Mike Tomlin: 'Coaches around the league don't care about my

[proudpittsburgher]

Re: Mike Tomlin: 'Coaches around the league don't care about my

If Dixon isn't the starter he has no business being on the roster.

Why do some fans live with this kind of extremism?

I agree with what you are saying but that being said, I wonder why with Dixon's athleticism, he hasn't really seen the field outside of his emergency start against Baltimore. I really wonder if he is going to make the team this season. You would think, if they want to keep him and promote him as the primary backup to Ben, the coaching staff would want him to get some time on the field, in whatever capacity. Whether it be wideout, line up in the backfield, wildcat, whatever. The fact that they haven't found a place on the field at any time for a guy as athletic as him scares me a bit about his future with the team.

because we have ben roethlisberger thats why dixon doesnt see the field. we also had a wr's like holmes, ward and wallace. our rb's were mendy, parker and moore. how would dixon get on the field with those players in front of him?

I never said he would play QB, but he could be used effectively in the wildcat, yet he isn't. I just don't feel the Steelers have enough faith in him to be on the field. That was my point. Obviously, he isn't the starting QB.

[cruzer8]

Re: Mike Tomlin: 'Coaches around the league don't care about my

If Dixon isn't the starter he has no business being on the roster.

Why do some fans live with this kind of extremism?

I agree with what you are saying but that being said, I wonder why with Dixon's athleticism, he hasn't really seen the field outside of his emergency start against Baltimore. I really wonder if he is going to make the team this season. You would think, if they want to keep him and promote him as the primary backup to Ben, the coaching staff would want him to get some time on the field, in whatever capacity. Whether it be wideout, line up in the backfield, wildcat, whatever. The fact that they haven't found a place on the field at any time for a guy as athletic as him scares me a bit about his future with the team.

because we have ben roethlisberger thats why dixon doesnt see the field. we also had a wr's like holmes, ward and wallace. our rb's were mendy, parker and moore. how would dixon get on the field with those players in front of him?

I never said he would play QB, but he could be used effectively in the wildcat, yet he isn't. I just don't feel the Steelers have enough faith in him to be on the field. That was my point. Obviously, he isn't the starting QB.

Looks like you missed this so here it is again:

If he's the 3rd string QB he's not getting on the field as a WR no matter how good he may be at WR.

Yeah, 3rd string QB's are designated inactive. If they enter the game at all before the 4th quarter, the 1st and 2nd string QB's are not allowed to re-enter the game.

As for him being a WR, I'd rather have Ward, Wallace, Randle El, Battle, Sanders, and Brown running routes, not a back-up QB, thank you very much. Those guys are legit WR's who have played and practiced at WR for years. Dixon is just an athletic guy. Have you ever seen him try to run a full NFL route tree? I sure haven't. Let the real WR's catch passes. Let the QB's throw passes.