Steelers reasoning for letting Lewis go...

[feltdizz]

Can you honestly look at the current roster situation (ie aging players, lack of depth, salary cap, strength of divisional opponents, etc) and tell me that 6-10 next year is not a real possibility?

The way we ended the year 10-6 looks more likely than 6-10. We could go 16-0 or 0-16... no one knows the future.

[feltdizz]

and most tomlin apologists predict 12-4, 14-2, 13-3 and 11-5 before the last couple seasons started. we had a terrible first round exit to tebow and then havent made the playoffs in 2 years. 7 years under tomlin and we havent made the playoffs in 3 of those, (including 2 in a row) and havent had a winning season the past 2.

7 years under Tomlin and we made the playoffs 4 times... made the SB 2 times.. won 1 lSB and haven't had a losing season yet.

WTF is the problem?

[squidkid]

7 years under Tomlin and we made the playoffs 4 times... made the SB 2 times.. won 1 lSB and haven't had a losing season yet.

WTF is the problem?

if you like the direction this team is headed, then nothing

[feltdizz]

if you like the direction this team is headed, then nothing

I LOVE the direction this team is headed.

6-2 the last 8 games...

[squidkid]

I LOVE the direction this team is headed.

6-2 the last 8 games...

OR embarrssed by tebow, 8-8 no playoffs, 8-8 no playoffs............

[Sugar]

OR embarrssed by tebow, 8-8 no playoffs, 8-8 no playoffs............

Old news. 6-2 in the last 8 games. The arrow appears to be pointed up!

[squidkid]

Old news. 6-2 in the last 8 games. The arrow appears to be pointed up!

at times, i do envy those of you that can feel this way

[feltdizz]

at times, i do envy those of you that can feel this way

it's easy to feel this way when you aren't dragging Tomlin bashing baggage around for 7 years.

[Ernie]

I'm going to say that 6-10 is a real possibility next year... largely because of the question marks scattered all over both sides of the ball. A lot of this largely depends on what happens before the 1st pre season game.. and the FO will shoulder the balk of the burden (in my opinion) if next year goes the way of 6-10.

[Ernie]

The way we ended the year 10-6 looks more likely than 6-10. We could go 16-0 or 0-16... no one knows the future.

This is true, but there are likely going to be some changes in key positions next year...so it may be a mistake to assume that this team is going to pick up where it left off. Like you said, no one knows the future.