PITTSBURGH -- Steelers owner and team president Art Rooney II cited Mike McCarthy's previous accomplishments as an NFL head coach and his ability to develop quarterbacks as the difference-making traits that led the organization to tab the 62-year-old Pittsburgh native as the franchise's next head coach.
"He is someone who has a longer track record than many of the other candidates, a winning track record," Rooney told the team website in his first public comments since the Steelers and McCarthy reached a verbal agreement Saturday. "He's been a winner everywhere he's been. Probably just as important for our purposes, the quarterbacks that he's worked with have all been very successful. So, he has a proven track record of developing top-flight quarterbacks. Those are the things that maybe stick out the most."
News of the Steelers' intent to hire McCarthy was met with an overwhelmingly negative response from fans on social …
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