Say it ain't so! If the Steelers let Hines Ward go, it will hurt them more than it will hurt him. The all-time leading receiver deserves to retire a Steeler, and to do it on his own very reasonable schedule. If the Steelers do cut him, he will have opportunities of all sorts: playing, coaching, broadcasting, dancing . . . The Steelers will have unhappy fans and a growing lack of leadership on the field.
The kind of turf-roots leadership that veteran players provide is invaluable. The Steelers never fully recovered that after the retirement of Jerome Bettis. If Ward goes too, who will be the team Big Brother? And while I'm on the subject, why didn't we snag Bettis for a coaching job? And how about not losing out on the opportunity to start Ward on that career path?
And having Hines play for another team is unimaginable. After all, who remembers Franco Harris's stellar year as a Seattle Seahawk? Right.
Oh will be SO VERY UPSET if he goes....if is the evidence of the direction the Steelers want to move in....I fear for us dyed in the wool Stillers!
ReplyDeletePlus...who gets rid of a family member...just sayin
true - hate that "business decision" talk.
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