Originally Posted by
papillon
This is where I'm at with this year's team. Save for Wallace a couple times this version of the Steelers answered the bell every game and played hard. No one wanted to lose games or make mistakes that cost the team games, actually, contrary to that it seemed at times that players were trying to do too much and in doing so mistakes were made. The good news for the fans is that we aren't the ones running the team and the professionals in the front office are the ones running the team.
If the Steelers took the advice of this board at one time or another Tomlin would be fired, Haley is worse that Arians and should be let go (this is poetic justice of a sorts), Lebeau would have retired and the 43 defense installed mid-season, Polamalu, Harrison, Woodley, Taylor, Kiesel, Hampton, Foote, Wallace, Mendenhall, and Batch (Charlie) should be released and Ben should be made to play like Peyton Manning. I'm not saying that some of this isn't going to happen and I'm certain that some of it will happen over the next 7-8 months, but the crazy reaction to an average season is absurd at times.
An 8-8 (hopefully) or 7-9 team with a great quarterback isn't a team that needs to be blown up and overhauled and fortunately, the Steelers rarely, if ever, do this sort of thing. For me, I will be anxiously waiting to see how the Steelers get themselves out of cap Hades, see who they resign, who they restructure, who they cut and bring back a t a significantly reduced salary and which Steeler vets are willing to try one more time to make a good run at the Superbowl. One less turnover here, a stop on 3rd and 15, a better in game decision by the coaching staff, one less brain cramp by Ben is really what separated this team from being in the playoffs and not. Blowing it up is a mistake in my opinion, but I'm an optimist and I love this roster and hope they get a chance to redeem themselves next year.
Pappy
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