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03:54 PM ET 10.23 | There's always been speculation that Bruce Arians and Ben Roethlisberger became a little 'too close' and that was what prompted the move of Arians out and Todd Haley in. When Costas asked Ward if he bought into that, Hines became very open about the matter: "Well, sometimes I think when you get so close, partiality sets it, and you don't know if Bruce Arians is doing what's best for the Steelers or if he's doing what's best for Ben Roethlisberger. And I think that set in. And they had to part ways, because when you go out there and you can't decide what's best for the team, and you're doing what's best for the player, sometimes it can be a problem."

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October 24, 2012 06:48 AM ET

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That's on the coach and player to separate their friendship from the on field play. Some examples of where that separation failed would've been nice Hinds! Otherwise he's just speculating just like the rest of us!!!