Pittsburgh Fans Not Real Happy After Watching LeGarrette Blount Run All Over the Colts [GIFs]

It made sense when it happened. If you have a reserve player that is not willing to take his role and wants to become a distraction you get rid of him. So when the Pittsburgh Steelers did just that after LeGarrette Blount had his little tantrum no one batted an eyelash. We all applauded the Steelers for taking a stand against a selfish player.

Fast forward to Sunday night after the AFC Championship game and he is the toast of the town and beloved by Patriots fans everywhere. Steelers fans, however, were not so happy.

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Many fans took to Twitter to express their displeasure with Blount and the Steelers coaching staff after watching him gain 148 yards and score three touchdowns against the Colts. Some even accused Patriots coach Bill Belichick of being a little underhanded (because everything he does is underhanded, right?):

@fsmikey @FSBigBob Bro! Crazy Italian guy is right on! Blount was a tasty meatball that Belichick stole off of our plate! #yinzpiracy
— Derrick Shane (@ShaneTrainDJS) January 19, 2015

@GioCBS So it's not a reach to think Belichick talked to Blount about how he could be cut by the Steelers. #kingofthecheaters
— Jeff McKee (@poppyjeffmc) January 19, 2015

3 td's for Blount. Maybe that's one attitude problem we should've kept around. #justsayin
— Joe Arena (@WPXIJoe) January 19, 2015

LaGarette Blount Star of the night.... Great job Pittsburgh!👍
— Bitch Im Wild (@__BigDreams) January 19, 2015

Screw Blount!!!!!!!
— Joe Connelly (@JCONN91) January 19, 2015

Blount's case is a perfect example of what teams have tried to manage for years. Are any issues a player has worth keeping him if you may need him someday but currently do not? Prior to the 24-hour news cycle and social media as long as the public did not find out about the 'issues' teams at least got time to see if they could deal with it.

Nowadays as soon as word leaks to the general public teams are forced to make a decision.

Do you want to risk the negative back-lash that comes with keeping someone a malcontent if he's a solid contributor or do you cut him loose, appear to be a tough, no-nonsense team, and risk him signing with another one and contributing there?

Like Blount did...

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