Mike Tomlin getting fired after missing the playoffs one time is about as likely as the Steelers trading for a corner at the deadline was.... in other words buckle up because it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Tomlin isn’t going anywhere
Probably right.
Which is why each year I say we need to stay healthy heading into the playoffs. We can win it all with Tomlin as coach...on talent alone. Weve already seen it. But definitely not with key players missing, leaving us with less talent. All he has to do is not mess things up which is exactly what he did yesterday with Dobbs. Lol still cant believe what I watched. How he hasnt learned by now is beyond me.
And as bad as things look right now, we are still healthy overall. We have some guys out but not for the year. Playoffs start this week. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the Steelers win out to end the season now that their backs are finally against the wall...where they "have" to win. Which will just piss us off even more because we know they could do this every week.
Tomlin wont get fired, but this happening definitely put a huge spotlight on him...even in the media finally. Not just with the diehard fans who truly see everything. So maybe that fixes things for the rest of this season. And im talking about the offense. Putting up over 30 the rest of the way. We still have a problem with the D under Butler. And this D has a ton of talent. But he has them out of place so many times..not getting the most out of them. Put these guys on the Bears and I guarantee they are doing the same thing or close to it. I still actually think Burns can be a solid corner but the Steelers ruined him. He could be doing what Kyle Fuller is doing right now..and if Fuller was here? Could be on the bench. Think about it for a second before thinking thats ridiculous.
Hargrave is having a breakout season.
Bud Dupree...put him on a team with great coaching and you are looking at double digit sacks. Watt is great and overcoming the bad coaching but even he isnt what he "should" be. If we do miss the playoffs I do think Butler is gone. They already got rid of the other coaches on D...he has no more excuses.
Mike Hilton...Sean Davis..would excel under a diff scheme. We already see flashes of Hilton making great plays..but then letting up another because of this defense.
Point is we have the pieces(need a few more replacing both ILBs...and a higher draft pick would help along with the extra cap space we have this offseason) ...its either stay fully healthy and hope we arent in a situation where Tomlin ruins a game(clock management..etc) or we lose. That shouldn't be the case but thats where we are at. Thats why Ive been pissed about the last 4 years...having key players out for the playoffs. Thats 4 years of excuses for Tomlin. Hoping this year we stay healthy and make the playoffs. I want to see what happens then.
They could really turn this team around quick if they had the balls to do it...but it wont happen. Id hate to see Ben not win another title, but that will likely be the case. Unless like I said, we stay healthy and win on talent. Ben gets into a "rhythm"( not the way Dobbs did) and takes this team all the way. Its up to him at this point, starting this Sunday. Hes always been better when back against the wall(4th quarter when down) so we'll see what happens these next few weeks. Games we have to win.
And I think that can happen, but also think we will lose a top player like Juju for the playoffs...because thats been the theme the last 4 years.
So yeah..purgatory.
By the time we fix this defense...thru draft and FA(its coming..Colbert had a bad 3 years but he adjusted) Ben will be gone. We better hope Rudolph has what it takes to learn in the meantime. We saw what our offense looks like without Ben. Our luck we finally have a great D again(like we had for 40 years straight til now lol) but then our O goes back to being avg.
