PSA: I am no longer rooting for losses

[langer]

I accept that the Steeler legacy fades with every year, for a variety of reasons. Aging, memories, nostalgia. I think the passage of time is a factor.

There's the routine bullshit that they trot out every single year that is the same marketing garbage over and over, with the same results. I reject how cynical and lazy those assholes are. That's not the Steelers I remember. I used to plan for three of four trips into PGH, I don't care to go through the trouble.

The team is leaderless, rudderless, and ownership and management sitting around waiting for checks to clear and the season to be over.

I'm at acceptance in the Kübler-Ross model, with a touch of schadenfreude for Coach T. He was testy after the game today as well, no one calling him out on it. F that douchebag.

The Five Stages of Grief
STAGE DESCRIPTION
Denial The initial reaction, where individuals may refuse to accept the reality of the loss.
Anger Feelings of frustration and helplessness may lead to anger directed at oneself or others.
Bargaining Individuals may attempt to negotiate or make deals to reverse the loss, often using "what if" statements.
Depression A deep sense of sadness and hopelessness emerges as the reality of the loss sets in.
Acceptance The final stage where individuals come to terms with the loss, learning to live with it.

[955876]

The team is leaderless, rudderless, and ownership and management sitting around waiting for checks to clear and the season to be over.

Yep.

And then they gaslight the fans by saying we should be grateful they were good years ago.

[Obviously]

Congratulations!
I think life is much more enjoyable when you are optimistic then pessimistic. Accepting and understanding the Steelers for what they offer makes the games more enjoyable to me.
I will always be a Steelers fan.
Penguins fan.
Pirates fan but stopped following in the early 80's.
And Spurs fan since 1985.

Here We Go Steelers!

I would have sworn you were in your 20's.

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

Tomlinisms painted on the Rally House sport ware shop on Robinson street into Acrisure

I suggest we all take this approach

[Obviously]

I have completely accepted that this team will never win a Super Bowl with the current leadership. This means Art II. Tomlin is a byproduct of his leadership.

All during the time the Patriots regularly kicked our asses (both Cowher and Tomlin), I hated them but was never jealous of them. This year, I am jealous of them. They've completely turned it around in one year. They have their quarterback of the future. They have a head coach who knows what the fuck he's doing. They have an owner who actually cares more about winning Lombardis than fucking optics. They have got a team that could possibly win it all again and beat the Steelers to seven. And those Northeaster alternate jerseys? Deadly. Meanwhile the Steelers have those butt-ugly 1934 style jerseys. Yeah, I'm jealous of them now.

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

I have completely accepted that this team will never win a Super Bowl with the current leadership. This means Art II. Tomlin is a byproduct of his leadership.

All during the time the Patriots regularly kicked our asses (both Cowher and Tomlin), I hated them but was never jealous of them. This year, I am jealous of them. They've completely turned it around in one year. They have their quarterback of the future. They have a head coach who knows what the fuck he's doing. They have an owner who actually cares more about winning Lombardis than fucking optics. They have got a team that could possibly win it all again and beat the Steelers to seven. And those Northeaster alternate jerseys? Deadly. Meanwhile the Steelers have those butt-ugly 1934 style jerseys. Yeah, I'm jealous of them now.

Hear you, but eff NE

We should have brought Vrabel onto the staff to stir cool shades up, but we have Art the Douche

[tbsteel]

@tbsteel you back on the dark side yet?

[langer]

The Pats went with optics, the guy in his first PC started in with politics.

They dumped him and brought in someone who had done the job before.

There's a lesson in there that the Rooney's didn't care or want to understand.

[bradshaw2ben]

I've been thinking on this the last couple of weeks, and I just don't think I can do it anymore.

Ultimately, it was kind of slowly poisoning my fandom, and I think it was starting to bleed over into over sports I follow. If I can root for the Steelers to lose, why can't I just root for any team to lose? And what am I doing with my spare time if I'm just rooting for teams I follow to lose? It's pretty sad lol.

As someone who has been trumpeting this for the past two years basically, the thrill is gone. Sorry fellas.

If I'm being honest, I was feigning rooting against them anyways. I wasn't necessarily rooting for them to lose as much as I was just okay with them losing if it ultimately led to significant changes in the organization.

But I think I've found peace in the purgatory that is being a Steelers fan in the latter day Tomlin era. It's not so bad. Not too warm, not too cold, the food is a little bland, but it's mostly filling.

So I'm turning over a new leaf. I don't think I'll ever get the same high that some others get in celebrating the wins, but I'm not going to celebrate the negative plays or the losses.

I just want to see Darnell Washington (who I was dead wrong about, the dude is actually a legit TE who can move) keep blowing up and turning into a bigger time player. I don't know if I'll ever be a fan of Broderick but I want to see the young OL keep getting better. I want to see the young guys on D keep developing and finish the year strong. And whether we draft a QB in the first round or not next year, I just want to see us land a bunch of talented young dudes with the (likely) 5 top 100 picks we'll have next April that can help get this team at a higher level.

Why I felt like making this a topic I don't know lol, but whatever.

[Deebo]

Not calling anyone out here but some people simply need their sports team to win in order to feel complete or full in their own life. They become dependent on that.

Steelers win you have a good week.

Steelers lose your life sucks till they win.

That isn’t me. At one point their success or lack there of factored into my mood.

That is no longer the case. That’s why I can still love my Steelers but actively hope for doom when it comes to Jibba Jabber and the Dunce. Anything that makes these two dipshits look bad makes me happy.

Be honest, how many of you still rooting for wins were clutching your pearls today hoping and praying these cunts pulled it out in the 4th quarter and then were let down when they didn’t?

Not me. I walked off the golf course and into the clubhouse when the Bears had the ball with a minutes something left and the lead.

I saw our defensive stop and then the ohhhhh so predictable inability to just get into field goal range.

Also noticed that our “historic” defense gave up the 2nd most points to the Bears they’ve scored all year.

What a shocker. Soon as I walked into the clubhouse and saw they scored 31 points I went, ya that was super predictable.

But you guys keep clutching your pearls and hoping for wins. Maybe just maybe they’ll pull out 1 or 2 extra for you so you can wave your pom Poms an extra time or two in what is yet another failed season.

This is exactly how I was: Steelers and Pens winning or losing affected my mood. That is how deeply attached I became to these teams.

Unsure if it was Tomlin and Sullivan who broke me, or if it was just maturity in getting older but I don't give a fuck as much anymore. I want the players I root for to try hard and not be stupid. That's really all I ask for. I realize that talent gets you so far so give me a lunch pail guy who tries his ass off over a pompous talent who doesn't give a fuck.

The Pens have started to establish a better culture with a different coach and I'm watching them more. These past 8 seasons or so have been fucking sports misery

[Steelafan77]

The team is leaderless, rudderless, and ownership and management sitting around waiting for checks to clear and the season to be over

Ha! Just described most of the people I work with. Truly the most toxic environment I’ve ever had the misfortune to be part of.

[Obviously]

I have completely accepted that this team will never win a Super Bowl with the current leadership. This means Art II. Tomlin is a byproduct of his leadership.

All during the time the Patriots regularly kicked our asses (both Cowher and Tomlin), I hated them but was never jealous of them. This year, I am jealous of them. They've completely turned it around in one year. They have their quarterback of the future. They have a head coach who knows what the fuck he's doing. They have an owner who actually cares more about winning Lombardis than fucking optics. They have got a team that could possibly win it all again and beat the Steelers to seven. And those Northeaster alternate jerseys? Deadly. Meanwhile the Steelers have those butt-ugly 1934 style jerseys. Yeah, I'm jealous of them now.

Hear you, but eff NE

We should have brought Vrabel onto the staff to stir cool shades up, but we have Art the Douche

Oh definitely intercourse them. I have been saying that since the '01 AFCCG when they were carrying on with Terrible Towels on the sidelines after their victory. And yes I am jealous they have Kraft who, bottom line, cares about winning as opposed to Dunce.

[langer]

I'm pulling for losses, if only to hasten Coach Ts exit.

I'm guessing he's been checked out big time for years, since Ben left.

He has the attitude of someone who is coasting after his safety blanket and binky were taken away. Ben ran the team, Coach didn't.

Now when he has to take responsibility, he doesn't know how to, and doesn't want to learn, because he doesn't have to.

It's a shitty mess all over. His brand of leadership is destructive.

It's shame the gin-soaked brain of the owner doesn't see it, or care. It's possible he's clueless to what the actual problem is.

What do either of those assholes actually do?

[CoolShades]

The team is leaderless, rudderless, and ownership and management sitting around waiting for checks to clear and the season to be over.

Yep.

And then they gaslight the fans by saying we should be grateful they were good years ago.

I have come to the conclusion that the reason they will not go back to the block number jerseys is because of this.

The fanbase associates these god-awful jerseys with Tomlin and mediocrity. If they changed back to the 70’s Steelers look, fans may wake up out of their slumber and expect more than NHALS and post-season success.

[langer]

If Coach knows anything, he knows what needs to go on shirts.

He probably works with his wife to come up with shit to go on her shirts. I bet "historic things" was destined for the 2025 collection, but he fucked up.

[Deebo]

If Coach knows anything, he knows what needs to go on shirts.

He probably works with his wife to come up with shit to go on her shirts. I bet "historic things" was destined for the 2025 collection, but he fucked up.

He now says "collective" as if others are part of this house of cards.
No Mike, you built this shaky ass house all by yourself

[Steelperch]

If Coach knows anything, he knows what needs to go on shirts.

He probably works with his wife to come up with shit to go on her shirts. I bet "historic things" was destined for the 2025 collection, but he fucked up.

He now says "collective" as if others are part of this house of cards.
No Mike, you built this shaky ass house all by yourself

He’s just a dirty Communist. All of the losses and blame are “collective” but all the power and decision making are a monopoly that only he is in charge of. It’s his defense from personnel to scheme to play calls. It’s his offense from the Ushape, to the risk avoidance, to the ultra conservative nature. He’s gone through three HOF QBs and a 1st round pick plus 3 OCs and the result is always the same dogshit.

Fuck Mike Tomlin and anyone who roots for his teams to win games. 0-17 is better than 9-8.

[955876]

0-17 is better than 9-8.

100%

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

If Coach knows anything, he knows what needs to go on shirts.

He probably works with his wife to come up with shit to go on her shirts. I bet "historic things" was destined for the 2025 collection, but he fucked up.

He now says "collective" as if others are part of this house of cards.
No Mike, you built this shaky ass house all by yourself

He’s just a dirty Communist. All of the losses and blame are “collective” but all the power and decision making are a monopoly that only he is in charge of. It’s his defense from personnel to scheme to play calls. It’s his offense from the Ushape, to the risk avoidance, to the ultra conservative nature. He’s gone through three HOF QBs and a 1st round pick plus 3 OCs and the result is always the same dogshit.

Fuck Mike Tomlin and anyone who roots for his teams to win games. 0-17 is better than 9-8.

Good assessment, Tomlin the Commie sounds cool

[langer]

Hmm, second year, at least, where Coach T has lost the team.

Resignation! I can smell Coach T cleaning out his office. We just need that one last big push of losing out.

https://steelersdepot.com/2025/11/locke ... ears-loss/

[DumlinBumlinStumlin]

Deebo more fired up

Calls the d a disaster without saying names

https://x.com/Alex_Kozora/status/199303 ... lex_Kozora