Bires: Haley doesn't figure to buddy up to Ben

By Mike Bires Times Sports Staff

If indeed he's the Steelers' new offensive coordinator, Todd Haley will have a few things in common with the guy he reportedly will replace.

Like Bruce Arians, Haley loves the passing game.

Like Arians, Haley has a passion for the game of golf.

I point that out because Ben Roethlisberger has similar interests.

Roethlisberger, the quarterback and face of the Steelers' franchise, likes it best when he's moving the offense via the pass. And when football season is over, he knows how to manuever around a golf course quite well. Often over the years, he'd tee it up with Arians. They've both been members at a private venue in western Pennsylvania as well as one in Georgia.

They used football, golf and an occasional game of cards to develop a very close relationship not often found between athlete and coach.

Maybe that's one reason Steelers president Art Rooney II decided to part ways with Arians two weeks ago, that the close bond between Roethlisberger and Arians was too close.

That doesn't figure to be the case with Haley and Roethlisberger ... at least not right away.

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Who says they have to be buddies to get on the same page. These are grown men playing a competitive sport. I could care less if they like each other as long as they can work together for the common goal.

Haley kinda looks like Bruce Willis in that picture.

Hopefully, our offense doesn't DIE HARD this season.

BGSU A Dub wrote:

Haley kinda looks like Bruce Willis in that picture.

Hopefully, our offense doesn't DIE HARD this season.

We could just blow some shit up. Who knows?

Damn he does look like Willis.

Oh shit, another Bruce