I don't think you are really teaching guys how to play DB at the NFL level. If Sutton blows his assignment or doesn't know his assignment at this stage of the season then that's on Sutton. Im confident Suttons assignments were communicated to him in practice, film study, and in the meeting rooms. If you want hire a great D coordinator, I'm all for it, who is he, where is he, and why has nobody else hired him yet?
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If Tomlin was terrified of Flores he would’ve never offered him a chance to coach in Pittsburgh. This was more of a favor to Flores to help him stay in the league because once you are out of a gig for a year the NFL is quick to move on, especially if you are suing the NFL.
Now, putting Cam Sutton in over Bishop may have been the worst move Tomlin and Austin made. Kills team morale to play a vet who has been out for that long and he just jumps over a young guy who was actually playing good ball.
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If Tomlin was terrified of Flores he would’ve never offered him a chance to coach in Pittsburgh. This was more of a favor to Flores to help him stay in the league because once you are out of a gig for a year the NFL is quick to move on, especially if you are suing the NFL.
Now, putting Cam Sutton in over Bishop may have been the worst move Tomlin and Austin made. Kills team morale to play a vet who has been out for that long and he just jumps over a young guy who was actually playing good ball.
Loss for the organization, win for Tomlin’s megalomania, which Rooney fully supports.
I’m serious, I think GM and potentially part owner are in his future if he wants it.Comment
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I don't think you are really teaching guys how to play DB at the NFL level. If Sutton blows his assignment or doesn't know his assignment at this stage of the season then that's on Sutton. Im confident Suttons assignments were communicated to him in practice, film study, and in the meeting rooms. If you want hire a great D coordinator, I'm all for it, who is he, where is he, and why has nobody else hired him yet?
Regarding Austin's replacement, look to poach from Flores or Vic Fangio's staff. Tomlin would need to stay out of the room and let the DC do his job.Comment
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DK mentioned the Steelers play a ton of Cover 3, and I get that because it's supposed to be an easy defense to learn and execute. What with all the subs playing right now maybe it's the safest thing to do. But a good QB is going find the holes in this defense and attacked it. More complicated zone matching or man matching might be a better option but this would probably end up a disaster with the Steelers communcation problems. Maybe they need to draft smarter players?Comment
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If Tomlin was terrified of Flores he would’ve never offered him a chance to coach in Pittsburgh. This was more of a favor to Flores to help him stay in the league because once you are out of a gig for a year the NFL is quick to move on, especially if you are suing the NFL.
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Reposting a month old writeup on Queen as the green dot wearer. Should they reconsider his role there given all the current communication problems? It's also possible that it is slowing Queen's game down having to worry about the call and getting everyone lined up right.
But, read P. Wilson's quote; "....Lot of it, sometimes, you just have to know what to do...[because of the noise and speed of the game]"
Chances are, communication isn’t the first thing you think of when you think about great linebacker play. That’s more of a quarterback focus. But that’s the reality for inside linebackers in today’s NFL. And Pittsburgh Steelers rookie LB Payton Wilson is learning all about that. Wilson isn’t shouldering all that responsibility as a rookie, though. […]Comment
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Wow, called plays for LeBeau the last couple of years, too. Sure, fire Austin, he will be the sacrificial lamb and when nothing changes after, fire the next “DC”.
Perhaps not so coincidentally, those last couple years of LeBeau’s tenure, the D fell off a cliff.
https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2...s-steelers-fdl
But our defensive decline was TALENT. If all that mattered was Lebeaus mind he would have vindicated himself as DC of the Titans.Last edited by Captain Lemming; 01-01-2025, 02:39 PM.sigpic
In view of the fact that Mike Tomlin has matched Cowhers record I give him the designation:
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"Yea, I guided him all right. I stayed the hell out of his way and let him go out and play football" - D. LeBeau👍 1Comment
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And just letting Troy be Troy would probably have been better than most other coaches.
In this case, my guess is that it's not a trivial thing to design a defense that's successful that lets one guy basically do whatever he thinks is best on any given snap.Comment
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I also remember him saying in an interview that having Troy made him a better coach, but was said in a way that much of his "genius" was due to the fact that he had this guy who could do so much for him.Comment
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Can you imagine Billy B or Mcvay saying this?
I think in interviews it's easy to see why his players loved him.Comment
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