Well Rooney stepped in during the 2004 draft and guided them to Roethlisberger.How do y'all think the successful orgs run their teams. Does Kraft/Rooney/Biscotti/Bowlen run their teams that way?
Hopefully McNair gets lucky and finds his QB.
linkThe Browns' picking tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. proved to be one of the draft's pivotal points. But the Steelers also came close to passing over Roethlisberger after he lasted through the first 10 picks.
The team had zeroed in on Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews, but owner Dan Rooney deftly shifted the conversation to Roethlisberger before the Steelers made their pick.
I'll bet if I kept digging I'd find similar stories about all the owners you mentioned. Sometimes the boss steps in when he sees something his "football guys" might have missed.
You have to admit, O'Brien knew Schaub was out and we needed a fanchise-quality QB when he got hired. Two years later, after going thru retreads and Belichick's castoffs, O'Brien still didn't have one. It was time for the boss to step in and say "Fix. This. Now."