With a favorable schedule can we make ( the 5-7 Steelers ) the playoffs ?

[Joel Buchsbaum]

One more win and thats three wins in a row. I don't care how they are against. There is still hope. But our margin for error is razor thin.

[Oviedo]

There is always hope if you choose to see it. Unfortunately, some can only see the negative or they hope for the negative versus the positive because it supports their desires.

[WindyCitySteel]

You're a few weeks late to the party, I started that thread at 2-6...

Anyway, playoffs will be tough with all the AFCE losses, we really need the Pats and Jets to go into a tailspin.

[Northern_Blitz]

I think we're headed for a trip to the Bills Zone. Where we miss the playoffs and get a middling pick.

I think that's much worse if you don't have your QB of the future...which is what the Bills struggled with from Kelly to Allen.

Hopefully Kenny is our future QB and we'll be more like the Packers after Favre than the Bills after Kelly (of the Steelers after Bradshaw).

And given that we're the Steelers and will likely give Kenny the full 4 to 5 years anyway, I'd much rather see him having success now than not. I think he's been getting better through the season (although progress isn't linear).

[Northern_Blitz]

You're a few weeks late to the party, I started that thread at 2-6...

Anyway, playoffs will be tough with all the AFCE losses, we really need the Pats and Jets to go into a tailspin.

Yep.

Windy's been on this train since the darkest hours.

Credit where it's due.

[TheRealTazz864]

You're a few weeks late to the party, I started that thread at 2-6...

Anyway, playoffs will be tough with all the AFCE losses, we really need the Pats and Jets to go into a tailspin.

You're a few MONTHS late... I predicted this at 0-0.....

[Shawn]

I think we're headed for a trip to the Bills Zone. Where we miss the playoffs and get a middling pick.

I think that's much worse if you don't have your QB of the future...which is what the Bills struggled with from Kelly to Allen.

Hopefully Kenny is our future QB and we'll be more like the Packers after Favre than the Bills after Kelly (of the Steelers after Bradshaw).

And given that we're the Steelers and will likely give Kenny the full 4 to 5 years anyway, I'd much rather see him having success now than not. I think he's been getting better through the season (although progress isn't linear).

For better or worse the Steelers are married to KP. He is showing enough growth that he is at bare minimum the QB for the next 3-5 seasons. I do not see a guy who can carry a team on his shoulders. But, if the Steelers can build the team around him, they can have success. SB success? Anything is possible.

[TheRealTazz864]

For better or worse the Steelers are married to KP. He is showing enough growth that he is at bare minimum the QB for the next 3-5 seasons. I do not see a guy who can carry a team on his shoulders. But, if the Steelers can build the team around him, they can have success. SB success? Anything is possible.

Au contraire, KP8 put the team on his back and led Pittsburgh to the Heyward TD for sure... Last season at Pitt... he led the whole team to an ACC Championship... His shoulders are elite...

[whisper]

https://www.si.com/nfl/steelers/podcasts/pittsburgh-steelers-pull-off-impossible

He thinks playoffs are possible.

[Shawn]

Au contraire, KP8 put the team on his back and led Pittsburgh to the Heyward TD for sure... Last season at Pitt... he led the whole team to an ACC Championship... His shoulders are elite...

lol ok if you say so monsieur tazz.

[TheRealTazz864]

lol ok if you say so monsieur tazz.

I would discourage agreeing with anyone because they said so.... Agree with them because they use FACTS to support their point... If you have "alternative facts" (nod to Kelly Ann Conway...) which disprove their point... you should present them... that's called "debating a point..." (nod to me...)

[Shawn]

I would discourage agreeing with anyone because they said so.... Agree with them because they use FACTS to support their point... If you have "alternative facts" (nod to Kelly Ann Conway...) which disprove their point... you should present them... that's called "debating a point..." (nod to me...)

Yes, I have alternative facts. The Steelers record for one and KPs miserable QBR of 45.9 and his 4 passing TDs and 8 interceptions. I mean what additional facts do you need? You point to one drive and I point to his season. Anything else?

[TheRealTazz864]

Yes, I have alternative facts. The Steelers record for one and KPs miserable QBR of 45.9 and his 4 passing TDs and 8 interceptions. I mean what additional facts do you need? You point to one drive and I point to his season. Anything else?

How about his QBR since the bye... How many interceptions has he thrown since then??

[Oviedo]

For better or worse the Steelers are married to KP. He is showing enough growth that he is at bare minimum the QB for the next 3-5 seasons. I do not see a guy who can carry a team on his shoulders. But, if the Steelers can build the team around him, they can have success. SB success? Anything is possible.

While I'd like KP to the next Mahommes, Hebert, etc...I think he will more likely be the next Kirk Cousins which isn't bad, but he is the type of QB you need to have a strong supporting cast around.

[Eich]

While I'd like KP to the next Mahommes, Hebert, etc...I think he will more likely be the next Kirk Cousins which isn't bad, but he is the type of QB you need to have a strong supporting cast around.

A team can win it all with a Kirk Cousins.

And ALL super bowl winning teams need to have a strong supporting cast around.

The GOAT has always needed it to amass all those rings. And even the year that he had the most unbelievable weapons of all time, he couldn't win it all. It takes a lot of things to go right to win a ring.

Right now, Aaron Rodgers is struggling to score points. One of the best pure passers to ever play. He needs a better supporting cast.

The formula is there for the Steelers to get ring 7 with KP8 in the next few years. Start stacking the team with more playmakers while KP8 is on the cheap.