It may or may not be that, but it clearly is out of touch with the NFL of today, and even the NFL of 30 years ago. He seems not to remember his own SB winning teams of 1978 and 1979 and how they won those.
But either way, he’s the owner, and has the name Rooney at that, so the GMs and coaches need to at least pay lip service to it.
They aren’t dumb, they know it is not a wise demand. So they’ve been trying, clumsily, to make it look like a conservative offense while sneaking in modern elements…and so often, half-assing two things merely makes an ass out of you™️
(I’ve trademarked this saying, so none of you try to rip it off…the royalty for use is a hefty donation to the Pitt Volleyball Rooftop Garden Fund)