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Steeler Woes Continue: Playoff Losses & Roster Issues
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1/13/2025
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I want to ask you, you know I'm absolutely livid about the Steelers, like that they continue,
00:07
they get worse, they get worse by the week.
00:10
And that, and they finish in five straight losses, they lose in the playoffs again, six
00:13
straight playoff losses.
00:15
And this guy is the Teflon Don, I mean, he's gaudy.
00:18
This guy, nothing ever happens to him, they fire everyone else.
00:23
And it's amazing to me, we talked about Andy Reid, knew when to leave Philly.
00:26
Does this guy not see the right, I was at the game against the Bengals, you should have
00:29
heard the racist language that was coming out of the stands directed at Tom, they hate
00:34
him in Pittsburgh.
00:35
They blame him for everything now, and I don't see why he wants to even stay, because they're
00:40
not firing him.
00:41
I don't think they should fire him, what do you, all right, hire Arthur Smith as your
00:46
head coach.
00:47
I don't want him either, he's awful too.
00:50
The Pittsburgh Steelers roster isn't very good, let's just call it out for what it is,
00:54
it's a miracle they're even in the playoffs.
00:57
Last time I checked, Mike Tomlin's not the general manager of the football team.
01:01
Mike Tomlin doesn't draft the players, Mike Tomlin coaches the players that he's given,
01:05
now I don't think that, I'm not naive enough to believe that Tomlin doesn't have an influence
01:10
obviously being around as long as he has, especially at the quarterback position.
01:14
So let's just call it out for what it is, the quarterback position has to be addressed,
01:19
one way or another.
01:20
I mean, they were winning football games with Justin Fields.
01:23
They made the change to Russell Wilson because they thought there was more upside, that was
01:27
the mistake there, there wasn't more upside, right, he went on a run, they won a couple
01:31
of regular season games, but I think Justin Fields athletically actually brings more than
01:36
what Russell Wilson did.
01:37
Do you think they'll keep him?
01:38
Do you think they'll cut a deal with Fields to keep going?
01:40
No.
01:41
Well, actually, you know what, whatever they're going to do, it's going to be meteorocrity,
01:46
Scott, right?
01:47
You know what I mean, like, look, they gave up on Kenny Pickett pretty quickly, so really
01:52
if you want to go back to the root of the problems, it's the quarterback.
01:56
They don't have a quarterback, they haven't had a quarterback, and you know what I mean,
02:00
like you can't just bring in a guy for a year, it doesn't work that way, you know, it takes
02:03
a couple of years to get chemistry, and they're almost becoming the Raiders like that.
02:08
Well, let's just plug, you know what I mean, the quarterback position, Scott, you know,
02:12
it's not a position that you plug in, right?
02:15
It's not wide receiver three, you know, don't worry, we lost games.
02:19
It's horrible too, Gabe.
02:21
Well, that's another thing too, like really, who do they have, Scott?
02:24
I mean, DJ Watt, DJ Watt, you hear about DJ Watt all the time.
02:27
They're not a very deep football team, right?
02:31
They're a little bit older on defense, they're just not, you know, Porter's coming along,
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so you got a good young DB, but you know, the balance isn't there.
02:39
I, you know, I understand the frustration with Tomlin, and I get it, it's just sort
02:42
of rinse and repeat right now, but I think it's more of a case that Tomlin does a good
02:47
job actually getting this team into the playoffs, but once you get into the playoffs, Scott,
02:52
you're exposed, right?
02:53
When you play other teams, you just have better talent than you do, to just point blank.
02:58
Like what, look, honestly, what is Mike Tomlin supposed to do?
03:02
You want him to stop Lamar, who has Lamar Jackson?
03:05
Like you just played a game against a team, who has Lamar Jackson on the team?
03:09
Not the Steelers, who has Taylor Kenley on the team, but not the Steelers.
03:13
Who has that on the Ravens?
03:15
Well, I'm just saying, look at the roster, right?
03:17
I mean, it comes down to rosters, and the Ravens are loaded, so, but Pittsburgh, I think
03:22
Pittsburgh needs some tweaks.
03:23
I don't think it's about Tomlin, per se, but I think they need to readdress their player
03:29
development or their player evaluations.
03:31
Let's be real too, they don't run the ball.
03:34
So we've heard this for years, Scott, every year, every damn year before the year starts,
03:39
we hear this.
03:40
The Steelers want to get back to their roots, or their blue-collar-ness.
03:43
Dude, they haven't ran the ball since Jerome Bettis has been there.
03:46
Let's be real.
03:47
Right?
03:48
Najee Harris is okay.
03:49
He's not, you know what I mean?
03:51
He's okay.
03:52
Jalen Warren is okay.
03:54
He's not-
03:55
Better than Harris.
03:56
Yeah, and he's not a legitimate number one back.
03:59
So look at it, and you've got a headcase-wide receiver.
04:03
That's the one thing I don't understand about Tomlin.
04:05
He's the best player on the team, though.
04:06
Is the lack of discipline.
04:08
That's what I don't get.
04:10
He's immature.
04:11
He's seemingly losing control of the Steeler way.
04:13
We'll put it that way.
04:14
He's immature, but he's their best player on the team.
04:18
He's a good player, but he needs to shut up.
04:20
He's the best player on that team.
04:21
It causes too many problems.
04:22
I agree.
04:23
I agree with you.
04:24
Well, that comes with time.
04:25
I mean, the kid's 21 years old, whatever, 22 years old.
04:28
How many immature kids do you know?
04:30
And now there's a lot of kids in the NFL that don't behave like him.
04:34
But he's a brother that just isn't going to listen to anybody tell him how to act or behave,
04:39
and that's where he comes from.
04:40
He was the same way in college, and he's just a smart-ass.
04:44
Well, that's why he fell in the draft, right?
04:46
I mean, because he had attitude problems.
04:48
Put it this way.
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If you've got problems with Kirby Smart, that's a red flag.
04:53
I'm just saying, Scott.
04:54
Neighbors are the same way with the Giants.
04:57
He belittles his teammates left and right.
05:00
You're right.
05:01
And Malik Nabors is another one of these modern.
05:03
He's from LSU.
05:04
He got pickets from Georgia.
05:05
But like I said, Kirby Smart has a pretty loose program.
05:09
So if somehow you've upset Kirby Smart, you know you've got a problem.
05:12
A lot of Georgia guys are problems, bro.
05:15
Let's just call it out for what it is.
05:17
Kirby Smart lets them get away with almost literal murder, like literally and figuratively.
05:22
Do what you guys want.
05:23
You want to drive around and kill people?
05:24
Go ahead.
05:25
Whatever.
05:26
You know, it's not my problem.
05:28
And then you get the ramifications.
05:30
So when players take these guys after, LSU wide receivers too.
05:33
It's not like it's new that they have attitude.
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