Also we know for sure that it went on for at least 7 years.  Belichick isn't someone to waste his time with something every single week, every single game unless he's confident it's helping him to win.  

My be all end all is I want some explanation from Goodell on this.  Why this was swept under the rug.  Why no suspension was given.  etc. etc.

We were robbed in at least 1 AFCC title game it seems.

Dan seems to care more about his image in the NFL than wanting a
'super power' Steelers football team.

Get tough Dan - or piss off and let Art take over.

Art is ruthless - Dan Rooney's title as 'head honcho' has been poor in
winning Superbowls.
A somewhat lucky win, and having a coach who still can't win the big
one. Big Ben and the players won in spite of Cowher - Cowher to me is
still a loser and always will be. Tell me how a coach who has sole
rights on 3-4 OLBS (DE's) for a decade can't win a superbowl. Running
with 11 men in the box don't work in playoffs. Thanks Bettis! (most
overrated Steeler ever - is fat Jerome)

Hopefully Art cans people's asses quickly if they aren't performing.
Coaches and players alike.

You listening Larry Foote and Brett Keisel. Both are poor in stopping the run.

Keisel in a turnstile at RDE He ain't no 2 gapper; and Foote talks too
much. Timmons is quicker and has more cunte than Foote.

Dan Rooney and Cowher will go down in Steeler folklore as LOSERS. Dick
Lebeau is becoming one of the 2 aforementioned losers. 1 more year
dick and its Tomlin's team outright.

Lebeau has 1 SB victory in 50 yrs playing and coaching. It says alot
that stat. A leader and innovative player / coach should have at least
6 in that time frame, even if the side he represents is poor in
certain areas.

I am on to Dick Lebeau and his 'overrated' defenses.

Throw Slants, sideways, WR screens, Bubble screens and you will always
beat Lebeau. His defense is based on a QB throwing the ball downfield
- if they don't Dick Lebeau's defense is toast.

From the likes of the NYT article today, it looks like they might be
downplaying it because they were involved in the cover-up.

If it turns out to be true that Dan Rooney--the boss of our favorite
team--knew from Goodell that the Steelers were being taped multiple
times and he advised Goodell to cover it up, who exactly IS on our
side as Steeler fans? As Steeler fans that demand that our favorite
team's games be played fairly. Not the Rooneys, that's for sure.

Now, if it turns out that Goodell almost fully misled Rooney about the
content of the tapes, then that's a different story.

But more and more, I don't see how the latter can be true. The
evidence is made public that the Steelers were taped multiple times
over the past 6 years, and the Rooneys release a press statement
saying "no big deal."

I'll follow the story until all the evidence presents itself, but if
at the end of the day it's true that Rooney is so unconcerned about
the desire for Steelers fans to have their favorite team compete on an
even playing field, and if the other owners in the league are also in
cahoots and therefore unconcerned about the desire for their fans to
see their favorite teams compete on an even playing field, then I
think I may just give up on watching the NFL completely.

los·er[loo-zer] -noun

1. a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.  
   
2. Informal. a. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or, esp., a felony: a two-time loser.  b. a person who has failed at a particular activity: a loser at marriage.  c. someone or something that is marked by consistently or thoroughly bad quality, performance, etc.: Don't bother to see that film, it's a real loser.  
   
3. Slang. a misfit, esp. someone who has never or seldom been successful at a job, personal relationship, etc.  

Oh, and Fat Bettis?  5th all time on the rushing list???  5th?  For a bruising up the middle back to get that high on the list is not only astounding its Hall of Fame worthy.   I can take a lot of things, and I love this site, but I'm not going to just let garbage like this slide by.  If you want to post intelligent stuff on this site then do so.  If you want to sit here and call people idiot names and show your ignorance, then go to stillers.com, you'll be much happier.

Let's get one thing straight. the National Football League has not always been a multi-billion (that's BILLION with a 'B') cash cow. It took a number of smart, rather shrewd characters quite some time to build the league into the unqualified success it is today. One of those people is Dan Rooney. Most of today's more celebrated owners; the Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, Daniel Snyder (kidding) are just harvesting a crop that was planted and cultivated by the Rooneys, the Maras, the Halas. Its important to point that out because we need to be clear that winning championships are at best the SECOND most important thing to these owners. Like all businessmen the first most important thing is to turn a profit. Wiggins, your final statement would explain exactly why the temptation, the smart move really, would be to handle this thing internally and keep it under wraps. If it becomes clear that the playing field has not always been level then not just you, but a lot of people go away. And it may be hard if not impossible to get them all back no matter if all the evildoers are caught and punished, the damage to the GAME (read business) is done and may be irreversible.

Consequently, this is not about showing one's balls. This is about preserving the game to the point that we continue to care about participating at a site like this even though next season is a full seven months away. This is about being smart.

Lebeau cannot beat a spread offense. FACT. Lebeau beats teams QB's who throw vertically, a QB who throws sideways, and backwards he cannot stop.

He couldn't beat Montana and now Brady as these QB's do not throw 'vertically'.

Cowher coached in a division which stunk for years, and a conference that also was putrid. 1 Superbowl. Loser.

How people can rationalise losing 4 AFCC at home is delusional.

Bettis nearly gave the game away vs Colts in 05 which summed up his career.

It can be said Tomlin's 1 ring for the Buccs = Lebeau's career already - from the standpoint of Rings. Lebeau was a specialist coach for years as Tomlin had been.

This franchise and its 3-4 Defense needs urgent help, if you read my other diary entries I know how to build teams. For 3-4 or 4-3 defenses. And yes I have been a scout and have coached at a high level.

The 3-4 in PITTSburgh has produced 1 'lucky' Ring. Hasselback had no trouble in dissecting it; and if Roeth does not run it (he didn't get in) on 3rd down = 3 points. If Hope had not got that call in the endzone (no foul on that play) = 11 saved points for the Seahawks.

We won by 10. 11-10 = 1.

Steelers lose to Seattle in the Superbowl by 1 point. You get it?  

In a 3-4 defense you need excellent corners - as most 3-4 teams are exclusively 'cover 3'. Antoine Cason (read my mock draft diary for improvement)

Cowher and Lebeau's (himself a CB) inability to find CB's who can play Zone has stopped us from winning more SB's.

Cowher's inability to find a QB in his early years sum up his coaching standpoint. Trade up and get one. You give up 1,2,3,4 picks to get a future franchise QB don't you?

The thing that somes up Cowher was He did not want Big Ben. He wanted Phillip Rivers (Terrible throwing action no power) and Dante Hall or Shaun Andrews as the pick 11 in Ben's draft year.

Cowher will never understand how to win big games, as well as QB play (Players won in spite of him in 05) and Lebeau and Cowher respectively will not understand how to draft Corner's who play well in Lebeau's (Stop vertical attack only) defense.

If you are climbing the ladder in your workplace, will an employer give you 16 yrs (in Cowher's tenure) and (50 in Lebeau's tenure as coach player) to reach the pinnacle of your profession.

If they do let me know where you work!

Arians plays more of the spread offense - Yes he may dislike running like some other 'losing' coaches over the years but he has 'nutured Manning and is on with Big Ben'.

Arians was a Northcutt (drop - he never drops balls - bullshit) from beating us with the Browns - the lowly Browns at this point.

Holcombe threw for 400 yds on a 'slice and dice - spread the Steelers out scheme on offense.

Tomlin, Arians are the two best coaches we have.

Arians will be successful here if Ben learns to throw the ball away, and stop holding the ball for sooooooooooo long.

Big Ben thinks he has 10 seconds to throw on some plays, Ben; quick release hit the open man.

Big Ben and not Arians 'Offense' cost us a rematch (where I fancied us very much) against the Pats in the 2nd week of the playoffs.

If people on here think Ben did not 'lose' that game for us - I am afraid you (ain't got no idea) about Football.

I am not the person who wrote diaries in December.

I love Mike Tomlin.

Again I state facts; and ask this simple question.

Cowher's inability to find a QB in his early years sum up his coaching standpoint. Trade up and get one. You give up 1,2,3,4 picks to get a future franchise QB don't you?

The thing that somes up Cowher was He did not want Big Ben. He wanted Phillip Rivers (Terrible throwing action no power) and Dante Hall or Shaun Andrews as the pick 11 in Ben's draft year.

Cowher will never understand how to win big games, as well as QB play (Players won in spite of him in 05) and Lebeau and Cowher respectively will not understand how to draft Corner's who play well in Lebeau's (Stop vertical attack only) defense.

If you are climbing the ladder in your workplace, will an employer give you 16 yrs (in Cowher's tenure) and (50 in Lebeau's tenure as coach player) to reach the pinnacle of your profession.

If they do let me know where you work!

Heresy is what Cowher made fans go through in 4 AFCC's at home.