Prepare for a 8 game losing streak

[anpsteel]

If a team can . . .
- pass block for 1.5 seconds
- spread out receivers
- pass and catch at a CFL level of competence
- not turn it over

they will drop 30 on the Steelers.

Steelers need to be almost perfect on offense "and" win the turnover battle to win games

TBH I don't see how Tomlin survives this mess. More than ever this team has his personnel preferences, his schemes, his coaches. The org has bent over backwards to do "non" Steelers things (Metcalfe trade. Ramsay trade) to help mediocre Mike.

There is no way around a complete rebuild. And it's impossible to think that Tomlin could lead it.

The FO is not happy with NHALS. I think they deluded themselves into thinking that Tomlin can lead them to another title and that the team has been 1 player, a franchise QB, away from competing. That might have been true 3-4 years ago. There is no way to see that now.

There might be 8 guys on this team that will be Steelers in 3 years. And 0 coaches.

Art dgaf about winning. The stands are full. The team is still on 5 prime time games. He's just content to not have to make difficult decisions.

NHALS is more than sufficient for that chickenshit

[Deebo]

Every loss is one step closer to getting to see Howard. And the only way that happens is for NHALS to go down sooner than later. We could be out of the playoffs at 7-8 and Fraudlin would pull out all the stops trying to get to 9-8.

Actually the only way we see Howard is if ARod AND Mason suffer injuries. Otherwise you're right, Tomlin is gonna do everything he can to get that NHALS

[steelmann58]

They will a few games but can see a nice losing streak coming

[Steelafan77]

Every loss is one step closer to getting to see Howard. And the only way that happens is for NHALS to go down sooner than later. We could be out of the playoffs at 7-8 and Fraudlin would pull out all the stops trying to get to 9-8.

Actually the only way we see Howard is if ARod AND Mason suffer injuries. Otherwise you're right, Tomlin is gonna do everything he can to get that NHALS

CORRECTION: NHALS and his ‘yes men’ minions of steel.

[Gonzo]

none of them care in the least -- watt, scam, tomlin and rooney
Tomlin has built a culture of ... gotta get paid

[steelmann58]

Last night home game for GB was a joke.

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

Nothing on DeShon Elliott yet but Daniel Ekuale is done for year. If Elliott is also. what more egg on the Rooney Clown Face Show

But more ACL's on the shit field. This is shaping up to a storm on Rooney to make major changes

Steelers DT Daniel Ekuale suffered a torn ACL in Week 8’s loss to the Packers and is out for the season.
Ekuale exited in Sunday night’s loss to the Packers and did not return to the field. The 31-year-old vet who signed a one-year contract with the Steelers this offseason will now miss the remainder of the year due to his knee injury. Ekuale totaled a career-high 24 tackles last season with the Patriots as a full-time starter, but has tallied just four tackles for the Steelers this season while playing in a reduced role.

[955876]

Every loss is one step closer to getting to see Howard. And the only way that happens is for NHALS to go down sooner than later. We could be out of the playoffs at 7-8 and Fraudlin would pull out all the stops trying to get to 9-8.

Yep. We ain’t seeing Howard. Moving train and all.

[Gonzo]

Last night home game for GB was a joke.

i have heard anything about this !
there were times the cheering for GB was as loud as for steeled
i actually checked once at the beginning of the game if it was a home game or not

[Obviously]

I'm just glad TJ got his payday.

[steelmann58]

I guess Indy will be a home crowd too

[lifelongsteel]

The FO is not happy with NHALS. I think they deluded themselves into thinking that Tomlin can lead them to another title and that the team has been 1 player, a franchise QB, away from competing. That might have been true 3-4 years ago. There is no way to see that now.

This is not true at all. Rooney is perfectly happy with making the playoffs this way

The delusion is powerful. They are making bank. And they can convince themselves that they are one player away. And they think they're good, honorable people for the things that I won't mention in public. But at some point the pain of being mediocre will start to hurt more than the goodwill feels good. They just need Tomlin to drop in stature from "one of the best in the league" to just another coach. And when he does he's gone. so NHALS does have symbolic value. How can you fire a coach who's "never had a losing season".

tldr Does anyone think they'll make less money if they fire Tomlin?

[Steeler_Fanatic]

Even Tomlin will confuse Caleb. He doesn't even care all that much about playing football.

It's funny to me how the media built Caleb into God's gift to football and now just refuses to comment on how wrong they all were.

[Jizz Mop]

I just hope a team like the Lions wins it all

I’d be happy for them

Steelers and Tomlin are jizzing all over the fans’ hope that this team could actually do something this year

Glad Rooney is too drunk and stubborn to make the necessary changes

God we are fucked

[.Kodiak]

The delusion is powerful. They are making bank. And they can convince themselves that they are one player away.

That is absolutely the case. Despite nearly half the teams making the playoffs now, it feels "relevant" to be in that mix every year, and make it about half the time (again, pretty average).

Flash forward to this year and they had some buzz with the offseason moves. 4-1 out of the gate and some were talking about them as contenders. But at the same time, you saw plenty of qualifiers and doubters - many in the media have finally realized the emperor has no clothes.

If you consider the historic embarrassment they've racked up in their last 6 playoff losses, that Tomlin is still employed is almost unbelievable. Doubly so when you consider they've won 3 playoff games in the last 14 years. He really does owe ALL of his success [and money] to Cowher.

For Cowher to get himself into the HOF, and likely Tomlin....that's quite the accomplishment.

[steelmann58]

So true Tomlin is a total disaster at fraud for what he failed to accomplish here. Not one person can convince me that Tomlin didn’t win Cowher guys.

[bradshaw2ben]

That's one I think the Steelers probably win. I wonder if Flacco will embarrass the Steelers again at home? Bengals and Bears are the two most likely wins I see in that stretch.

...until you realize the game is in Chicago, site of many a Steelers fiasco.

Noll: 0-3
Cowher: 1-1
Tomlin 0-2

Road game out of conference against a QB he has never played and under an innovative offensive HC could be trouble, and normally I'd expect a turd of a game, but I think NHALS desperation might be enough to counter that and result in a Steelers win. Plus, Rodgers has a ton of good experience against the Bears, so that might weigh in somewhat.

That’s what I thought about SNF at home. Didn’t work out.

[swissvale72]

Being generally more Steeler-optimistic than the majority of you asshats, I'm predicting a Steeler win over the Colts on Sunday.

Having said that, to win the Norf (no wildcard this year), Steelers will either need to sweep the Ravens, or split with them, and have Ravens lose another Norf game.

[jeemie]

According to Pro Football Reference, the Steelers have won 1 time in Chicago (1995) since 1936.

That was a fantastic game. OT win for the Steelers after they rallied to tie the game late.

I remember Cowher rattling the hell out of Wannstedt by lining up like he was going for two after the Steelers had gotten what would eventually be the game tying TD. Forced him to burn a timeout that he could have used as there was a little time left for the Bears to try and drive for the win.

Cowher was not as dumb as people thought he was.

I include me in those people that thought he was dumb.

https://youtu.be/X5Dqhbb5CJA?si=eVXB45k2ccEH9_4R

[swissvale72]

According to Pro Football Reference, the Steelers have won 1 time in Chicago (1995) since 1936.

That was a fantastic game. OT win for the Steelers after they rallied to tie the game late.

I remember Cowher rattling the hell out of Wannstedt by lining up like he was going for two after the Steelers had gotten what would eventually be the game tying TD. Forced him to burn a timeout that he could have used as there was a little time left for the Bears to try and drive for the win.

Cowher was not as dumb as people thought he was.

I include me in those people that thought he was dumb.

https://youtu.be/X5Dqhbb5CJA?si=eVXB45k2ccEH9_4R

I believe Steelers tied that game on a 4th down pass to Ernie Mills.

[swissvale72]

Oh....and WHY were Ravens playing Cooper Rush in their two losses instead of Tyler Huntley, whos been a proven commodity on that team??

[gojira5150]

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Honorable people for the things that I won't mention in public.
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Sorry BTB

I'll say the quiet part out loud. They don't want to fire the Mediocre Black coach all the while having a rule named after them in the hiring Black coaches. This is ridiculous. My dad told us to work hard, get an education and your skin color is NOT a hinderance to life.
I'm a Sr It Administrator, being doing this IT work for over 20 years. Before that I was a Manufacturing Engineer and worked at Boeing. I worked on the ISS, Delta Rocket IV & T.I.S.S programs.
Blacks DO NOT need a handout. Every job I've had, a white man hired me. I'm very very good at my job and I've worked at some major companies.

[Deebo]

Being generally more Steeler-optimistic than the majority of you asshats, I'm predicting a Steeler win over the Colts on Sunday.

Having said that, to win the Norf (no wildcard this year), Steelers will either need to sweep the Ravens, or split with them, and have Ravens lose another Norf game.

I agree with you Swiss.
The people that think the Steelers won't win the North are out to lunch/being hyperbolic. The Rats are getting Lamar back soon, but their defense is a shitshow, probably worse than ours and they'll likely lose a game.

Now, I do think a losing record might win the division this year.

[swissvale72]

Honorable people for the things that I won't mention in public.
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Sorry BTB

I'll say the quiet part out loud. They don't want to fire the Mediocre Black coach all the while having a rule named after them in the hiring Black coaches. This is ridiculous. My dad told us to work hard, get an education and your skin color is NOT a hinderance to life.
I'm a Sr It Administrator, being doing this IT work for over 20 years. Before that I was a Manufacturing Engineer and worked at Boeing. I worked on the ISS, Delta Rocket IV & T.I.S.S programs.
Blacks DO NOT need a handout. Every job I've had, a white man hired me. I'm very very good at my job and I've worked at some major companies.
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I've wanted Tomlin gone for a dozen years but continue to believe he has more job security than the Pope. He's going nowhere until he wants to? WHY??

Three reasons:
1. Rooneys get off on NHALS
2. Rooneys get off, perhaps moreso, on only 3 coaches since 1969, and Tomlin is 3 years short of Chuck Noll in tenure.
3. The reason you cite,,combo of the Rooney Rule and the outcry from National media, who have been fooled for years, and Pittsburgh's black community, though I'm guessing that said community, being local; is getting sick of Tomlin's act, too,

[Orangesteel]

Oh....and WHY were Ravens playing Cooper Rush in their two losses instead of Tyler Huntley, whos been a proven commodity on that team??

They said it a few weeks ago:

“We have total confidence in Cooper Rush”

Im not kidding. They are also still favored to win the division.

[.Kodiak]

My crystal ball says PIT will be 7-7 n heading into their final 3 games @DET, @CLE and vs. BAL. Going to be a real nailbiter to win 2 of those 3 to achieve NHALS!

[Louis Lipps Service]

Come on, guys. You've all seen this play out WAY too many times to still not understand NHALS.

No chance we'll have an 8 game losing streak, or even lose 6 of those games.

You're forgetting the inverse of the Tomlin special. I'm talking, of course, of those 2-3 games per season where we win games no one expected us to win. They typically occur at the point of the season where the fans and local media are at peak fervor. Then they come out and beat a team that everyone thought would blow us out of the stadium.

And then Tomlin comes out in the postgame presser, acts all tough, gets super condescending to all the members of the media (because, how dare they doubt his greatness), and then we get a barrage of articles that week about how "maybe they're turning the corner".

Then they come out the following week and get throttled by some lesser team and go .500 the rest of the way, completing the NHALS prophecy for that season.

Called it!

[.Kodiak]

Yep. We ain’t seeing Howard. Moving train and all.

Completely forgot about this in the nihillism that is NHALS.

Although I guess if you're not drafting high enough for a top QB you simply sit tight and see what Howard has next year. That's assuming they don't throw $40M at Rodgers to crap it back.

[.Kodiak]

Called it!

Yeah, I learned a few years ago not to bet against NHALS

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

Come on, guys. You've all seen this play out WAY too many times to still not understand NHALS.

No chance we'll have an 8 game losing streak, or even lose 6 of those games.

You're forgetting the inverse of the Tomlin special. I'm talking, of course, of those 2-3 games per season where we win games no one expected us to win. They typically occur at the point of the season where the fans and local media are at peak fervor. Then they come out and beat a team that everyone thought would blow us out of the stadium.

And then Tomlin comes out in the postgame presser, acts all tough, gets super condescending to all the members of the media (because, how dare they doubt his greatness), and then we get a barrage of articles that week about how "maybe they're turning the corner".

Then they come out the following week and get throttled by some lesser team and go .500 the rest of the way, completing the NHALS prophecy for that season.

Called it!

Gold Jerry, GOLD