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    Mike Tomlin: Steelers not building to beat Patriots

    Some members of the Pitsburgh Steelers are taking the loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game better than others, it seems. While Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been contemplating retirement ever since, coach Mike Tomlin essentially said nothing about the club’s approach changes.

    While it’s not uncommon for front offices to build teams and coaches to devise philosophies geared at beating certain opponents, Tomlin says the Steelers will do no such thing as a “reaction” to their loss to the Patriots in January, reports Joe Rutter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The club will look to improve the overall talent level and build depth, but nothing as a direct response to the most formidable squad in the conference.

    Whether there’s wisdom in ignoring the Patriots is certainly up for debate.

    On one hand, NFL franchises have very little hope in matching the New England’s program, much less exploiting it. The club’s weaknesses are somewhere between “few” and “nonexistent,” so there’s no real building in the hopes at taking advantage of a particular area. And as long as Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady are there, they’re going to be contenders.

    Then again, the road to the Super Bowl goes through New England, and pretending that isn’t true or doing nothing to prepare for that likelihood doesn’t put Pittsburgh any closer to its goals, either. That doesn’t mean Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert should make every move with how it impacts a potential showdown with the Patriots, but not studying at all ideas to improve with an eye toward how they might alter such a matchup seems shortsighted as well.

    The Steelers may not meet the Patriots in the playoffs, even on the path to an appearance to the Super Bowl. Still, New England has dominated the AFC for the better part of two decades and have knocked off Pittsburgh plenty along the way. It wouldn’t be a reaction to prepare.

    If it is, every team in the league should try to react.

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    Interesting approach to the biggest roadblock the Steelers face for another SB appearance. But maybe Tomlin took a page from Sun Tzu:

    “If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .”
    Sun Tzu (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1771.Sun_Tzu), The Art of War (https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3200649)

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthCoast View Post
    Interesting approach to the biggest roadblock the Steelers face for another SB appearance. But maybe Tomlin took a page from Sun Tzu:
    I think he is preparing to go man to man a lot more often this year.
    I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.

    "Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"



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    Or hoping the Pats get knocked out before the AFC championship game.
    Tomlin may have taken a page from Einstein:
    " Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein

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    Quote Originally Posted by pittpete View Post
    Or hoping the Pats get knocked out before the AFC championship game.
    Tomlin may have taken a page from Einstein:
    " Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
    Insanity is posting the same quote over and over again and expecting anyone to think it's somehow clever.
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    Tomlin's answer is disappointing. Guess we can expect the Steelers to continue to be Belicheat's & Brady's whipping boys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pittpete View Post
    Or hoping the Pats get knocked out before the AFC championship game.
    Tomlin may have taken a page from Einstein:
    " Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
    That's clever
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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthCoast View Post
    Interesting approach to the biggest roadblock the Steelers face for another SB appearance. But maybe Tomlin took a page from Sun Tzu:
    Haha, brilliant quote.
    Tomlin can't be his obtuse when it comes to fan perception. We (fans) have watched this same act for FIFTEEN years, where the more talented team (us) gets picked apart and completely emasculated. These games are never competitive.
    I wasn't hired for my disposition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher View Post
    Insanity is posting the same quote over and over again and expecting anyone to think it's somehow clever.

    Haha... that's a good one
    I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.

    "Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"



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    If anyone should be BUILDING to beat the Cheaters, it's the Bills, Jets and Dolphins. The Cheaters have enjoyed decades of a pathetic division.

    We've had enough talent to be the Cheaters. But that talent has been either injured, suspended or not put in a proper position to win. I don't think we need to BUILD to beat them. We need to better plan to beat them and have some luck along the way. We've beat them at their own game before. Just not when it really mattered.

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