Fields an upgrade for Steelers

[BengalYankee]

(12-04-2024, 10:41 AM)GMDino Wrote: Tomlin is a very good coach who has had either a future HOF QB or a fantastic defense his entire career.

He has never developed a player.

Pickens and JPJ are just penalty machines and Tomlin will not do anything about either.  he will hope the "locker room" corrects it so he can still be a "players coach".

He has a losing record in the playoffs and hasn't won a playoff game in seven years.  They only made the playoffs recently because the playoff expanded. And since the last playoff win in 2016 they've missed the playoffs 3 out of seven years while being one and done the other four.  Including home playoff games.

Heck, between the SB loss to the Packers and the next playoff win they were:
12-4 - one and done in the playoffs.
8-8 - missed the playoffs.
8-8 - missed the playoffs
11-5 - one and done in the playoffs.

500 is great...unless you miss the playoffs.

After 17 years he still doesn't understand clock management or challenges...and refuses to get help with it as so many other teams have.

And I was wrong that Wilson couldn't still play at a high level.  I maintain that Fields is still the "future" of the team given his upside, but again, Tomlin has never brought in a player that he made great.  

The Steelers offense looks so much better with someone other than MT's buddy running it and MT's QB pick running it.


The defense just lost to the Browns and gave up 38 (minus a defensive score on both sides) to the Bengals.

I really want this team to do well, of course I want them to win and win another super bowl.  But I've seen this team roll over in the playoffs again and again and again under Tomlin.

So until he wins a playoff game again he isn't "Great".  He's a guy who had a really good team that won a SB and then spent the rest of his career hoping he could keep the team above 500.  Knowing full well he could have had losing seasons and still never be fired because that isn't what the ownership ever does.

Marvin Lewis with a playoff win and two super bowl appearances.  

Let me tell you too, all the "he'd have a job as soon as he was released" talk is great.  I'm sure the 30 other teams would love to not have a losing season for 17 years.  But how long would the fan base of 30 other teams put up with a coach that can't win in the playoffs for nearly a decade?  


When the Steeler field a great team fans expect wins and want playoff success.  Tomlin hasn't proven he's the coach that can do the latter in recent years.   IMHO.

3 year old.