watch all penn state games and very familiar with Allar. Some things maybe can be fixed but not sure you are ever going to get past the core issue - he is awful awful in high pressure situations ... a deer in headlights. i hold out 2% hope that once freed from the combo of poor WRs and james frankl...

Will be real nice if Roma Wilson and Caleb Johnson actually show they can be competent players in the offense. It might help if we ask them to do things they are good at. Perhaps instead of asking Roman Wilson to block or get past physical jams, we should put him in motion and get him on the move t...

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Wed Mar 25, 2026 1:44 am

looking back the player/personnel decisions, development and usage (especially last 3-5 years) has been horrible bordering on gross negligence
its almost as of coaching staff and management had no idea what they are doing

It looks like they were operating on gut rather than analytical rigor.

I can't figure out Johnson. He looked GREAT on film at Iowa. He was explosive. He hit the hole hard. He had nice juice.

Last year...he looked like he had NO JUICE AT ALL. I have no clue what happened to the kid.

There are some opinions out there that 12 picks is too many and that somehow we should get rid of them to trade up in various rounds. I've honestly never understood this mentality. We have so many holes on this team and we have to keep getting younger. Look at special teams alone, we lost Pierre, Ki...

Perhaps that sprinting to the podium strategy wasn't so good after all? That drafting is a dumpster fire. Minkah was the best player on there and he wasn't even drafted by us. :lol: Many of us, including myself, had pointed out for years that the scouting department had gotten stale and was full of ...

Good run stuffer from what I recall. He's 31 though. Curious what he has left in the tank. Then again, he's a spring chicken compared to Cam

It kills me we pay Queen 13M for that mediocre to poor play. That said, are we really going to go into the season with One-legged Holcomb and Payton Wilson who is a coverage ILB? (Malik is horrendous so I won't even bring him up.)

Aside from a few tush pushes, Heyward was always a net negative. Our odds of scoring points went down with his presence.

Good riddance.

Fantastic signing assuming he stays healthy. Much more like it.

Austin was never as fast as his timed speed and his size and catch radius was a real problem. He also didn't have great change of direction. We can do better.

SB 43 in Tampa: I was in the corner where Santonio caught the TD. I spent all day trying to get a scalped ticket and finally found one. What a game. I've been to a bunch of Steelers and Pirates games but nothing that compared to that. Been to the US Open at Bethpage Black and the PGA at Baltusrol bu...

Ok. I missed this. Well. At least someone recognizes game management has been an issue https://steelersnow.com/steelers-hire-first-ever-game-management-coach/ Thank the Lord. A 12 yr old on Madden could game manage better than Tomlin. McCarthy can eat all the Dunkin Boston Cream donuts he wants if ...

Bad teammate??? Are you f*ckin kidding me?? Ben spent years standing up for his ABSOLUTE TRASH offensive lines...giving them credit while he was Houdini back there saving our asses. His teammates should be kissing the ground he walks on. I think some of these people forget what having a HOF QB is li...

Drake Maye is no Fran Tarkenton. Long way to go for him.

You start Will Howard and take your lumps...Period. I know everyone is saying you can't tank for a QB and that every season is different. However, next year really does have a TON of QBs. It's hard to believe all of these QBs will bust next year: Sayin Sellers Sorsby Manning D. Moore Mensah Maiava R...

offhand the candidates we interviewed looked very unqualified for the most part on paper and generally didn’t get HC jobs anywhere. yes .. its a bit odd IMO Hard to not draw bad conclusions from the process, statements and outcome Scheelhaase being an hc candidate to us, but mcvay going outside of ...

I would not continue to pay Queen his money for being a Meh ILB. This is his last year of contract. $17 million a year at ILB needs to be an impact player. Splash plays, etc. Not happening. $17.19 salary, $3.86 dead if they cut = $13.33 million in savings Replace with a draft pick and FA So you're ...

I agree we should be active, but it better be for players under 27-28. We have to get younger.

I want some combination of a WR, a move TE, a NT, ILB, CB, or S. Problem is...I don't love the FA class this year.

Angelichio is an interesting one. He's done a fabulous job with Viking TEs, but what intrigues me more is that he's O'Connell's passing game coordinator. Please sign me up for some of those play designs.

Graham is an upgrade over Austin. Campen is an upgrade over Meyer. Nothing flashy but these are solid hires.

Tolzien is a very interesting interview for me. Saints fans love the guy and are saying they'd be pissed if he leaves. Apparently he's worked wonders getting Shough up to speed. That could be a great hire as OC because he hasn't been a play caller and this gives him a chance to develop more under Mc...

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franco32 wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:28 am

I agree Schwarz would be my top pick, but that is a messy contractual situation now in Cleveland.

Apparently Schwartz told Browns players hes not returning after the Monken hire.

Is he resigning though? Browns have right to him no?

Graham is a good DC. He's creative and tries to adapt his scheme around his player's talent. He's often been missing the talent. But, he really values smart players that know where they have to be. After watching Butler and Austin's defenses where we try to dumb them down, line up and play, and yet ...

Weight jokes aside, I actually think McCarthy did well in the presser. It had been a LONG LONG time since I heard a Steelers coach talk about West Coast offense concepts, QB footwork, attention to detail, gap control, specific planning to win matchups against your opponent's weakness, etc. I don't k...

The drafting has gone down hill because somewhere in those scouting/draft rooms people keep emphasizing NEED rather than BPA. Teams that draft for need think they are contenders. "If I only fix this one hole, I might win the SB." Art 2's philosophy of never wanting a rebuild is a cancer to a BPA dra...

Steve Bono and Aaron Brooks had their best years under him. He got Alex Smith to a serviceable level. MM worked with Favre too. Rodgers and Dak as well. MM was far from my favorite choice, but let's not pretend he knows nothing about offense or QBs. Ingle Martin, Brian Brohm, Matt Flynn, BJ Coleman...

Steve Bono and Aaron Brooks had their best years under him. He got Alex Smith to a serviceable level. MM worked with Favre too. Rodgers and Dak as well.

MM was far from my favorite choice, but let's not pretend he knows nothing about offense or QBs.

steelmann58 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 26, 2026 3:28 am

Omar better add a WR early

No, we better draft BPA each time. We have a ton of holes. We rarely go BPA and we need to change our philosophy. Stop the podium sprints, be open to trades, and pick BPA.

The Conference Championships reminded me still how bad we are at drafting. These teams run very sophisticated scouting departments and pick some great talent. We trade up for Broderick and pass on C. Gonzalez....AS WELL AS JSN. We constantly draft for need rather than BPA and it's killed us over the...