Getting scorched by the 2-10 Raiders...
Steelers on their way to losing 3 in a row.
This!!!!! They best thing for the franchise would be to clean house, sure it might lead to a few single win seasons but they won't sniff a Super Bowl with the current let's go 10-6 and make the playoffs mentality.Actually, even though I am a Stillers fan an' at, I am finding it amusing that the media's favorite drinking buddy is an epic fail as DB coach.
But I said at the end of last year, I cannot believe that Keith Butler kept his job. He is horrible and the worst example of the Peter Principle.
What worries me, it is obvious that the brains of this franchise who has been so successful for the last 50 years was Dan Rooney. I don't think the sons are that smart. Because I would also get rid of Colbert too.
Actually, even though I am a Stillers fan an' at, I am finding it amusing that the media's favorite drinking buddy is an epic fail as DB coach.
But I said at the end of last year, I cannot believe that Keith Butler kept his job. He is horrible and the worst example of the Peter Principle.
What worries me, it is obvious that the brains of this franchise who has been so successful for the last 50 years was Dan Rooney. I don't think the sons are that smart. Because I would also get rid of Colbert too.
Yup There has been a noticeable decline since dans boys have taken over
The drafts have had a number of busts and bad reaches and the assistants hired have been terrible. IMO the team has underachieved during a period where they’ve had a franchise QB. The squandered draft picks on the defensive side of the ball have really hurt
As I asked before how much say does Tomlin have in guys like Haley and Bradley? Is he going to Art II and Colbert and saying hey we should hire the DB coach UCLA just fired? Or is Art II going to Tomlin and saying here's your new DB coach?That's just it. I am not trying to pile on Tomlin, but he inherited a ready made, HOF QB in his prime. He has had one every season. That covers up a lot of sins. But the hiring of Todd Haley, the promotion of Keith Butler were curious at best hires, so was promoting "Coach Randy" as OC. It's like it is old home week over there. Then hiring Bradley. Good old boy network.
The drafting, I mean last year's 1-2-3-4 picks of Watt/JuJu/Conner and Hargrave was off the charts great. But the other drafts, hell who was our 1st pick this year? The selections of DB's, the selections of OLB's aside from Watts have crushed this team.
The free agent signings of Burnett and before that Mitchell, were horrible.
But the handling of Lev Bell's situation was infuriating. Here's how New England handles Bell. This offseason, New England would have worked a sign and trade type of deal, and dealt Bell for a 1st rd pick, used the savings to sign like Dion Lewis and a real Inside LB and also picked up another high draft pick. The Steelers? No. We just sat on him to "show him". Oh yeah, they showed him. Bell is laughing his ass off right now.
Colbert, another "friend" of the family.
On the surface, I would say losing the next 2 games and getting knocked out of the playoffs might be the best thing for clarity of this franchise to make needed changes and if not firing Tomlin that at least the pressure is on. But, it is another year wasted with Ben.
As I asked before how much say does Tomlin have in guys like Haley and Bradley? Is he going to Art II and Colbert and saying hey we should hire the DB coach UCLA just fired? Or is Art II going to Tomlin and saying here's your new DB coach?
No NFL coach worth his salt would allow the front office to dictate staff hires period end of story
As I asked before how much say does Tomlin have in guys like Haley and Bradley? Is he going to Art II and Colbert and saying hey we should hire the DB coach UCLA just fired? Or is Art II going to Tomlin and saying here's your new DB coach?