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Today,
01:56 PM
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Tomlin Gets It; Mobile QBs
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This is how I feel about Ben as well. Used his athleticism to extend plays and make huge gains. I believe Ward said something about how it was...
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Today,
12:59 PM
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Pickett or Trubisky
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Hopefully he has his probowl season this year!
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Today,
11:42 AM
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Pickett or Trubisky
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Well played.
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Today,
10:44 AM
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Putting Picketts 38 fumbles in context.
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And part of the reason he had lots of fumbles is that he played lots of games.
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Today,
10:33 AM
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A 3-man QB comp is a waste of time
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I think part of that situation is coaching. Because they replaced a likely Hall of Fame coach with an AHL guy...even though it sounds like the HoF...
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Today,
10:23 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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I agree that QB and defense wins. And I think that having that elite defense made it easier to Ben to take chances and recover from mistakes. You...
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Today,
09:09 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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I certainly argued with people that didn't want to sign TJ. I think that was silly because you do what you can to keep elite players in their primes....
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Today,
09:02 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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As I said, Ben is Ben. And it was amazing at times. Won us SBs. Earned him a 1st ballot HoF induction. But the same thing that made him great also...
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Today,
08:59 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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So you would be arguing that Tomlin would be a better coach if we missed the playoffs in the last 2 years? Somehow, I doubt it.
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Yesterday,
05:30 PM
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A 3-man QB comp is a waste of time
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This is what I think too. Let Mitch and Kenny battle for the job. Keep Mason around in case someone gets hurt. Maybe trade him late in the...
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Yesterday,
05:28 PM
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Putting Picketts 38 fumbles in context.
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I may be getting this wrong, but I thought I heard that Pickett's fumbles per game are actually better than several of the other QBs in the draft.
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Yesterday,
05:22 PM
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Melvin Ingram -- Man in Demand
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Thanks Buzz. That's interesting. I'd only really heard of "tenders" in relation to RFA tenders, which I think are contracts with set values for...
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Yesterday,
03:28 PM
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AB on Twitter: “Just want to retire a Steeler”
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He burned bridged directly with the owner IIRC. I can't see this happening. In the Depot article about this I think the last sentence is...
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Yesterday,
01:33 PM
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Summing up the Draft
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Let's hope he was right!
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Yesterday,
01:05 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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I asked this question of Joel upthread...I think he still hasn't answered. Then I also noted that BC didn't have a winning record in the...
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Yesterday,
11:31 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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Peyton is basically the same as Tomlin. Except he bailed on his team when he lost his HoF QB. And imagine what people on here would be saying...
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Yesterday,
11:27 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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There are certainly coaches I'd take instead of Tomlin. Or at least ones I wouldn't feel badly about swapping with. I think that list has grown...
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Yesterday,
11:21 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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I agree that the play broke down because the OL failed. But that by itself didn't lead to the DTD. This is what I mean by "live by the sword and...
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Yesterday,
11:18 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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So you are arguing that (1) the worst coaching decision of the week changed the win% of the game by 2% AND (2) coaching is more important than play...
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Yesterday,
06:09 AM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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Steelers Talk
At about 1 minute Taking chances like that is what made him great. Because it worked out so many times. We would live and die by the sword...
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05-15-2022,
07:27 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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Steelers Talk
Yep...I hadn't gotten that far into the thread before responding. But that's another great example. I strongly agree with you that Good-to-Great...
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05-15-2022,
07:18 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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Why is it with / without Tomlin and not with / without Troy? Edited to add: We had the combination of Ben and Troy from 2004 - 2014. In that...
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05-15-2022,
03:41 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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See...why is never blaming Ben ever any different from never blaming Ben? Especially when everyone in the universe believes that QBs are more...
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05-15-2022,
01:53 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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I'd love it if our coaches (and players) only had one bad call (and play) a game.
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05-15-2022,
01:52 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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Well, we were super good at converting 4th and short. Especially when we elected to pass. :(
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05-15-2022,
01:51 PM
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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Steelers Talk
In the list of playoff losses you posted earlier. How many do you think are more on Ben than on Tomlin?
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05-15-2022,
06:36 AM
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Pickett or Trubisky
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Steelers Talk
Need a light to lead you home? Doesn't really fit the scheme of the previous two, but maybe that's appropriate for Mason?
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05-14-2022,
10:21 PM
Northern_Blitz
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Mike Tomlin, three .500 seasons and three nine win seasons.
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This is the game NJ is talking about I think: 4th and 1 on our own 34 with 8:36 left down by 9. We punted and the Raiders win% went from ~91%...
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05-14-2022,
04:39 PM
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Another Disgruntled Ex-Steeler?
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This is what I think too. I don't think you get to that level without believing you can do anything at any time. The chances of being a pro...
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