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After the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens to go to 11-0, Mike Tomlin was not impressed. He was saying things like the team’s performance as “really jayvee” and repeatedly using the word “unacceptable.”
And then: “It was just bad by all parties involved. Coaches first, players second. We make no excuses. We seek no comfort. We didn’t play well, coach well tonight.”
And when asked what he attributed the team’s red zone struggles to, he said simply: “Us sucking.”
And again, that was after a win. But Tomlin. Tomlin knew that thinking you are what your record says you are is bullcrap. That’s why he lit into his team after a win. Because he knew that kind of play was going to catch up to them. That it was going to bite them in the ass. And he was right. Because they went out promptly lost to Washington. And then Buffalo. Now, instead of asking the question, are they good enough to win it, we’re asking a
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The Steelers’ Joe Haden with his hands on his hips after Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley scores a fourth-quarter touchdown Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at Paul Brown Stadium.
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Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley takes a bootleg for a fourth-quarter touchdown against the Steelers Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at Paul Brown Stadium.
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The Bengals’ Giovani Bernard breaks through the tackle attempt by the Steelers’ Stephon Tuitt in the second quarter Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Paul Brown Stadium.
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The Steelers’ T.J. Watt celebrates his sack of the Bengals’ Ryan Finley in the first quarter Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Paul Brown Stadium.
Realistic Free Agent Options for the Steelers By steelerfan11 on Dec 18, 2020, 9:11am EST +
I wish Flip Fisher was still around to give us his explanations on the salary cap, because this is not going to be a fun offseason if you are Omar Khan. With the salary cap potentially going down and the Steelers having a ton of big-time players up for contracts, we are going to have to find some value in free agency to make up for the losses.
Bud Dupree is as good as gone, but the Steelers will have a promising second year pro in Alex Highsmith to replace him. I would expect us to either add someone in the middle rounds of the draft or add someone via free agency as depth. I was clamoring for the Steelers to trade for Pittsburgh native Chase Winovich when the Patriots were having a fire sale at the trade deadline. We ll see what New England does this offseason, but even if Winovich is off the table, there are some intriguing names in free agency.