Art Rooney II Complaint Thread

Karl · Jan 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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I like your more optimistic take and I think you've made a decent case for why the doom and gloom over this could prove ephemeral. The initial widespread fear and loathing over the McCarthy hiring will be quickly forgotten the changes translates into success. The problem is, is that could be a very tall order, especially with fans losing patience with the team or the organization, and growing more vocal about it by the year. Winning always solves everything.

Ironically, I think the worst thing McCarthy could do is end the season with 9 or 10 wins and with another one and done playoff appearance. If McCarthy brings in some fresh and respected coordinators, yet the team ends with 5-12 – so long as it looks like the team is losing but trying their hardest to win and not rolling over apathetically like we've seen in recent years, just the prospect of getting a high draft pick for the first time in 22 years might not be viewed as the worst thing ever, esp since fans know he won't be HC for likely longer than 5 years at most. McCarthy's experience and offensive-oriented philosophy could also be a valuable asset in helping to evaluate the potential of any QB talent in any draft where we might be positioned high enough to have more than one top 5 prospect.

Of course, ARII and McCarthy would likely prefer to just win, I'm just saying it may not actually be the worst thing for the franchise for him to have a rough first year. A 15+ win season would be awesome and fans would love McCarthy if that's what he puts together. Another mid 9-8 type of season though would be catastrophic for the team, at least with regards to the the doom and gloom stuff taking over.
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Agree 100%.
I liked the Rams guys. but there is a huge risk with going that too. You could wind up 1-16 to 8-9 for say 3-years.
or the complete opposite.
It's a roll of the dice, McCarthy just seems like a safe roll.
I think you said it better than I did.

jeh1856 · Jan 27, 2026 at 8:48 AM

DJ18Baller said: ↑

Google JEH he wins.
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No need to be formal it’s a friendly group here

Feel free to call me jeh

OB1 · Jan 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM

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