DeadGator401
I dislike Tomlin, and think he should move on, but whew. This team felt like 0-17 at times, to get them to 10-7 is nuts. 

Same thing said last season and a few others. They started out looking like a HS team and finished strong. They looked like a real contender coming out of preseason, then offense was just horrible. Defense had times that looked suspect, then 50% starters out and looks like no hope, they shut teams down???

Not sure if I want them getting in and watching them get destroyed? One thing to patchwork the secondary and ILBs, take TJ out for playoff game, I just don’t see their D taking over any playoff teams. How every team doesn’t just do shallow crossing route over the middle after shallow crossing route against our D is amazing to me. Not only from the decimation of our depth there, but it destroyed our healthy starters…. I’ll be pulling for another game and treat it like a non BCS bowl game. Just an extension of the preseason. 2-3 draft positions don’t matter at this point. If they lost last week, I’d be rooting for loss this week for the draft. But now, what is the difference. They aren’t getting a decent qb without mortgaging the future. If they would have went straight to Mason after Ben and went heavy on the O line, we’d be ready to mortgage the future for one of the top guys.

If we can get a solid offensive minded coordinator, I imagine the personnel isn’t far off. I’ve got to think much of the O line inconsistency is from scheming. They look good now (hard to judge much from slop conditions today). Last year line looked good end of last season. Hopefully a good mind is able to really see what is going on with the whole offensive puzzle. Warren looked like one of the best RBs in the league, line starts blocking in early downs and then Najee starts looking like a Pro Bowler and Warren is a liability. Makes no sense. Be nice to get someone in here with a consistent system and really know what we need. Yes, I know, we need a qb, but a complete waste if you aren’t sure you have other things in place. If they are convinced from these games that this line can be effective in whatever new scheme, then go for the homerun and trade away the future for that one pick. But that pick could end up being Mitch #2 overall pick. Having that guy around for two years, has me never wanting to ever trade up more than 2-3 spots. Devin Bush did enough long term damage to not want to ever trade up too far.

Jaxs Jags chit tha bed. YINZERS r in! Chip n chair🙄🤣.

All honesty, Steelers can't beat any of the other 6 AFC teams. This just enables the organization to kick the can down the street for another year. Play middle, draft middle, stay middle. I could see them moving on from Pickett though. We'll havta see.

Too bad they can’t play the Eagles…. WTH happened to that team?

If Watt is somehow able to play and recover with his superpowers (not happening), but if, I could see them hanging with Chiefs and Miami. Which I believe are the teams they would play depending on Miami/Buffalo game. Both teams are currently struggling. If those offenses figure things out, Stillers don’t have a chance at all. Would rather see Miami, since Andy Reid would likely figure out the weaknesses of the 70s Still Curtain. Our D is so thin right now, I imagine he will figure something out early and often. Our O line has turned things around since the Canada canning. Najee has looked like the first round, Alabama all time leading rusher pedigree. If they can get the play action going, Mason has a chance. If the rush is stuffed and pressure is coming, he’ll show whether or not if he is the top qb on this team. I don’t think any three are that type of player, most aren’t.

Who knows about Kenny. I think it is cheaper for them to keep than cut. Not sure if much trade value. He did just as well post Canada as Rudolph has. At worst, he is a cheap third string. This last game Rudolph was looking pretty suspect after the second drive until he made the one throw to Johnson, which was most of the game. Granted the weather was complete crap and the play calling was getting as predictable as Canadaball for a while. Only seemed to have Mason throw when it was predictable 3rd and medium or long, so much of it wasn’t really fair to put on him. There were a few INTs that were luckily avoided (dropped) and dropped a snap that came right to him, putting them out of field goal range. Make no doubt about it, O line and Najee won the last two games.

Just saw it is against Bills if they win. Chiefs if Dolphins win. Tie, I think Stillers/Dolphins.

Sort of changes things…. I could see Steelers hanging with an underperforming Dolphins. Yinzers would travel to Miami and the Florida retirees would probably be the best location for at least some of Stillers Nation being there. They just said Bills Mafia has more of the stands than Dolphins.

Arrowhead would have 10 Stillers fans. Buffalo being close might help get a few fans but doubt Bills Mafia is selling many seats.

Unless some crazy injuries this evening with the Bills, I can’t imagine Stillers sticking with them for more than a drive or two. Their defense is probably best and doubt Najee gets things moving and pressure will be coming all night.

Go tie!

I think the leagues down this year just in general. Kansas City isn't nearly the powerhouse they were the last time the Steelers played them, in Ben's last game.

It's crazy to think here, but honestly only the Dolphins scare me. Tyreek Hill vs whatever we find in the Northshore in the secondary is terrifying.
Buffalo's been playing well, but as of 839 pm they might not even get in? 

Cleveland scares no one ever. The Browns is the Browns. 
Ravens certainly don't scare the Steelers. 

Gonna see what happens tonight!

Bills are in. Playing for either #2 seed if win or #6 if they lose.

Ya Miami wins Steelers goto KC. Bills wins and Pittsburgh goes to Buffalo.

Note to Porktown. The snap that Mason dropped came to him completely horrizontal, (sideways!!). How does somethin' like that happen? I've been critical of Cole all season, but I didn't think it possible that you could deliver the ball sideways.
You know they went through a lot of footballs in the game. Each team provides 6 official game balls, but the balls became so water logged that the teams requested the refs to allow more balls. Dang lucky it wasn't 10 degrees cooler in Baltimore. They'd have been playin' in a foot of snow toward the end. That was some serious rain. No matter who they play, they're on the road. Yinzers will travel anywhere unless the weather is so bad it makes it impossible. There was a lot of Black & Gold in Baltimore. They have as good a chance of beatin' Miami or KC as any team; both of them have found some problems they didn't expect to have with the season winding down. Buffalo is another story, winnin' 4 of their last 5.
How about those Eagles? Man-o-man! What has happened? It's more than injuries. 5 losses in a row. 

I’m not sure that snap was weather related, but could have been. Cole has had drive ending snaps all year, most snapping to shins, but imagine many are not good spiral snaps as well.

I couldn’t coach a peewee football line, so really don’t know if the guy has what it takes but system was so bad and could be a good center if in better system? What I can tell is the line seems to be giving a bit more time as of late for the RBs and QBs. Half way through the season they were ranked almost last in both yards before contact of RBs and time/pressure of QBs. Granted, this has a lot to do with their schedule, last three weeks have been below average defenses and a JV squad of an excellent defense. Ravens sitting their top ILB, S and CB to go along with their top offensive stars that usually has them playing with a lead, has them about equal to the Bungles and Seahawks.

This weekend will really show what this line, QB and all offense can do. They say that it takes a while for these lines to gel. Unless they happen to make a run in the playoffs, they really better get an O coordinator that is able to evaluate each of the linemen and see if they are NFL starting talent being held back by a system or if as bad as the eye test says of average fans? If Canada’s play calling was as predictable as many claim, I’d think that Cole is in one of the most exploitable positions on the field.

Given how the season has ended, besides the playoffs. I think Faulkner and Sullivan deserve some major credit. Unless a magical run, I would hate for them to be the offensive coordinators next year. But both deserve jobs at some level, IMO. I was hoping Tomlin would be booted, but he deserves credit too. I’d say he is safe for another couple of years. Unless he wants out. Which I wouldn’t be too upset.