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I remember watching Harrison fill-in for Haggans and thinking to myself, this could could be an impact player in the future. The same goes for him on special teams. He was a beast on ST and you knew he had serious potential in a fulltime role. It took time ( a lot of it ) for him to get to that point but you KNEW when he was at the verge. That was before Tomlin even showed up.
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I remember watching Harrison fill-in for Haggans and thinking to myself, this could could be an impact player in the future. The same goes for him on special teams. He was a beast on ST and you knew he had serious potential in a fulltime role. It took time ( a lot of it ) for him to get to that point but you KNEW when he was at the verge. That was before Tomlin even showed up.
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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.Comment
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It's really easy. Draft guys like Harrison, Troy, and Hampton at each position on D and have them dominate and stay healthy.sigpicComment
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Boy is it showing! You want Tomlin to fail so bad. Some people have been hoping for this from the day he was hired. But 6 years later and with the best coaching resume during that period, he is still sailing along quite well. So give it some time. I know the No. 1 ranked defense is meaningless to you. The winning records the playoff appearances, but let it play out some. The season is still young. The injuries have taken quite a toll, but they could still put something together. One game and you want to surrender.Comment
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There is hypocrisy in your agenda. You dont like Tomlin. So just say that. Dont make yourself look obvious when you give Cowher the Credit when Tomlin wins but Give Tomlin the blame when we lose. How does that work? Cowher/Lebeau get credit when we win so why exactly dont they deserve blame when we lose?Comment
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You are still new to the board. You will find out that if the defense falters it is the fault of "Tomlin's draft picks" but never the "Teflon Coach" LeBeau being out of touch or not developing players. On defense it is always some one else's fault
Strange that when we went to Cowher's first Super Bowl no one ever attributes that to Noll's players, who were developed by Noll and drafted by Noll. The reality is there is still a strong anti-Tomlin sentiment below the surface on this board for you can guess what reasons. As soon as the team has a couple bad seasons it will be out in full force but Tmlin has frustrated his critics by giving them little to complain about. Therefore they use the BS argument of Cowher's guys not his as the issue to criticize him with."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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Exactly what Agenda are you talking about? I simply listed our current starters on this defense and outlined which coaching era they were drafted from or developed from. It's a simple fact. I'm calling it as I see it without the Steelers goggles on.
By the contrary, Tomlin has been superior with drafting and developing offensive talent IMO. It's like we did a 180 on drafting. Yes, it could have to do with the rule changes but that's not the only reason....I'm also not saying that Lebeau isn't the problem. The reality is that Tomlin is the HC. So, if he isn't satisfied with Lebeau's development of young talent then he needs to resolve the issue. Or, he could ask Rooney to let Lebeau walk like he did with Arians.Tomlin: Let's unleash hell and "mop the floor" with the competition.Comment
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I find one difference in the D players drafted by BC versus Tomlin is that Tomlin spends high picks on DEs, something BC never did.
I like both coaches but it s my opinion that the nature of our defense does not require high draft picks at that position.
I wonder whether Tomlins background as a 4-3 guy plays into that tenancy.
I find it funny that people blame the loss of Aaron Smith for any defensive struggles. How about the aging and loss of our best tackler of the decade (Farrior), injuries and loss of the best tackling OLB in the league (Harrison), the loss of our top tackler of last season in BOTH Denver losses (Clark). Look at the difference made with just "ONE" of that trio back.
Those criticizing Tomlin need to remember BC had Harrison one the bench for YEARS while Clark HAGGINS was starting at one OLB position. YIKES!sigpic
In view of the fact that Mike Tomlin has matched Cowhers record I give him the designation:
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The Coach Formerly Considered Less Than CowherComment
....I wonder why that is????
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