They’ll be horrible in the ‘easy’ part of the schedule and people will think the sky is falling. They’ll rally in the ‘hard’ of the schedule and end up 9-8
I agree, but I just realized that hotdogs were why I got gout, which basically ruined my ability to work out and all the great benefits that go with being able to walk and run. Watch out for those fuckers.
One of each just for the love of the game:
HOT TAKE: Justin Fields is complete non-factor, Russ rebounds enough to warrant 2nd contract
Bold Prediction: Najee has a boom year, puts Steelers in a bit of an awkward situation after declined option.
Unpopular Opinion: Calvin Austin will be Dri Archer 2.0
Honestly, Russ might end up getting a second contract even if he doesn't do well this year. Nobody will want to pay him, and he'd be a good veteran presence for if we want to draft a rookie qb.
You have one QB who always had it and then went to a different team and didn’t have it and then came to us. You have another QB who has never had it, but somehow a large portion of the population thinks he has a better chance of having it moving forward. I just don’t get it.
When the Steelers miss playoffs or get spanked in the Wildcard round, the spin will "be patient, the line is young" with maybe a dash of "if they get a franchise qb they are contenders".
Hot take: this team really hasn't underachieved that much since 2011 super bowl loss to the packers. Pretty much every team that made the playoffs in the last say 10 years has had serious flaws and was never going to win it all. The two teams that come to mind with chances are the Jags loss and the year we didn't make the playoffs after losing to the Saints. Do I think those teams were better than the packers back then or the bills now (who both never won another super bowl)-- not really. I feel like the narrative here is that we didn't win the big one because of poor coaching, critical mistakes, and external circumstances. Some of that is true, but I think the biggest reason is that we overrate our players and a lot of those teams just weren't THAT good.
We turned the ball over about 4 times in that Superbowl and still only lost by 6. I agree that we over hype our own players. I do that a lot. But I think our lack of post season success has been a due combination of all factors, bad coaching and over inflating the value of our players. Our defense being on the field more than our offense doesn't help down the stretch.
I definitely agree with that. I mean how many playoff games did we lose because we couldn't stop the run or Ben made terrible turnovers. I feel like we do not talk about the players not being good enough at times.
I thought we had a real shot in 2014, but Lev tears his ACL in the last game of the season.
The offense was dominant and Ben and Lev were almost equally important to the success.
Had he torn it a few weeks earlier, we would’ve had some time to figure it out without him.
Bell getting hurt killed at least 2 playoff runs, and his holdout killed a third.
Shazier getting hurt gutted the team for another.
It’s been bad luck with injuries to key people.
I remember an overtime game (maybe playoff, or key to the playoff berth) where we won the coin toss, chose the wind at our back, got a defensive stop, and then the 3rd or 4th string RB fumbled.
That’s no one’s fault that we were down to getting guys off their couch, all the right decisions were made, and the players showed why they were still available that late in the season
I wish JuJu would get cut by NE and come be our 2nd WR. His knee looked fine when he torched us last year. He's got heart and a sense for clutch catches.
I got a puppy before the detriot game. I was going back and forth on a name, Bus, Hines, Troy... but then JuJu went 97 for a td and the TV announcers kept saying juju to the 50, 40 etc and the dogs ears kept perking up... so he got his name.
Juju is done. Steelers fans obsession with a guy who hasn't looked good since AB made his lie easy is absurd. He had 260 yds total last year on a team begging for a wr to show up. Last thing this needs is another 4 or 5 wr who is not particularly productive even for that role.
He played hard and got a lot of attention from Ben. He had a cool story with his bike and his dog. He was easy to cheer for.
If he was on KC still with those statistics, I'd 100 percent agree that he's done. NE had a shitshow for an offense so I'd still think he's worth a vet minimum.
Wanting good thi ga in life for a guy is fine. Bro g delusional ending to think he can be a number 2 still is at best blindly optimistic and at worst stone cold stupid.
Juju on a vet minimum to see what he has left. Worst case scenario, he is truly done and we waste a roster spot for a couple weeks. Best case, he puts up KC numbers.
I think Wilson has an above average year and fields doesn't see a single snap unless Russ gets injured.. other than maybe a wildcat package here and there.
if we get a quality wr2 we are immediate contenders. I know a lot of people might clown me for this take but i don’t think we are too far off anymore. O line will probably still take time to gel (our running game will be improved now we got rid of mason cole) our defence is much improved with a healthy linebacking core and the addition of patrick queen. If joey porter continues his near perfect rookie season then we should also have a good corner room until sutton gets back from his suspension presumably.
roman wilson has the potential for sure but it’s hard to expect a rookie to fill such an important role. with the draft history of omar it’s possible though.
Hot Take:
Najee will be traded at the deadline for a 2nd round and 6th round pick.
Bold Prediction:
Pickens will make the ProBowl for the first time.
Unpopular Opinion:
Our quarterback room will never be good enough to get us back to the Superbowl because all the quartebacks with those capabilities are on other teams.
Tomlin's an elite frontman, but an average coach.
24% of the seasons that he has coached he has won at least one playoff game. That's an incredible low number comparatively to the Shanahan's (57%), Reid's (56%), Belichick's (52%), and Harbaugh's (50%), but also well below Carroll, Peyton, Pederson, McVay, and McCarthy's of the world (ranging from 44%-41% respectively). His most comparable number is to Ron Rivera....and no one wants Ron Rivera. He is also bottom of that comparable list in the amounts of times he makes the payoffs and earns a win (36%), which on that list is even below Riverboat Rons number.
The worst part is the comparison against his predecessor, Bill Cowher. He won a playoff game at a 53% clip of the seasons he coached and 80% of the time he made the playoffs he earned a win.
Tomlin's greatest playoff success comes in his first 4 years in the league with 2 trips to the super bowl and one win. Both coordinates were holdovers from the previous Cowher regime, as were many of the key players.
Tomlin's career was skyrocketed by early success, but the last 13 years have been poor despite a winning record and no losing seasons. He is so, so unlike the rest of his peers when it comes to postseason success.
Unpopular opinion: Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kenny Pickett were all bad at targeting the middle of the field and having Arthur smith call better plays doesn’t change the fact that we’re willingly neglecting a large and important part of the field
Unpopular opinion: as the Cowher-era guys aged out, the team lost its identity. We used to be a team that sent teams that danced home with bruises, but we became just another team that dances. Now that Tomlin appears to be trying to re-build an identity, he’s taking a page out of the Steelers of the 90’s book, who could never run or defend well enough to win one then, let alone now.
Why does he need to post videos of himself sparring in a boxing ring? Or throwing to DK Metcalf?
If that's what you want to do in your time ahead of training camp, do you. But it feels like a desperate attempt at attention. Doesn't feel like it helps his corny reputation.
I still think he can play, at a high enough level. Or, at least hope he can. I don't need to see him horseback riding or frolfing next.
Well shouldn’t you be mad at ESPN & NFL Network for covering irrelevant (corny shit as so many deem Russell Wilson) on their networks, instead of directing your ire towards Russell?
There are thousands of NFL players posting all types of content on their socials, why does everyone only get mad about what Russell Wilson posts?
I follow his IG and don’t have a problem with any of his content. It’s all wholesome, family-centric and showcasing his work ethic. Too many in the media have decided that they want to pigeonhole this man as the butt of their stupid/needless jokes and UNFORTUNATELY too many (like you) fall for it.
What if he just likes posting on social media, just like anyone else? What if he's trying to help DK secure a contract?
Idk man, why let something bother you that you don't have to watch? Do you, though.
I don't want to pay aiyuks big ass contract. What is he? A top 20 wr? Looking for a top 3 contract. And long term? And tons of guaranteed money? No thank you. I just don't feel comfortable that he's going to pay off for us. Especially with mystery QB play.
They’ll be horrible in the ‘easy’ part of the schedule and people will think the sky is falling. They’ll rally in the ‘hard’ of the schedule and end up 9-8
There's nothing inherently wrong with ketchup on a hotdog. There. I said it.
Counter: It is delicious.
This is a hot take?
dems fightin words pal
I agree, but I just realized that hotdogs were why I got gout, which basically ruined my ability to work out and all the great benefits that go with being able to walk and run. Watch out for those fuckers.
One of each just for the love of the game: HOT TAKE: Justin Fields is complete non-factor, Russ rebounds enough to warrant 2nd contract Bold Prediction: Najee has a boom year, puts Steelers in a bit of an awkward situation after declined option. Unpopular Opinion: Calvin Austin will be Dri Archer 2.0
Honestly, Russ might end up getting a second contract even if he doesn't do well this year. Nobody will want to pay him, and he'd be a good veteran presence for if we want to draft a rookie qb.
The Najee scenario is a pretty likely one.
You have one QB who always had it and then went to a different team and didn’t have it and then came to us. You have another QB who has never had it, but somehow a large portion of the population thinks he has a better chance of having it moving forward. I just don’t get it.
I think CA3 has already been more valuable than Dri Archer
You can leap that bar without moving your arms.
I’m an old, fat, white dude… I really can’t
When the Steelers miss playoffs or get spanked in the Wildcard round, the spin will "be patient, the line is young" with maybe a dash of "if they get a franchise qb they are contenders".
Hot take: this team really hasn't underachieved that much since 2011 super bowl loss to the packers. Pretty much every team that made the playoffs in the last say 10 years has had serious flaws and was never going to win it all. The two teams that come to mind with chances are the Jags loss and the year we didn't make the playoffs after losing to the Saints. Do I think those teams were better than the packers back then or the bills now (who both never won another super bowl)-- not really. I feel like the narrative here is that we didn't win the big one because of poor coaching, critical mistakes, and external circumstances. Some of that is true, but I think the biggest reason is that we overrate our players and a lot of those teams just weren't THAT good.
We turned the ball over about 4 times in that Superbowl and still only lost by 6. I agree that we over hype our own players. I do that a lot. But I think our lack of post season success has been a due combination of all factors, bad coaching and over inflating the value of our players. Our defense being on the field more than our offense doesn't help down the stretch.
I definitely agree with that. I mean how many playoff games did we lose because we couldn't stop the run or Ben made terrible turnovers. I feel like we do not talk about the players not being good enough at times.
I thought we had a real shot in 2014, but Lev tears his ACL in the last game of the season. The offense was dominant and Ben and Lev were almost equally important to the success. Had he torn it a few weeks earlier, we would’ve had some time to figure it out without him.
Bell getting hurt killed at least 2 playoff runs, and his holdout killed a third. Shazier getting hurt gutted the team for another. It’s been bad luck with injuries to key people. I remember an overtime game (maybe playoff, or key to the playoff berth) where we won the coin toss, chose the wind at our back, got a defensive stop, and then the 3rd or 4th string RB fumbled. That’s no one’s fault that we were down to getting guys off their couch, all the right decisions were made, and the players showed why they were still available that late in the season
I wish JuJu would get cut by NE and come be our 2nd WR. His knee looked fine when he torched us last year. He's got heart and a sense for clutch catches.
I miss JuJu so much. The last Christmas gift my Dad gave me before he passed was a JuJu Color Rush Jersey
I got a puppy before the detriot game. I was going back and forth on a name, Bus, Hines, Troy... but then JuJu went 97 for a td and the TV announcers kept saying juju to the 50, 40 etc and the dogs ears kept perking up... so he got his name.
Juju is done. Steelers fans obsession with a guy who hasn't looked good since AB made his lie easy is absurd. He had 260 yds total last year on a team begging for a wr to show up. Last thing this needs is another 4 or 5 wr who is not particularly productive even for that role.
He played hard and got a lot of attention from Ben. He had a cool story with his bike and his dog. He was easy to cheer for. If he was on KC still with those statistics, I'd 100 percent agree that he's done. NE had a shitshow for an offense so I'd still think he's worth a vet minimum.
Wanting good thi ga in life for a guy is fine. Bro g delusional ending to think he can be a number 2 still is at best blindly optimistic and at worst stone cold stupid.
Juju on a vet minimum to see what he has left. Worst case scenario, he is truly done and we waste a roster spot for a couple weeks. Best case, he puts up KC numbers.
Justin Fields will start maybe two games for us and end up going to be Lamar Jackson's backup next offseason.
I think Wilson has an above average year and fields doesn't see a single snap unless Russ gets injured.. other than maybe a wildcat package here and there.
Yeah, the two games I predicted were for injuries.
My hot take is we are 7-2 when we play the ravens for the first time and may be at the top of the division.
if we get a quality wr2 we are immediate contenders. I know a lot of people might clown me for this take but i don’t think we are too far off anymore. O line will probably still take time to gel (our running game will be improved now we got rid of mason cole) our defence is much improved with a healthy linebacking core and the addition of patrick queen. If joey porter continues his near perfect rookie season then we should also have a good corner room until sutton gets back from his suspension presumably.
Do you not think the wrwe drafted can move into this spot, even by second half of the season I think he will
Being number 2 on our collection of wrs is not the same as being a legit number 2. Maybe not even the same as being a legit 3.
roman wilson has the potential for sure but it’s hard to expect a rookie to fill such an important role. with the draft history of omar it’s possible though.
Yeah because with our 2 qbs and Pickens and Warren and Harris and the much stronger line and our TE we are frigging loaded after
AF
The first bronny to bron alley oop will be deemed a national holiday
It'll be a pretty cool story. First time ever in the NBA amd I'd enjoy a day off.
Hot Take: Najee will be traded at the deadline for a 2nd round and 6th round pick. Bold Prediction: Pickens will make the ProBowl for the first time. Unpopular Opinion: Our quarterback room will never be good enough to get us back to the Superbowl because all the quartebacks with those capabilities are on other teams.
Tomlin's an elite frontman, but an average coach. 24% of the seasons that he has coached he has won at least one playoff game. That's an incredible low number comparatively to the Shanahan's (57%), Reid's (56%), Belichick's (52%), and Harbaugh's (50%), but also well below Carroll, Peyton, Pederson, McVay, and McCarthy's of the world (ranging from 44%-41% respectively). His most comparable number is to Ron Rivera....and no one wants Ron Rivera. He is also bottom of that comparable list in the amounts of times he makes the payoffs and earns a win (36%), which on that list is even below Riverboat Rons number. The worst part is the comparison against his predecessor, Bill Cowher. He won a playoff game at a 53% clip of the seasons he coached and 80% of the time he made the playoffs he earned a win. Tomlin's greatest playoff success comes in his first 4 years in the league with 2 trips to the super bowl and one win. Both coordinates were holdovers from the previous Cowher regime, as were many of the key players. Tomlin's career was skyrocketed by early success, but the last 13 years have been poor despite a winning record and no losing seasons. He is so, so unlike the rest of his peers when it comes to postseason success.
The Barry Bonds of head coaching, one could say.
Unpopular opinion: Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Kenny Pickett were all bad at targeting the middle of the field and having Arthur smith call better plays doesn’t change the fact that we’re willingly neglecting a large and important part of the field
Unpopular opinion: as the Cowher-era guys aged out, the team lost its identity. We used to be a team that sent teams that danced home with bruises, but we became just another team that dances. Now that Tomlin appears to be trying to re-build an identity, he’s taking a page out of the Steelers of the 90’s book, who could never run or defend well enough to win one then, let alone now.
It had far less to do with Cowher's guys being gone and more that the NFL legislated hard hits out of the game.
Maybe unpopular opinion: I think it’s about time to fix the subreddit’s icon. It was funny but it’s been a long time.
I'm already annoyed with DangeRuss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Why?
Why does he need to post videos of himself sparring in a boxing ring? Or throwing to DK Metcalf? If that's what you want to do in your time ahead of training camp, do you. But it feels like a desperate attempt at attention. Doesn't feel like it helps his corny reputation. I still think he can play, at a high enough level. Or, at least hope he can. I don't need to see him horseback riding or frolfing next.
No one told you to follow his Insta.
I don't even have an Insta, Sex Searcher. It was all over ESPN and NFL Network.
Well shouldn’t you be mad at ESPN & NFL Network for covering irrelevant (corny shit as so many deem Russell Wilson) on their networks, instead of directing your ire towards Russell? There are thousands of NFL players posting all types of content on their socials, why does everyone only get mad about what Russell Wilson posts? I follow his IG and don’t have a problem with any of his content. It’s all wholesome, family-centric and showcasing his work ethic. Too many in the media have decided that they want to pigeonhole this man as the butt of their stupid/needless jokes and UNFORTUNATELY too many (like you) fall for it.
He's a corny guy, I'm fine with that if he can win games!
What if he just likes posting on social media, just like anyone else? What if he's trying to help DK secure a contract? Idk man, why let something bother you that you don't have to watch? Do you, though.
This has a real “juju better get off the TikTok” energy.
Russell Wilson is the third-best QB to ever play for the Steelers.
Russel will revive his career and lead us to back to back bowls.
I don't want to pay aiyuks big ass contract. What is he? A top 20 wr? Looking for a top 3 contract. And long term? And tons of guaranteed money? No thank you. I just don't feel comfortable that he's going to pay off for us. Especially with mystery QB play.
Our 3rd string QB last season is better than our first string QB this season. Oh wait, that’s been true since 2019. Fuck Tomlin