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11:01 AM ET 09.23 | It seems silly now, doesn't it, that we wasted so much energy during the offseason worrying about how Ben Roethlisberger would take to Todd Haley and the new offense. Roethlisberger is fiercely loyal to Bruce Arians. The two have homes in a golfing community on Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga. This summer, Arians called Roethlisberger "family. ... He's my other son. ... If the reason I'm not still coaching in Pittsburgh is because I was too close to Ben Roethlisberger, I'm cool with that." Haley is known as more of a tough love coach. He has yelled at any number of quarterbacks on the sideline during games, not because he's a bully but because he's an intense competitor and that's his way of trying to make a player better. It only was natural to wonder how that style would play with Roethlisberger, of whom Arians said in July, "Yelling at him -- especially on game day -- is the worst thing you can do." It turns out Haley and Roethlisberger have played nice. For the most part, anyway. "We had one little incident," Roethlisberger said. It happened during the Denver game Sept. 9 when the Steelers were beaten, 31-19. "I walked away. I'll leave it at that. I walked away," Roethlisberger said. There was no carryover effect.

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September 23, 2012 11:47 AM ET

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My lasting memory of Todd Haley is Bill Parcells reaming his ass out on the sideline...

Otis B. Driftwood

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September 23, 2012 11:54 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:50 AM ET 09.23 by Dolemite censored

Roethlisberger will have to do a lot of walking away, but at some point he won't.

And - when he doesn't, I wanna watch.

Otis B. Driftwood

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September 23, 2012 11:55 AM ET

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a conflict with Todd Haley? Seriously? He strikes me as a guy who's really easy to get along with.

Stuart MacDougal

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September 23, 2012 11:56 AM ET

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The $tealer$ cheat.

W_A_M_U?

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September 23, 2012 11:57 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:56 AM ET 09.23 by W_A_M_U?

The $tealer$ cheat.

LOL!!!

Otis B. Driftwood

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September 23, 2012 12:10 PM ET

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Originally posted 11:56 AM ET 09.23 by W_A_M_U?

The $tealer$ cheat.

LOL...and cracks are starting to appear in the woodwork.

ORF

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September 23, 2012 12:40 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:10 PM ET 09.23 by ORF

LOL...and cracks are starting to appear in the woodwork.

Not only do the $tealer$ cheat, I GOT PROOF!

W_A_M_U?

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September 23, 2012 10:17 PM ET

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Originally posted 11:54 AM ET 09.23 by Otis B. Driftwood

And - when he doesn't, I wanna watch.

I watched Boldin and Haley get into it when they were both in AZ, I always respected Boldin and his work ethic, but Haley wasn't missed nowhere near as much.