Why NOT to panic....

by Homer J. on Mar 3, 2009 10:44 AM EST

So everybody had their breath taken away by Redskins owner Danny Snyder's hundred million dollar contract to Albert (Twelve games a year) Haynesworth. OOOH!

Well, now the Boy Billionaire (as Myron once called him on the air) has released Jason Taylor after one season. Taylor missed better than half of that season with injuries, and declined to take a pay INCREASE in exchange for attending at least 25 of 39 off-season team related activities...or whatever they call it.

But in order to get Taylor in the first place, the Redskins traded aways a second round draft choice.

So now, this team - with an aging offensive line - has no Jason Taylor, no middle second round pick - and broke the bank and salary cap on one player.

The Steeler way - building from within - developing players - spending wisely and showing some loyalty and some love to the non-superstars - is the way to go.

And lurching from crisis to crisis, and perceived opportunity to preceived opportunity, like so many teams do, is the road to perdition - or maybe the road of Palookaville.

Don't worry if the Steelers aren't big players in the free agent big names market. It often is a fool's market. The Steelers don't subscribe to that mumbo-jumbo. They keep building from within, and the first rule is always: DO NO HARM.

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Not Worried

How many rings do the Skins have lately?

by Michael Uhlhorn on Mar 3, 2009 5:45 PM EST reply actions

i'm very confused!

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Mar 3, 2009 5:58 PM EST reply actions

Me too

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 4, 2009 7:54 AM EST up reply actions

I understand ...

your point semi-clearly. I can’t say that I am about to panic about anything that happens re: the Steelers as I have faith in the Steelers’ organization. However, I do see the large amount of money wasted on Haynesworth impacting on JH negotiations. That said, if we can’t get it done, then we can’t get it done. JH goes somewhere else and the FO and Coaching Staff find the next diamond in the rough.

by tenthmtnman on Mar 4, 2009 8:48 AM EST reply actions

Some folks worry and say the Rooneys are cheap...

…because they don’t play in Dan Snyder’s annual March Madness game.

Spending big money on big name players whose best days may well be behind them….
or spending all your allowance in one place…are signs of a losing organization driven by an insecure owner.

The Jason Taylor episode – in which the Skins got him for six games last year – paid a huge bundle of cash, and now have no second round pick this year and no Jason Taylor, is a perfect example of how dangerous March Madness can be.

So while the natural reaction is to get antsy – and maybe a little panicky – when big names go to new teams while the Steelers keep a low profile, don’t panic. They know what they’re doing, and they’re building from inside and keeping the glue guys.

by Homer J. on Mar 4, 2009 9:04 AM EST reply actions

I understand your point

Except that no one here is panicking.

Six Rings buys you some goodwill.

I think The Majority of the Steeler Nation trust our Front Office, and wouldn’t trade them for 100 Dan Snyders, or Jerry Jones…

by MarkJoel66 on Mar 5, 2009 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

I get it Homer

And as the days wear on so are a lot of folk. As you no doubt already know many in Skins Country are already saying that our boy Danny has regressed and is once again running the Redskins into the ground with his free agent grandstanding. Many commentors, including Michael Wilbon have been pointing to how Pittsburgh does its business.

The difference between Steelers and Redskins can be summarized with two transactions made after the last SB win. They got Antwan Randle El for a lot of money. We got Ryan Clark for a lot less.

Nuff said.

by Ivan Cole (RickVa) on Mar 4, 2009 7:03 PM EST reply actions