How Fury is evolving

[Jizz Mop]

Why are there fan message boards? Well they exist to allow fans of a team to post about their team with other fans who may or may not share your same level of passion, both in a positive and negative manner.

How do I see things evolving here at Fury:

These boards used to be full of great posts like “how will they stop our offense” and “our D is on fire” etc etc

Now they serve more as a support group for most of us suffering through some of the most frustrating and nauseating time periods in recent history.

As we endure embarrassment after embarrassment, we come here to voice our displeasure, to vent and hope to let off some steam with the rest of us idiots.

It’s sad…but this current team, led by this insufferable dopey HC has totally broken my spirit as a fan.

I was talking with two close friends who are Steeler fans and we all agreed that we no longer look forward to watching them. We dread it. I know I do. And before you say “find another team” or some other stupid shit, I’m too loyal to just stop watching this dumpster fire.

In closing, I look forward to the future, where hope is restored with this franchise and we can once again, “in the collective” start posting positive posts about a team that looks and plays entirely different than this current version.

Jizz

[Steeldrama]

Once upon a time great poster, Suwanee88, recommended SteelerFury to me many years upon my arrival to Suwanee, GA. It was a lot to sift through at first trying to determine the good posters from the bad (lotta bad).

In the end, it was FC who was then the moderator and author of “The Gospel” that legitimized my visits here. Dude was an unreal wealth of football knowledge. To this day, his “Gospel” the best source of Steelers’ pregame I’ve ever read.

Now?

To Jizz’s point, Fury is a place to vent about all things NHALS, Tomlin, Deuce, SCAM, Low Watt (or TWatt as a couple of my buddies call him).

As fun as it is to be called a “Hater” when the Steelers WIN, it serves as a reminder of how far Tomlin has sunk my once beloved Steelers.

Excluding a few Tomlin ballwashers (gotta be bots), all the collective we can do is patiently wait for the day old man Rooney steps down and the organization resets.

I’m patience on a monument waiting for that to happen, until then I’ll share my frustrations and enjoy reading yours.

-Drama

[Deebo]

Here here- fully agree.

So many similarities between the Pens and Steelers. Both had stale ass coaches who are well past their expiry date. Is there something in the water in Pittsburgh where idiot ownership believes that it's cool to have long term coaches who bring nothing but mediocrity?

All coaches at the professional level get stale. This isn't HS or college where your message can get heard for maybe 5 years before those players age out. This is professional sports where players sometimes stay for 10 years. There needs to be newness in any relationship.

Fuck Tomlin. Fuck Rooney. Fuck TJ and fuck Cam.

This once beautiful franchise has allowed itself to be smeared with shit.

[anpsteel]

Bingo


2 seasons ago, was the first time I purposefully stopped watching a game, during the game.

Last season was the first time I intentionally chose not to watch a game at all

This season - I’m pretty close to shutting it down entirely, until Tomlin is gone

I’ve said before- watching Noll & Cowher’s teams go through bad games and rough seasons, you never really felt it was hopeless; that the game couldn’t be won. And even if they did win, it didn’t feel irrelevant because the team was never going to be able to win anything in the postseason.

I never felt that. I had faith in the coaches that they could develop and implement a game plan sufficient to give the team a chance against almost any opponent.

Irrespective of whether or not that opponent was more talented

With Tomlin as the head coach, I am clear that only extra extraordinary play or terrible performance by the opponent, leads to a win

With very few exceptions, Tom and victories do not occur because of his game plan and game strategy.

I would go so far as to say from a scheme and strategy standpoint the Steelers enter every game at a deficit

Every game

It appears we have finally reached the point where the majority of the fans, and even former and current players are recognizing this sad state of affairs

Living in Maryland, I always look forward to the games against Baltimore. Not this year.

I know multiple people that have stopped watching this team specifically because of how bad the coaching is

I am so close to that same point

Art has to go and Tomlin with him

I’m not completely against Keeping Kahn and Weidl in particular I would hold on to Weidl

This team needs to be gutted

[LakecrestSteeler]

I was talking with two close friends who are Steeler fans and we all agreed that we no longer look forward to watching them. We dread it. I know I do. And before you say “find another team” or some other stupid shit, I’m too loyal to just stop watching this dumpster fire.

This conversation was repeated in my circle several times too.

Obviously, the Fire Tomlin chants mean many many circles had similar discussions.

Hope springs eternal.

Youth is the salve for the team's roster.

Just need to quit giving away generational players, to learn how to draft generational players, to actually draft a couple generational players, and one big new straw not named Tomlin to stir the drink!

A rocket armed, 4.4-40-yard speed, and an Nvidia or Apple silicon chipped brain in the noggin of a new young QB would be nice too!

[955876]

I’m not completely against Keeping Kahn

He was an in-house nepotism hire. A guy who “put the time in” so it was his turn. Kind of like annointing the dullard Keith Butler DC simply because he waited under Lebeau.

Khan knows how to run an excel spreadsheet. That’s it. He was an intern that managed the numbers. Something anyone with a bit of math and computer skills can do.

He knows jack shit bout football and needs to be part of the purge.

Art
Khan
Jibbs
Staff
Scouting department

All needs to be burnt to the ground.

[anpsteel]

I’m not completely against Keeping Kahn

He was an in-house nepotism hire. A guy who “put the time in” so it was his turn. Kind of like annointing the dullard Keith Butler DC simply because he waited under Lebeau.

Khan knows how to run an excel spreadsheet. That’s it. He was an intern that managed the numbers. Something anyone with a bit of math and computer skills can do.

He knows jack shit bout football and needs to be part of the purge.

Art
Khan
Jibbs
Staff
Scouting department

All needs to be burnt to the ground.

I'm of the opinion that Kahn is doing what he's told. He's a financial foot soldier, so to speak.

Weidl is essentially the "head scout" and identifies players that fit the mold of what Tomlin tells him they want

All of that is to say, I don't put this mess at their feet.

Could they have done a better job at getting a legit #2 receiver?? Absolutely

But let's be clear, they could have George Pickens opposite Metcalf, and we'd still watch the same bullshit offense.

Maybe Metcalf would be open a bit more, with coverage being occupied by a legitimate other option- but that wouldn't change the general lack of targets or the structure of the U shaped offense

[Jizz Mop]

Speaking of the U-shaped offense….

We had that “long” toss to Outlier for a game-high 26 yards.

I can’t recall how much of that 26 was YAC, but did anyone see that stat for the month of Nov that we didn’t have a single completion that traveled 20 yards or more in the air?

I mean wtf

Why don’t they just put on leather helmets and abort the passing game?

[Gonzo]

rogers and tomlin both said after the game that the U shaped offense isnt by design !!! its because players arent producing in those spots

[swissvale72]

Watched most of the ESPN shows today, all of which led off with the Steelers. All saying among other things that the shame of this is that the Steelers were. "All in" for this year citing the off-season moves. I'm calling bullshit on that… All would not have. Included the away guy that's turning out to be the best receiver in football or a third round draft choice. I hated this trade when it happened hating it even more with each passing week

[Hacksaw]

This place was great before and during the two Super Bowl runs and for several years after.

I still use the phrase "slop and slather" to this day.

I was a teenager when I found this board. Under my first user name, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, I trolled the Penguins and Pirates subsections, feuding with and decimating the fat ass slob who was a coffee boy for the Pirates (steelpro?) on his love for Neal Huntington and the retard simply known as steel on all things Penguins.

I left the football talk to guys like FC and Perch and all the great OGs, many of whom still post on this site. They knew more than I could even imagine. I feel like smiththesmokin was a 12 year old kid when he joined this site haha.

Now, in my late 30s, I check in more often than I have maybe in 10 or so years. Aaron rodgers signing was too hilarious to not get everyone's take on.

This place sucks compared to what it was then, and there might be many reasons for that, but I can't ignore the fact that the main reason is this head coach and the organization at large has sucked the lifeblood of enjoyment out of the fandom.

I really wish they weren't playing the same script over and over again.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

BTW, Mill's rage addiction which is usually annoying has been topically hilarious as of late.

[swissvale72]

BTW, Mill's rage addiction which is usually annoying has been topically hilarious as of late.

What many here probably don't realize is that steelerfury was spawned from stillers.com. Had its roots in an internal struggle between mill and Ed, fury… Overmill refusing to make FC's gospel a!main page article article.

B2B was around, then, as was perch, as was KC as was lifelong, as was still there

We were all joyous stillers.com disviplrs during Super Bowl 40, that glorious time… The split ocurred the following fall: some of us, self included, stuck with stiller for a while.

A personal highlight is when me, my brother Tony, and Ed appeared on Steelers trivia challenge on channel 2 hosted by Bob pompeani. We simply weren't fast enough on the clicker.

[drmalba]

BTW, Mill's rage addiction which is usually annoying has been topically hilarious as of late.

What many here probably don't realize is that steelerfury was spawned from stillers.com. Had its roots in an internal struggle between mill and Ed, fury… Overmill refusing to make FC's gospel a!main page article article.

B2B was around, then, as was perch, as was KC as was lifelong, as was still there

We were all joyous stillers.com disviplrs during Super Bowl 40, that glorious time… The split ocurred the following fall: some of us, self included, stuck with stiller for a while.

A personal highlight is when me, my brother Tony, and Ed appeared on Steelers trivia challenge on channel 2 hosted by Bob pompeani. We simply weren't fast enough on the clicker.

I remember those days, I got there not too long before the schism. What I recall was the board quickly devolving into a racist and rage-choked redneck cesspool, which is why I came here as at least we made some modicum of effort to root out piece of shit trolls. Still Mill did make me chuckle once in a while, and I would usually read his game summaries even after I left, but he was part of the problem and his stupid fuckin "Gildong" shit was drivel...I bet he would KILL for a linebacker on the level of Jason Gildon on the current incarnation.

[beerbrother]

Why are there fan message boards? Well they exist to allow fans of a team to post about their team with other fans who may or may not share your same level of passion, both in a positive and negative manner.

How do I see things evolving here at Fury:

These boards used to be full of great posts like “how will they stop our offense” and “our D is on fire” etc etc

Now they serve more as a support group for most of us suffering through some of the most frustrating and nauseating time periods in recent history.

As we endure embarrassment after embarrassment, we come here to voice our displeasure, to vent and hope to let off some steam with the rest of us idiots.

It’s sad…but this current team, led by this insufferable dopey HC has totally broken my spirit as a fan.

I was talking with two close friends who are Steeler fans and we all agreed that we no longer look forward to watching them. We dread it. I know I do. And before you say “find another team” or some other stupid shit, I’m too loyal to just stop watching this dumpster fire.

In closing, I look forward to the future, where hope is restored with this franchise and we can once again, “in the collective” start posting positive posts about a team that looks and plays entirely different than this current version.

Jizz

Jizz, you've lost that winning feeling.

You're trying hard not to show it (Baby)
But baby, baby I know it

[Chorus]
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Whoa, that winning' feelin'
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Now it's gone, gone, gone, whoa-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
Now there's no welcome look in your eyes
When I reach for you
And now you're starting to criticize
Little things I do

[Pre-Chorus]
It makes me just feel like crying (Baby)
'Cause, baby, something beautiful's dying

[Chorus]
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Whoa, that winning' feelin'
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Now it's gone, gone, gone, whoa-oh-oh-oh

[Jizz Mop]

Why are there fan message boards? Well they exist to allow fans of a team to post about their team with other fans who may or may not share your same level of passion, both in a positive and negative manner.

How do I see things evolving here at Fury:

These boards used to be full of great posts like “how will they stop our offense” and “our D is on fire” etc etc

Now they serve more as a support group for most of us suffering through some of the most frustrating and nauseating time periods in recent history.

As we endure embarrassment after embarrassment, we come here to voice our displeasure, to vent and hope to let off some steam with the rest of us idiots.

It’s sad…but this current team, led by this insufferable dopey HC has totally broken my spirit as a fan.

I was talking with two close friends who are Steeler fans and we all agreed that we no longer look forward to watching them. We dread it. I know I do. And before you say “find another team” or some other stupid shit, I’m too loyal to just stop watching this dumpster fire.

In closing, I look forward to the future, where hope is restored with this franchise and we can once again, “in the collective” start posting positive posts about a team that looks and plays entirely different than this current version.

Jizz

Jizz, you've lost that winning feeling.

You're trying hard not to show it (Baby)
But baby, baby I know it

[Chorus]
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Whoa, that winning' feelin'
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Now it's gone, gone, gone, whoa-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
Now there's no welcome look in your eyes
When I reach for you
And now you're starting to criticize
Little things I do

[Pre-Chorus]
It makes me just feel like crying (Baby)
'Cause, baby, something beautiful's dying

[Chorus]
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Whoa, that winning' feelin'
You've lost that winning' feelin'
Now it's gone, gone, gone, whoa-oh-oh-oh

I think you’re right

[Deebo]

BTW, Mill's rage addiction which is usually annoying has been topically hilarious as of late.

What many here probably don't realize is that steelerfury was spawned from stillers.com. Had its roots in an internal struggle between mill and Ed, fury… Overmill refusing to make FC's gospel a!main page article article.

B2B was around, then, as was perch, as was KC as was lifelong, as was still there

We were all joyous stillers.com disviplrs during Super Bowl 40, that glorious time… The split ocurred the following fall: some of us, self included, stuck with stiller for a while.

A personal highlight is when me, my brother Tony, and Ed appeared on Steelers trivia challenge on channel 2 hosted by Bob pompeani. We simply weren't fast enough on the clicker.

I remember those days, I got there not too long before the schism. What I recall was the board quickly devolving into a racist and rage-choked redneck cesspool, which is why I came here as at least we made some modicum of effort to root out piece of shit trolls. Still Mill did make me chuckle once in a while, and I would usually read his game summaries even after I left, but he was part of the problem and his stupid fuckin "Gildong" shit was drivel...I bet he would KILL for a linebacker on the level of Jason Gildon on the current incarnation.

Same thing with me. The old site was just flat out filled with trashy posts and I hated it.
This place was a breath of fresh air.

Signed
The Poster Formerly Known as Donnie Brasco

[anpsteel]

BTW, Mill's rage addiction which is usually annoying has been topically hilarious as of late.

What many here probably don't realize is that steelerfury was spawned from stillers.com. Had its roots in an internal struggle between mill and Ed, fury… Overmill refusing to make FC's gospel a!main page article article.

B2B was around, then, as was perch, as was KC as was lifelong, as was still there

We were all joyous stillers.com disviplrs during Super Bowl 40, that glorious time… The split ocurred the following fall: some of us, self included, stuck with stiller for a while.

A personal highlight is when me, my brother Tony, and Ed appeared on Steelers trivia challenge on channel 2 hosted by Bob pompeani. We simply weren't fast enough on the clicker.

I remember those days, I got there not too long before the schism. What I recall was the board quickly devolving into a racist and rage-choked redneck cesspool, which is why I came here as at least we made some modicum of effort to root out piece of shit trolls. Still Mill did make me chuckle once in a while, and I would usually read his game summaries even after I left, but he was part of the problem and his stupid fuckin "Gildong" shit was drivel...I bet he would KILL for a linebacker on the level of Jason Gildon on the current incarnation.

I cannot recall all the various Steelers message boards I have been on since 1996, but that dynamic you outlined was prevalent on several pages.

Sidenote, whenever I see your username drmalba, I read it dr mulva lol


There was a person on another board, whose username was calmkiller. I read it as clamkiller

To Jizz’s point, message boards, have certainly gone downhill

The early 2000s were the pinnacle of messageboard communities

Social media hadn’t really become a thing yet, and people used message boards as an early form of social media. There certainly was a much greater sense of community. That aspect was readily identifiable based upon individual personalities on the various different Steelers message boards

There was a board that had a long-standing pinned thread that consisted of just funny shit. At one point, someone stumbled upon the website, Texts from last night. There were some hilarious moments in there.

Good times

[Deebo]

I remember textsfromlastnight

That was a goldmine of funny shit!

[drmalba]

The early 2000s were the pinnacle of messageboard communities

Social media hadn’t really become a thing yet, and people used message boards as an early form of social media. There certainly was a much greater sense of community. That aspect was really identifiable based upon individual personalities on the various different Steelers message boards

Definitely a Gen X/Late Boomer thing. But with more autonomy being ceded to AI moderation without any due process, boards , or more likely something like it in spirit, may yet see a resurgence. I know I'm way more honest here than Facebook or X, and I don't have to pay a toll to avoid feeling like I'm drowning in bot replies or AI slop.

As far as this specific board goes, I still very much enjoy the game thread and I always have the phone open at game time. It's the neverending snark that makes our long slog through the fields of mediocrity tolerable. I guess you could say it is something of a support group/coping mechanism for me as well.

[anpsteel]

The early 2000s were the pinnacle of messageboard communities

Social media hadn’t really become a thing yet, and people used message boards as an early form of social media. There certainly was a much greater sense of community. That aspect was really identifiable based upon individual personalities on the various different Steelers message boards

Definitely a Gen X/Late Boomer thing. But with more autonomy being ceded to AI moderation without any due process, boards , or more likely something like it in spirit, may yet see a resurgence. I know I'm way more honest here than Facebook or X, and I don't have to pay a toll to avoid feeling like I'm drowning in bot replies or AI slop.

As far as this specific board goes, I still very much enjoy the game thread and I always have the phone open at game time. It's the neverending snark that makes our long slog through the fields of mediocrity tolerable. I guess you could say it is something of a support group/coping mechanism for me as well.

Agreed on all points

Also, I love Deke's "non losing season champions" hat. That is the epitome of snark

[anpsteel]

I remember textsfromlastnight

That was a goldmine of funny shit!

absolutely

[the-other-burg]

BTW, Mill's rage addiction which is usually annoying has been topically hilarious as of late.

What many here probably don't realize is that steelerfury was spawned from stillers.com. Had its roots in an internal struggle between mill and Ed, fury… Overmill refusing to make FC's gospel a!main page article article.

B2B was around, then, as was perch, as was KC as was lifelong, as was still there

We were all joyous stillers.com disviplrs during Super Bowl 40, that glorious time… The split ocurred the following fall: some of us, self included, stuck with stiller for a while.

A personal highlight is when me, my brother Tony, and Ed appeared on Steelers trivia challenge on channel 2 hosted by Bob pompeani. We simply weren't fast enough on the clicker.

I spent many years on Stillers - that was the most knowledgeable resource I'd ever found for talking football. I remember the split well, most of the posters coming this way.