I don’t know if it’s just a byproduct of sports media growing every year. Maybe it’s just the reality of their circumstances. But what seems clear to me is that the Pittsburgh Steelers are under the spotlight this season more consistently, and rarely for anything positive.
Indeed, we seem to be serenaded on a weekly basis by former players desperate to preserve the “Steeler Way”. Notable voices include some rather significant ones, like former QB Ben Roethlisberger, and S Ryan Clark, as well as DL Chris Hoke. But they’re all on the outside. Even then.
“Everybody likes to make a big deal about it, but for someone to have an opinion that doesn’t know what’s going on in here, I just laugh at that”, Steelers defensive captain Cameron Heyward said on Thursday, via the team’s website.