Comments on: It’s Just Business: Steelers Cut Ties with Hines Ward

By: Hines Ward: A Steeler for Life in Boring Pittsburgh

Hines Ward: A Steeler for Life in Boring Pittsburgh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:24:51 +0000

[...] he decided to hang up his cleats rather than entertain offers to play for other teams following his release from the Steelers. Though many of Steeler Nation thought that the way the organization treated Ward’s release was [...]

By: davidrussell

davidrussell — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:29:11 +0000

My take is yes it’s a buisness and the head office has to make some hardcalls.However they get it wrong sometimes and this is one of them.Resigning some other player last year(we know who they are) who werent and arent worth what they are paid was a prime example .Hines has some good football in him and he will show it.I believe the reason his production was down last year was because of that poor excuse we had for an offensive coordinator,not Hines.If you dont put him on the field he cant produce .
A sad way for a player of his caliber to go out.I pray maybe they will resign him at a later date.

By: karim

karim — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:24:02 +0000

Wish we knew this was going to happen… Would have been nice to give him a proper send off at the rams game in dec last year….

By: craig.nicepickcowher

craig.nicepickcowher — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:08:11 +0000

@MarkArmor Twitter chatter today has Cotchery talking with Steelers and things ‘going well.’ I do disagree with you about Cotchery being another Hines – no way in Hell Cotch can block like Hines.

By: MarkArmor

MarkArmor — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:48:42 +0000

the only reason I can see to do this, this year, is if Cotchery is coming back. He’s another Hines without the tradition.
But so far, I haven’t heard anything to suggest that they have him signed to another contract.