Bell and Brown are not the only ex-Steelers coming out and questioning Ben's leadership. Ever notice that this doesn't happen with guys like Tom Brady and Drew Brees, quarterbacks who are great leaders? This doesn't mean Ben is not a good QB; he certainly is. He's just not a good leader.
Huh? Who else is questioning Ben's leadership? That one RB that said Ben fumbled on purpose
That was hilarious. If there is one thing Ben is, it's a fierce competitor, not in his DNA at all to do that. And the backup QB, who was on the headset for the play broke that down and disproved what that guy said. Should we disregard his logical, common sense, explanation of the play because it doesn't fit your preconceived opinion of Ben? Because that's what it feels like we are doing here.
Bell and Brown are self-serving. Everything is always someone else's fault, not theirs. They have played the race card throughout their departures. The race card. They played for a black head coach in Pittsburgh. They played for the team that created the Rooney rule. They played for Dan Rooney who was Obama's ambassador to Ireland. These guys are nuts, and the fact that some people can't see that is astonishing. Watch Bell's insane SI interview, he complained that he didn't get enough touches. I believe in 2017, he had more touches than any other RB (or close to it), and he actually complained in 2017 about being worked too hard and being given too many touches. Just one example of many, these guys just say stuff.
I get that people that live elsewhere and follow national coverage of the Steelers don't hear as much coverage as we do locally (obviously). When Ben became a Steeler, there was a coach and a locker room of established leaders, who put the team first. They won a Super Bowl together, and along the way Ben became a leader. When they won their second Super Bowl with Ben, most of those great locker room leaders were gone and a new coach with a new approach had entered. Then all those vet leaders retired, and it was pretty much just Ben. For the record, I'm not saying Ben is a great leader, I think he has flaws as a leader. I'm pushing back on him being called a bad leader. As someone who has watched him and this team every single day since he came into the league, I think Ben is a good leader who has made mistakes. And I also think that these guys like Brown and Bell placing blame on him is dumb and misplaced. Brown and Bell are about money and nothing else. Literally nothing else factors into their decision making.
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