Tuitt Retired

[Superman]

We'll never get a shot at them (Bama DL's) - they go in the top 10 every year LOL!!!

except Bugg

 

[Stewey]

Tuitt had been yanking the Steelers chain including some of the players. He never had any intention of coming back. Thats just my feeling.

 

[Superman]

Placing Shazier on the IR-Return list and being ok with that while not being ok with paying Tuitt is disingenuous and everyone knows it. ANYONE who saw Shazier take that hit, and saw him walking at the draft knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that he had played his last snap.

With Tuitt, we did not know. He was physically ok. Mentally, he had a lot to overcome. He took a year off, and if you've not lost a sibling, then you really have no standing in this. He attempted to give it a go. He thought he'd be ok. He decided against it. Good on him. If he wasn't mentally into it, then he could have hurt himself OR hurt someone else.

 

[Stewey]

yea, but us common folk can not compare to the money and lifestyle of a professional athlete and never will.

WTF?? I can easily compare the money I made and lifestyle to that of the pro athlete..
So you are in agreement with Patrick Ewings absurd comment?
"People complain that pro athletes make a lot of money; but what they don't understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money." - Patrick Ewing

You can boohoo all you want about life is unfair and he should have gone back to work, but the Steelers are a different organization.

Sorry but being a class organization doesn't give Tuitt a pass. Being a class organization resulted in them being played for fools by Tuitt.

They don't do kneejerk reactions like the fans do and they are the ones that paid him to sit.
If Harvin needed more time to grieve for his father's passing last season, I'm sure he would have gotten more time from the team. They are classy like that.

WTF on steroids. Kneejerk how so? Fans were more than patient and sympathetic. To question why his *** wasn't back at work doesn't constitute a kneejerk reaction.
Like I said before, the impression I get is that Tuitt had been yanking the Steelers, fans, and teammates chains all along. He had no intention of returning

 

[thesteelcity]

WTF?? I can easily compare the money I made and lifestyle to that of the pro athlete..
So you are in agreement with Patrick Ewings absurd comment?
"People complain that pro athletes make a lot of money; but what they don't understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money." - Patrick Ewing

Sorry but being a class organization doesn't give Tuitt a pass. Being a class organization resulted in them being played for fools by Tuitt.

WTF on steroids. Kneejerk how so? Fans were more than patient and sympathetic. To question why his *** wasn't back at work doesn't constitute a kneejerk reaction.
Like I said before, the impression I get is that Tuitt had been yanking the Steelers, fans, and teammates chains all along. He had no intention of returning

Do you know that for sure? Did you talk to him? Are you in his head? You are speculating, like everyone else. If the team thought he was returning, they wouldn't have done everything they have to this point. Something changed and he made his final decision to retire to announce it on June 1st.

Athletes make a lot of money because they make the league and owners a ton of money. No one is packing a stadium to see you or me.

 

[BamaSteeler52]

You or anyone else outside of the Steelers organization know ******* all about what went down, so quit with the f u c king grandstanding speculation. You're giving an opinion, so stop acting like you're voice of reason and authority.

Why so worked up over an opinion? As far as my fandom opinion goes the Steelers
F U C Ked up with this... I mean everyone on here acts like their opinion is the voice of reason and authority, it's an opinionative message board. With the leadership that this organization has would not surprise me one bit they
f uc ked it up.

 

[Troglodyte]

You or anyone else outside of the Steelers organization know ******* all about what went down, so quit with the f u c king grandstanding speculation. You're giving an opinion, so stop acting like you're voice of reason and authority.

What, we’re no longer to question management and coaching decisions? That should be fun.

Grandstanding speculation? For the past year the Steelers insisted Tuitt was part of the team and it’s plans. I was far from alone in questioning Tuitt’s willingness to play. The speculation ended a couple days ago.

 

[FatsHolmes]

Why so worked up over an opinion? As far as my fandom opinion goes the Steelers
F U C Ked up with this... I mean everyone on here acts like their opinion is the voice of reason and authority, it's an opinionative message board. With the leadership that this organization has would not surprise me one bit they
f uc ked it up.

First off, what bugs me in this thread is how many people automatically assume the worst motives for Tuitt.
Secondly, we're talking about an organization that chased Troy Polamalu and -if some rumor is true Ben Roethlisberger - when they felt they weren't capable of playing. Why would you think they would hesitate to let Tuitt go if they didn't feel there were a good chance for him to return?

 

[Troglodyte]

yea, but us common folk can not compare to the money and lifestyle of a professional athlete and never will. You can boohoo all you want about life is unfair and he should have gone back to work, but the Steelers are a different organization. They don't do kneejerk reactions like the fans do and they are the ones that paid him to sit.
If Harvin needed more time to grieve for his father's passing last season, I'm sure he would have gotten more time from the team. They are classy like that.

I thought the Steelers should have kept Waitman and waived Harvin.

Years ago, an Oilers OL (maybe Munchak?) decided to sit out a game so he could attend the birth of his child. As a result, he was docked a paycheck and understood and accepted that. It’s a business. They pay players to help them win games to make the playoffs to be more successful and make more money. Decline to play and don’t expect to get paid.

 

[Troglodyte]

First off, what bugs me in this thread is how many people automatically assume the worst motives for Tuitt.
Secondly, we're talking about an organization that chased Troy Polamalu and -if some rumor is true Ben Roethlisberger - when they felt they weren't capable of playing. Why would you think they would hesitate to let Tuitt go if they didn't feel there were a good chance for him to return?

I don’t know if Tuitt had a motive and I don’t know what he communicated to the team. I think the team is worse off today due to the Steelers not seeing a red flag regardless of what was communicated.

 

[BamaSteeler52]

First off, what bugs me in this thread is how many people automatically assume the worst motives for Tuitt.
Secondly, we're talking about an organization that chased Troy Polamalu and -if some rumor is true Ben Roethlisberger - when they felt they weren't capable of playing. Why would you think they would hesitate to let Tuitt go if they didn't feel there were a good chance for him to return?

That is the optics of it to a lot of fans, right or wrong... IMO he knew this for awhile and I get the feeling so did the Steelers..

 

[topseed]

yea, but us common folk can not compare to the money and lifestyle of a professional athlete and never will. You can boohoo all you want about life is unfair and he should have gone back to work, but the Steelers are a different organization. They don't do kneejerk reactions like the fans do and they are the ones that paid him to sit.
If Harvin needed more time to grieve for his father's passing last season, I'm sure he would have gotten more time from the team. They are classy like that.

I'm not "boohoo-ing" anything. I made a comment that I understand how certain fans will think and ultimately express their opinions, and I don't agree that complaining about Tuitt is classless. Of course there's a chasm between common people and professional athletes -- but that doesn't preclude one from criticizing the other.

And I never said that Tuitt should have gone back to work. That was his personal decision. However, he also didn't need to collect a single paycheck, yet he managed to cash them all. Classy.

 

[topseed]

Do you know that for sure? Did you talk to him? Are you in his head? You are speculating, like everyone else. If the team thought he was returning, they wouldn't have done everything they have to this point. Something changed and he made his final decision to retire to announce it on June 1st.

Athletes make a lot of money because they make the league and owners a ton of money. No one is packing a stadium to see you or me.

Yeah, as I pointed out to you before: The something that changed was Tuitt's gravy train pulling into its final station. As wonderful as the Steelers' organization is, there's a limit to their generosity.

 

[Coach]

How should the HC know??? What are OTT's???

Should read OTA. My bad but you should have been sharp enough to know what I intended to type in.

Tuitt if he should have told Tomlin before he announced it that he was retiring. Tomlin acted as if there was a chance he's come back. I think he wasn't being forthcoming with the media.

 

[Confluence]

So, Tuitt is gone and it matters not how the Steelers got here.

The unfortunate part of this is that fans who watch the team's player moves closely would opine that the team did not act in advance ( FA, draft) on this contingency that they ought to have been aware of......or maybe they are comfortable with Davis, Loudermilk and the new kid.

The team lost a key player and it seemed like the Steelers did not expect it, which was disappointing.

 

[jitter77]

Maybe Tuitt thought the desire to play would come back after time, but it did not. People deal with life altering events in different ways. When Matt Murrays dad died he just never regained his form. Then you have a guy like Brett Farve who went out after his father's death and tore it up. I think the team handled it fine and I'm sure there was some communicating back and forth.

 

[Litos]

It's almost like DeCastro all over again, two years in a row. At least Alualu is back.

The draft was pretty slim pickings at 3-4 DT, the Houston kid was probably our best option but he went way too early for the team to get a chance at him

 

[Troglodyte]

Maybe Tuitt thought the desire to play would come back after time, but it did not. People deal with life altering events in different ways. When Matt Murrays dad died he just never regained his form. Then you have a guy like Brett Farve who went out after his father's death and tore it up. I think the team handled it fine and I'm sure there was some communicating back and forth.

Was it Chuck Noll who said “If you’re thinking about retiring, you probably should”? If Tuitt wasn’t thinking about retiring, he sure was acting like someone who was.

 

[slashsteel]

They should have brought a FA in. Just made too much sense. Being a trenches guy it is a shame that assistant GM wasn't in place with Omar. They still could bring someone in before camp but you would think there would have been more attractive options earlier in free agency. I think it is good there is a change up because some of their old ways wasn't helping the team get over the hump. I mean you do a decent job of addressing one big weakness (Oline) then when it came to the Dline they sort of fell asleep at the wheel. I don't want all the offseason positives to be taken away. But they still didn't do enough IMO.

 

[Stewey]

Well, unless you're a mind-reader I don't know nor does anyone else know what Tuitt was thinking/feeling...

What he was feeling is irrelevant. Like Trog said...Shazier's and Tuitts situations are entirely different. Not a single fan objecting to Shazier getting paid should be a loud and clear indication of that.

 

[BamaSteeler52]

It's almost like DeCastro all over again, two years in a row. At least Alualu is back.

The draft was pretty slim pickings at 3-4 DT, the Houston kid was probably our best option but he went way too early for the team to get a chance at him

Yeah looking back at the draft not much to pick from...

 

[Stewey]

An argument could be made that If Tuitt cared that deeply for his brother he'd be in Black and Gold, because the odds are that this is what his brother would have wanted....as opposed to scamming the organization then quitting. He took advantage of his brothers death.

 

[mightyguru]

Man I wish they would have drafted a couple more good defensive linemen in the draft. the guy they did draft might be good in couple years but he’s not ready to “star” now he’s more of a replacement for Ironhead2 i just don’t get the lack of urgency in fixing the line. John ridgeway was available in bottom of 5th… 6-5 330 dude is a manster would have plugged a big fuking hole in the middle of the line. the defense, especially against the run, is going to be middling… I don’t get it.

I was really wanting Travis Jones.

 

[Steelr4evr]

An argument could be made that If Tuitt cared that deeply for his brother he'd be in Black and Gold, because the odds are that this is what his brother would have wanted....as opposed to scamming the organization then quitting. He took advantage of his brothers death.

That's how I pretty much see it. Over a year of free really big paychecks.

Doesn't matter . The only thing that does matter now is getting some insurance for the DL. They're ****** in the run game again.

 

[Drink IRON City]

A lot of time us FANs don't have privy to all the information but some of the time all the information isn't needed.

I fully agree they should have done more for contigency purposes wether they knew or not.

RE-action instead of PRO-action, seems to be the theme a lot.




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