I like being positive as much as the next guy and I was thankful to see the Steelers come out victorious against the Pats. However, the realist inside of me feels like this is a shallow victory that's collectively getting us too excited. It feels like the Pats might just be done. They lost that game more than we won it.
I'm totally confused this season. I don't know if we have good players or bad players? Good coaches or bad coaches? The only thing I know for sure is one of the following 3 people are going to be the reason the Steelers will be watching the playoffs from home.
1. Big Ben - The turnover machine himself. Leads the league in INTs. This is bad on so many levels. He's got a great Oline, great weapons all around him, and he's got the OC he's always wanted. He doesn't get sacked like he used to. He's got the freedom to make plays and he's turned into a brilliant disaster.
Take any other top QB in the league and put him in Pittsburgh and the QB is probably an all pro. Ben on the other hand makes mistakes that most rookies don't make. He makes them a lot. And leads the league in not being able to protect the ball. Odd are, this will cost us a playoff spot. In fact, it probably already has. He's dug us such a deep hole already this season.
2. Mike Tomlin - 0 Challenges won in his last 10 Challenges. Take his red bean bag away from him. Seriously just hide it. Nothing good comes from him challenging a ruling on the field.
But this is a bigger issue. It shows our coach cannot adapt. He cannot change. He is what he is. He's better than most give him credit for. But he's also much worse than most will admit. Odds are in the next 2 weeks, Tomlin will do something boneheaded that will cost us the playoffs. My gut says his gut will be wrong. That's a pretty safe bet.
3. The Wizard of Boz - The Steelers should play the song, "If I only had a brain" every time he walks on the field. His head is so fudged up, we need to double reverse psychology him. His FG and XP misses are legendary. But when you layer them on top of Big Benterception and Mike "the Gut" Tomlin's bizarre premonitions, it's a confluence of disaster.
We're mediocre enough that we can overcome a lot of mistakes. And I think we will to give fans false hope. Only to have that hope snatched away by another Wizard of Boz missed FG or 2, or a FG and XP. I'm pretty sure Boz can contribute to 2 losses. Ben and Mike might have a flash of brilliance that can shine for a game. Boz has nothing.
What do you guys think? Who is most likely responsible for getting the Steelers players a longer vacation this offseason?
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