sadly: the Pittsburgh Steelers are losing a superstar due to………..
The manner in which this 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers team is winning and losing, as well as all of the frustrations that have resulted, is not the first time the Steeler Way has been called into question.
Consider when the Steelers truly began to deteriorate. They made the playoffs in 2016 and have won every postseason since. Dan Rooney the Steelers’ patriarch, died the following year.
Players looked up to Rooney from the time he was given complete control of the franchise in 1975 until his death in 2017. They were determined to win for him and the Black and Gold. For decades, the Steelers were a team that everyone wanted to be a part of
However, cultural issues became more serious after a 2017 rift between star running back Le’Veon Bell and Pittsburgh, specifically quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, ended in divorce after a season-long holdout in 2018
After several headline-making incidents during Bell’s holdout, Antonio Brown left for the greener pastures of the then-Oakland Raiders in 2019
At least a portion of the Steeler Way appeared to be eroding. And it’s only gotten worse this season, with some of the younger players not fully grasping what it means to be a Steeler and represent the team as such
Roethlisberger, whom both Bell and Brown blame for their desire to leave Pittsburgh, had this to say about the contentious issue
It just feels like [certain guys aren’t in it for the team, they’re in it for themselves], and that’s something that’s kind of been lost on this team a little bit,” Roethlisberger said on the Dec. 11 episode of his “Footbahlin” podcast. “It just doesn’t feel like ‘the Steeler way’ is there.” … Perhaps the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tradition is over. Perhaps it needs to be formed in a different way. “I’m not sure
93.7 The Supporter’s Paul Ziese contends that the Steeler Way is no longer applicable due to a new generation of players. And it’s not just a Steelers problem; it’s a league problem. What used to be about victory is now about notoriety and money
Guys used to play because they enjoyed the game 25 years ago. “Winning was important 25 years ago, he said. “Not so much anymore. And the younger we get, and the more generations we have and I hate to use this cliche, but the deeper we get into the whole everybody gets a trophy culture the less of a winning culture we’re going to have
Whatever the cause, it’s difficult to see an end in sight for the Steelers. And it’s a sad time for the fans who grew up when it was an honor to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers
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