Arians' departure a shell game of semantics

Posted by Mike Florio on January 21, 2012, 1:09 PM EST


Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has retired. Jason LaCanfora of NFL Network reports that the retirement occurred after the Steelers told Arians that his contract would not be renewed.

But the same source who tells LaCanfora that Arians was told his contract wouldn’t be renewed told LaCanfora that Arians wasn’t fired.

It’s a matter of semantics. When an employee under contract has that contract expire and the employer tells the employee that contract won’t be renewed, the employee necessarily has been . . . wait for it . . . fired. It happened to Mike Tice in Minnesota six years ago, and it has happened to countless other head coaches and assistant coaches whose contracts end along with their employment.

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It is what it is. He won't be back. Time to muddle through without him. We appreciate his leading our offense.
Was that politically correct enough.

Now for Steeler Extreme translation. BA- Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Or to put it another way: It's been real,sometimes it's been fun, but it's never been real fun!!!

solardave wrote:

It is what it is. He won't be back. Time to muddle through without him. We appreciate his leading our offense.
Was that politically correct enough.

Now for Steeler Extreme translation. BA- Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Or to put it another way: It's been real,sometimes it's been fun, but it's never been real fun!!!

Have the Steelers interviewed Truck or Budda yet?

effyou515 wrote:

solardave wrote:

It is what it is. He won't be back. Time to muddle through without him. We appreciate his leading our offense.
Was that politically correct enough.

Now for Steeler Extreme translation. BA- Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Or to put it another way: It's been real,sometimes it's been fun, but it's never been real fun!!!

Have the Steelers interviewed Truck or Budda yet?

Since I've never actually played organized football (or logged enough hours of Tecmo Bowl) I'm surely too stupid to be considered.


Truck is probably the front-runner.

Buddha Bus wrote:

effyou515 wrote:

solardave wrote:

It is what it is. He won't be back. Time to muddle through without him. We appreciate his leading our offense.
Was that politically correct enough.

Now for Steeler Extreme translation. BA- Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Or to put it another way: It's been real,sometimes it's been fun, but it's never been real fun!!!

Have the Steelers interviewed Truck or Budda yet?

Since I've never actually played organized football (or logged enough hours of Tecmo Bowl) I'm surely too stupid to be considered.


Truck is probably the front-runner.

I'm a quarterback, i'll call up Rooney tomorrow

The message to me is this:

• The Steelers won't extend the Arians contract.

• Arians will take next year off as a retirement year

Remember, Arians considered retirement last year. It was reported he wasn't in the best of health and felt time away from the game would be best for him. But he had to "bless" us with another year of his game planning.

I don't see it as a firing so much as a case of "we aren't hiring you again".

As divisive as Arians was, I guess it's only fitting that even his "retirement" is creating controversy. It gives the Haters and Apologists one last thing to fight over.

Wallace108 wrote:

As divisive as Arians was, I guess it's only fitting that even his "retirement" is creating controversy. It gives the Haters and Apologists one last thing to fight over.

I guess I would be considered a "Hater", but I'm not fighting anymore. He's gone and I don't care why as long as it's real.

Brian Billick anyone?

effyou515 wrote:

Brian Billick anyone?

effyou515 wrote:

Brian Billick anyone?