Steelers lose (look awful) and Bengals win.

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(10-08-2017, 06:00 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: They didn't, Ben did.

Here's the truth that many Steelers fans won't want to accept, our coaching staff is abysmal and Ben retired this past off season and didn't tell anyone.  Ben was discouraged by the utter dogshit game plan against the Pats in last years AFCCG, this was why he contemplated retirement.  Imagine busting your ass all year to get to that game and have your coaches give the game to the opponent on a silver platter by utilizing a game plan (on both sides of the ball) that has been demonstrably proven, literally hundreds of times, to be a recipe for failure against the Belichick Pats.  Imagine knowing that, unless things fall perfectly for you, another SB title is a pipe dream simply by dint of the ineptitude of your coaching staff.  The Steelers have a roster that is top five in the NFL, as far as talent from top to bottom, yet they consistently lay huge eggs against inferior teams.  Tomlin is a great evaluater of talent, he is also good at relating to his players, however the latter is not always a strength.  Patton or Rommel's men didn't fight for them because they could relate to them, they did it because they were men who commanded respect, were worthy of that respect and demonstrated excellence in their profession.  Point being, you don't have to want to get a beer with a dude to charge a machine gun nest for them, or play through pain or give that last bit of energy and effort for them.

The Bengals, in a cosmic twist that would make Loki grin, actually showed the Steelers the value of moving on from a coach who has proven themselves incompetent.  At the very least Todd Haley needs to be fired.  The man calls the plays for the best top to bottom offensive roster in the league, at the very least top three, and the Steelers struggle to move the ball or score.  Ben will not play next year unless we demonstrate a commitment to winning that demands results from coaches as much as it demands of players.  Without Ben this team drafts in the high teens, low twenties every year, just like we did with Cowher when he had no one under center who was worth half a shit.  Make the move or prepare for mediocrity Art II.

I've spent the last 9 months trying to figure out the equivalent embarrassment I could display at a moment in my career as what Tomlin did to himself and let Belicheck do to him in that AFC Championship game. I honestly can't imagine a failure that epic where I get completely bullied into submission by someone so much more alpha that I know deep down he doesn't even respect my effort despite being outwardly professional about it. Like, shit happens and the NFL has parity, but to appearing give up like that without even trying is just when you actually tried is unimagineable.