OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: 2022 Handball season has arrived!

[xlm34]

Fair enough I guess but I think it depends on your definition of experience. Canada, Urben Meyer, Steve Spurrior(sp) had tons of years experience in college that didn't translate in the NFL.

I'm not arguing that Saturday needs to.. Idk start as a OL coach and work his way up. Tomlin was on the right track at least (DB coach then DC) but was hired way too soon imo.

Yeah I get what you’re saying and it’s fair. College experience is always tricky because guys like Meyer try to run an NfL team like a college team and treat players like they’re 18 year olds and it just doesn’t work.

Outside of the NFL, I’ve always personally hated the “You need x amount of experience to be considered for this role.” I think a lot of good people get passed up when those criteria are enforced.

But in the case of an NFL head coach, I think you do need to prove your ability at some level beyond high school.

Maybe Saturday will be awesome. But he’s very likely just a tank commander.

 

[Night Shift]

Outside of the NFL, I’ve always personally hated the “You need x amount of experience to be considered for this role.” I think a lot of good people get passed up when those criteria are enforced.

I do see this angle and can agree with this, but I do think a coach lacking in any experience (let's just say he is very young) needs to show in an interview that he is advanced in his years and understands what is needed and required for the role.

 

[Night Shift]

Im betting in Tomlins interview with Rooney, it went: iron sharpens iron, defend blades of grass, no fears.

Rooney "this guy is great!"

 

[TimmyD]

Luck retiring really messed up the Colts. They’re a good example of what not to do when trying to find a QB though.

Wow they’re hiring Jeff Saturday as interim coach who has almost 0 experience coaching at any level. Would love to see the reaction if the Steelers did something like that.

It would be equally as stupid for the Steelers to do it as it was for the Colts to do it. What makes it even more stupid is the Colts have 2 former NFL head coaches on the staff currently lol

They did though, in 07. Clown had only had 1 year in as a DC. Not enough time in my opinion to learn/ progress. So it's much the same except he wasn't hired as an interim.

I’m not a Tomlin fan by any stretch, but this is not even remotely the same situation that the Steelers had when they hired him. Jeff Saturday has literally never stood on an NFL or college sideline (in a coaching capacity). At least Tomlin was coaching in some capacity before getting hired

 

[Night Shift]

It would be equally as stupid for the Steelers to do it as it was for the Colts to do it. What makes it even more stupid is the Colts have 2 former NFL head coaches on the staff currently lol


I’m not a Tomlin fan by any stretch, but this is not even remotely the same situation that the Steelers had when they hired him. Jeff Saturday has literally never stood on an NFL or college sideline (in a coaching capacity). At least Tomlin was coaching in some capacity before getting hired

Fair enough. Its funny because I was just in a conversation with a co- worker the other day and we were saying how Irsay likes to drink.

It has to be the alcohol talking because there is no explanation for this.

 

[JTG]

If the Steelers continue to tank, it will be really interesting to see where they land. We need offensive line help, but there are some absolute game wreckers on the defensive side of the ball that will be undeniable if we are in the top 5.

you would need is a QB.

I think they have the QB. They need the offensive scheme.

 

[Night Shift]

So wait, let me get this straight.

A HC was fired? How does that happen?

Ownership gets tired of losing or being mediocre? Then what? They actually fire the HC? Wut?

I don’t know why organizations behave like that.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

So wait, let me get this straight.

A HC was fired? How does that happen?

Ownership gets tired of losing or being mediocre? Then what? They actually fire the HC? Wut?

I don’t know why organizations behave like that.

Yea the Steelers org. should strive to be like the Colts. Seriously?

Matt Canada deserves to be fired but your logic is stupid.

 

[Night Shift]

stupid.

Duuupid.

 

[JTG]

The Steelers could make a really good staff if they hired Reich and promoted Flores to DC.

 

[Night Shift]

The Steelers could make a really good staff if they hired Reich and promoted Flores to DC.

It might work, some are just better coordinators than HC and I'd put Reich in that category.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

The Steelers could make a really good staff if they hired Reich and promoted Flores to DC.

And I would love to win the $1.9 billion dollar lottery while we are fantasizing about things that aren't going to happen.

 

[Night Shift]

Yea the Steelers org. should strive to be like the Colts. Seriously?

The Steelers could make a really good staff if they hired Reich and promoted Flores to DC.

And I would love to win the $1.9 billion dollar lottery while we are fantasizing about things that aren't going to happen.

According to @WheresRamziAbid you have to log on to www.Steelers.org for the answer.

 

[Night Shift]

Anyone old enough to remember Randall Cunningham, I feel like Lamar Jackson is the modern-day version but without the injuries. Both are known to be incredible runners but both are/were decently accurate in their own right.

 

[Pens x]

So wait, let me get this straight.

A HC was fired? How does that happen?

Ownership gets tired of losing or being mediocre? Then what? They actually fire the HC? Wut?

I don’t know why organizations behave like that.

The standard is the standard. You don’t fire coaches during the season around these parts. You wait until their contract is up and you don’t re-sign them, but tell the local yinzers you fired them.

 

[Pens x]

Reich or Canada? Tomlin chooses Canada, but only if Dino doesn’t want to coach offense.

 

[Night Shift]

The standard is the standard. You don’t fire coaches during the season around these parts. You wait until their contract is up and you don’t re-sign them, but tell the local yinzers you fired them.

Yinzers only follow the Holy gospel of Rooney Tunes.

What God (Rooney) says is the way of life. Book I the Standard.

I will never fire the coach
I will never criticize the coach
I will listen to coach Jibba jabbas Press Conferences till the day I die
I will defend the honor of the coach!
I am blessed by the daily teachings of the jibba jabba.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

He's going to have 90-100 catches for 1000+ yards. I would have taken him over DJ 10/10 times.



JuJu with Pickens would have been a great duo.

Oh great, a TikTok star and a problem child. Can’t have that. Better to have drops-ball guy.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Remember this the next time people laud Favre and rip Ben

Favre-backed drug company overstated benefits

Two concussion drug companies backed by Brett Favre and enmeshed in a massive welfare fraud case overstated their NFL connections and exaggerated the known effectiveness of their drugs during efforts to raise money, according to interviews and documents.

www.espn.com

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Frank Reich record over the last 5 years 40-33-1.

Anyone want to guess what Tomlin's record is?

 

[JTG]

Frank Reich record over the last 5 years 40-33-1.

Anyone want to guess what Tomlin's record is?

3 less wins. 1 less playoff appearance. We really are in the pits.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

3 less wins. 1 less playoff appearance. We really are in the pits.

Which one never had a losing season though.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Frank Reich record over the last 5 years 40-33-1.

Anyone want to guess what Tomlin's record is?

One guy had Luck and played against the Texans and Jacksonville every year. In his playoff win Luck threw for 2 tds wanna guess how many Ben has in his last 3 combined.

 

[JTG]

One guy had Luck and played against the Texans and Jacksonville every year. In his playoff win Luck threw for 2 tds wanna guess how many Ben has in his last 3 combined.

Didn't realize the Browns and Bengals were that much better.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

According to @WheresRamziAbid you have to log on to www.Steelers.org for the answer.

Same tired old shit huh