He did say Pickens needed to “grow up in a hurry “ in relation to his two costly Personal foul penalties against the bengals the first game .
Why would the free agent call the incumbent starter and say he was looking forward to competing with him?
Because Russell Wilson is very media savvy .
So Russ is a liar?
Well, it would come off as more of an excuse if there wasn't a way to pin the blame on someone.
He's either the HOF genius or the helpless victim. Wilson was Khan's fault for making the move or Pickett's fault for "not wanting to compete". It's not always easy to keep track.
I can't imagine he wants to coach much longer but he is very young. It's hard to stay in one place that long and not wear out your welcome.
I mean he is a lawyer by trade so.....
He doesn’t have to say it himself. He can use media back channels as well as say things indirectly that imply he’s not happy. Again he’s not a wall flower
Mason Rudolph is on an awful Titans team with an awful offense but……he’d put up better numbers than Fields and Wilson in this same offense. System matters. Pickett turned the ball over more than Rudolph and Rudolph is a victim of a head coach who doesn’t know how to build an offensive system. Sam Darnold was written off by everybody but yet he gets on team with a scheme and roster and he is a MVP candidate. Scheme matters. Bad schemes ruin quarterbacks careers because few people can evaluate QB play properly. The kind of QB the Steelers needed for this system was a Mason Rudolph type who would make quick reads and get the ball out quickly due to a mediocre OLine.
He could but I just don’t see him doing that. Given his relationship with Art - he could go right to the man himself.
I never disputed that at all...he's making the decisions on the resources. He's the chef and he's the one with the shopping list at the Giant Eagle.
Manages up. Truly inspired by his genius.
You don't have the stones to walk into your bosses office and tell them when you need more resources? We laugh at guys like that.
You go into your bosses office with data and metrics illustrating why you need more resources because we are not going to hit our goals, KPIs or SLAs based on what we have. It's not that difficult. And the fact you don't know that should be alarming but it's not.
My boss isn’t the owner or CEO of the hospital system .
Who’s a victim ?
Let's face it, a lot of football coaches are basically just gym teachers. Especially the older ones. Just not intelligent at all. I mean in 15+ years, have you ever heard Tomlin say something radical or even interesting? No. Every single presser is just gish-gallop and fancy buzz phrases. He's like the master of corporate speak who gets promoted and promoted until everyone figures out he's full of crap.
Tomlin's scheme is letting his star players by showing up and being better. When it was Ben and AB, go out there and play backyard football. With his players now, it's hope TJ just wrecks the tackle and gets to the QB a bunch. As soon as his star players don't win their matchups, the Steelers are in trouble.
This is why if your Tomlin he should’ve gotten the most dynamic DC and OC to put star players in the best positions. And it seems he wants to do the opposite
For a coach that is supposedly so well respected, it's remarkable the lack of pedigree for much of his staff. Fichtner and Canada were both without jobs after they were fired. Austin is a below average DC. You also have to question whether a young up and comer would want to coach on this staff given how Tomlin limits his coordinators with his philosophy. Zero coaching tree and many coaches getting demotions when they leave isn't a great environment to grow your career.
Tomlin is a bit of an enigma. He clearly doesn't hire the right people but why is that? Is it because he doesn't understand what to look for? Do the right people not apply? Or does he prioritize the wrong things.
Tomlin is more like Marty Schottenheimer except he landed at a franchise that was already SB caliber and then was willing to put up with mediocrity once that blew over.
Didn’t he bench AB and others did acting up ? Dumped DJ. Got rid of claypool?
Did he? AB wasn't staying on campus like the rest of the team. Dionte and Claypool both lasted the entire season even though they were both a mess. They put up with Juju trying to be an internet star without any pushback. If he did bench anyone, it was after a really long rope and the city was in an uproar over the lack of action. And he really didn't have anything to do with Bell. The Rooney's blew that situation badly by picking a salary fight with a team that had SB asperations.
Isn’t that on the GM who actually signs the players ?
LOL The HOF coach cant even pick his own coordinators. This is beyond dumb
GM does the business side. Can definitely say the franchise can't afford someone or won't fit under the cap.
Exactly..
Not only does he hire his own coordinators he makes sure his fingerprints are all over "their" gameplan.
