12-21-2023, 06:10 PM
(12-21-2023, 07:13 AM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: If Tomlin doesn't bench him for all of Saturday's game for those remarks, then he should be fired immediately after the opening kickoff.
To me, this is a defining moment for Tomlin. ANY player saying those things deserves to be immediately deactivated for the next game. Putting it on film is bad enough, but outright admitting that you took the play off is another level.
If Pickens gets a helmet Tomlin is enabling him and only further corroding the locker room.
It's a conflicting spot for a coach to be in. They're judged 100% solely off of wins and losses. Pickens is their 1b receiver, so not playing one of your best players for a critical game, even if for the proper moral reasons, is almost counter-intuitive to basic survival skills.
Given Tomlin's success in Pitt, I'm all for him getting canned and ya'll getting a crappy coach that can't win though!
also, I don't disagree with anything you're saying. And thus, it's a tough spot I'm glad I don't have to be in.
