Tomlin stepping Down

[SeahawkSteve80]

The Steelers have gotten themselves stuck in NFL purgatory. Not good enough to compete for championships, not bad enough to get good draft picks. The worst spot to be in.

The fact that some fans were content with that in Pete’s last few seasons here still pisses me off. Playing .500 ball is the worst kind of “success” there is. Little hope for the future, no chance for the title.

Also, I’ve never liked Tomlin. Overrated and cocky. Does everyone forget him intentionally stepping on the field and running into the opposing ball carrier? He’s classless.

 

[JustTheTip]

The Steelers have gotten themselves stuck in NFL purgatory. Not good enough to compete for championships, not bad enough to get good draft picks. The worst spot to be in.

The fact that some fans were content with that in Pete’s last few seasons here still pisses me off. Playing .500 ball is the worst kind of “success” there is. Little hope for the future, no chance for the title.

Also, I’ve never liked Tomlin. Overrated and cocky. Does everyone forget him intentionally stepping on the field and running into the opposing ball carrier? He’s classless.

Last few seasons is being generous for Pete. It was damn near the last decade.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Didn't realize he has lost 7 straight playoff games. Ouch

That was the main thing.
Burgundy weighing in from Pittsburgh.
No playoff wins in 9 years. Lost 7 straight playoff games, all by double digits. Tied with Marvin Lewis for the league record.
Not acceptable.
League's highest-paid defense this past season yet they were 20th or worse in most statistical categories.
Offense been blowing chunks since Big Ben retired.
Never a losing season sure, but that was greatly helped by having the Browns and Bengals in our division. Pretty much guaranteed three wins a year.
The national media doesn't realize that in Pittsburgh "Never a losing season" is a punchline.
Assistant coaching hires were pretty limited to his friends or people he worked with before. Qualifications didn't matter a whole lot.
Basically he won everything he won with the players and staff he inherited from Bill Cowher. As those people retired or moved on, the team's playoff performance got steadily worse.
38 players and all but 3 staff from 2005 were on his 2008 Super Bowl team. His 2010 Super Bowl losing team still had 18 players, mostly starters, and mostly the same staff from 2005.
I can't say for sure how "voluntary" it was or if he was pushed out, but most of us are glad he's gone.
There's more but I've gone on long enough.
Best of luck to you all this week. The way the refs have been calling stuff, you'll need it.