel]

Smart to stay away from employee gossip. I have a pretty jealous lesbian missy at my place creating drama. Meanwhile I’m on the otherside of the floor running **** like a boss.


#HumbleBrag

Lesbian.... Is she hot?

 

[MTC]

Lesbian.... Is she hot?

Yes. I should’ve emphasized pretty lol.

 

[slashsteel]

Yes. I should’ve emphasized pretty lol.

Well I believe that is a violation then we will need pics to rectify this infraction.

 

[TDX27]

So, I guess the stories of Rooney not greeting Rooney on the field were, in fact, lies. Not surprising.

 

[Drink IRON City]

So, I guess the stories of Rooney not greeting Rooney on the field were, in fact, lies. Not surprising.

Fanbase is fickle. Many want what others have but make themselves feel better when they can lower the "have" a notch or two by what ever means.

PLUS many have little fortitude to just think it out and realize this isn't a perfect world and information isn't 100% available or correct at times.


Art Duece isn't near the Imbecile that many potray hi to be.






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