Though they didn’t come from Art Rooney, brother Jim Rooney’s comments defending the Pittsburgh Steelers lack of playoff success are making the rounds locally. Largely, they aren’t received well and viewed as someone making excuses for a team unable to get over the hump. Hearing the commentary, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio agrees.
“He used the magic word – excuse,” Florio said on 93.7 The Fan Wednesday after hearing Rooney explain why the Steelers aren’t winning in the postseason. “It’s excuse-making, that’s what it’s. They’re making excuses for their failure to win playoff games.